Appreciation thread: that G-funk whine

[Lord Funk]

Ahh, so many memories. Thanks God for the Ohio Players and their funky worm.

I discovered the delights on the whining G-funk synth on The Chronic, as I expect many people did, principally on 'Dre Day' and 'Deeez Nuts', but with hindsight Dre was using it even earlier on 'Alwayz Into Somethin''.

For me, it's the number one element of G-funk, even ahead of the farty sounding, 'Not Just Knee Deep' synth bassline. To this day, when someone dusts it off for that retro West Coast feel (Game's 'Cali Vacation' or the track Warren G and RBX did on 'Streets of LA') it brings a smile to my face.

There always seemed to be two types to me: there was the full-sounding, funkier whine that Dre made popular, but then came a thinner-sounding whistle, like on Thug Life's 'Cradle To The Grave', for example. I always went with the first to be fair.

Dre seemed to move away from it, but plenty of others picked it up. QDIII gave Cube some classic examples on the Lethal Injection album, for example.

So I thought I'd show some love to an old school but forever classic West Coast sound. Feel free to post your favourite examples of this and name drop any producers who gave that crucial element of G-funk some shine.

[eazye]

Props for a really nice thread man, I love that sound too, and I can easily say it's THE one that got me into Hip-Hop.Other that that, as you said, hearing it makes you feel good, nice thoughts are all round my head 

[Jungleboy]

Props for a really nice thread man, I love that sound too, and I can easily say it's THE one that got me into Hip-Hop.

I feel the same thing homie. This sound is soooo incredible 

[i B 2 QUIK 2 c]

that "whine" is produced by a Moog synthesizer... just tah let ya know, word to eazy-e


and it's definitly appreciated... some songs that really overuse it (and thats a good thing)  :

Dre - "What's the Difference"
Westside Connection - "Gangsta Nation" (i remember reading that Fredwreck actually has a collection of Moog synthesizers and MiniMoog sunthesizers)

peace

[Sir Petey]

great thread...Im very partial to the moog synthesizers warm vibrant sounds...


producers that use this noise alot are...


dj quik
warren g
devante swing
polow the don
happy perez
manny fresh in his old days
mike dean


Ill list alot more as they come to mind.

[CaliKorleone]

That's the key element to the G-Funk sound.

[S.J]

I love that sound, I wish it was used more.

[Suga Foot]

Y'all talkin about this?



a wavelike function of time (t) with:

    * peak deviation from center  = A (aka amplitude)
    * angular frequency \omega\, (radians per second)
    * initial phase (t = 0) = θ
          θ is also referred to as a phase shift. When the initial phase is non-zero, the entire waveform appears to be shifted in time by the amount θ/ω seconds. A negative value represents a delay, and a positive value represents a "head-start".

[ToOoOoN!!!]

moog synth rules!

[Rudki]

Foesum - Perfection.......full of summertime G-Funk with the whistle on quite a few songs.....this album truely is perfection btw

[BJV]

that "whine" is produced by a Moog synthesizer... just tah let ya know, word to eazy-e

That whine can be made on any synth with basic features. The Moog got a thicker sound tho I know I still use it on my beats.

[3331]

Always into somethin is by far my favorite NWA song. That beats too fucking hot and was ahead of its time.

[dclee]

Foesum - Perfection.......full of summertime G-Funk with the whistle on quite a few songs.....this album truely is perfection btw

this is one of the first albums that came to mind when it comes to that whiny synth g-funk sound! just listen to the song "Listen To The Sound" from Foesum - Perfection and you'll see what I mean. That track is tight and a perfect summertime track, it has the sound that makes you feel good!

[gav09]

Hell yeah!!! Nice thread! The Moog Synths r the shit! And every time i hear it on a track, it makes me appreciate it more!

[gav09]

Just bin listenin 2 Snoop - NLTD and its used all over there! Bitch Please, Don't Tell, Just Dippin....etc...