{"id":58096,"date":"2025-09-25T16:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/preset-recipe\/rush-tom-sawyer-fx\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T16:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:57:43","slug":"rush-tom-sawyer-fx","status":"publish","type":"preset-recipe","link":"https:\/\/www.syntorial.com\/de\/preset-recipe\/rush-tom-sawyer-fx\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush &#8211; Tom Sawyer | FX"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}"},"genre":[346],"preset-type":[372],"synthesizer":[376],"class_list":["post-58096","preset-recipe","type-preset-recipe","status-publish","hentry","genre-rock","preset-type-fx","synthesizer-vital"],"acf":{"synth_recipe_type":"Song Remake","syntorial_lesson":false,"tutorial_video":null,"artist_name":"Rush","song_name":"Tom Sawyer","original_performing_instrument":"Oberheim OBX","original_song_link":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=auLBLk4ibAk","sound_description":"Rush's 1981 prog rock masterpiece \"Tom Sawyer\" from their album Moving Pictures opens with one of the most recognizable synthesizer sounds in rock history - a massive, sweeping filter effect that immediately captures the listener's attention. The iconic sound was created using an Oberheim OBX synthesizer, whose distinctive filter characteristics allowed for extreme resonance without losing the fundamental bass frequencies that give the sound its powerful low-end presence. The effect features a dramatic downward filter sweep that occurs over approximately one bar, creating a swooshing, resonant cascade that defines the song's futuristic atmosphere. 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