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Singing Pipes

White-pink noise sung through peaks at 180, 360 and 540 Hz in a six-second cycle

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About This Sound

Singing Pipes is the sound wind makes across the mouth of an open pipe, or old plumbing resonating when the pressure changes: a hollow, whistling tone that rises with each swell and fades between. It is brighter and higher than Resonant Drone and has more of a breathy, aerated quality.

The color is 2.5, halfway between white and pink. Resonant filters at 180, 360 and 540 Hz with a Q of 30 and 50 percent mix ring the noise to a pitch near F-sharp and its harmonics. The envelope rises in 1 second, holds for 3 at 80 percent and releases over 2, a six-second cycle, while a sine pulse at 0.08 Hz adds a slower swell every twelve seconds.

It appeals to people who like tonal ambience and to composers looking for an organ-like bed. Resonant Drone is the lower, darker cousin at 110 Hz, and Hollow Tube gets a similar pipe quality from a comb filter instead of resonant peaks. Because of the twelve-second swell, it feels alive rather than static even over long stretches.

Best Used For

Try this: Raise the filter Q to 45 for a purer whistle, or lower it to 15 for a breathier, less pitched sound.

Technical Details

Noise Color
White (2.50 on the 0–4 scale)
Envelope
1s in, hold 3s, 2s out (6.3s cycle)
Modulation
0.08 Hz sine (one cycle every 13 s)
Resonant Filter
180, 360, 540 Hz, Q 30, 50% mix