Dragon Wing Beat

How it's made

Source

a massive leathery wing accelerates air; independent pink-noise streams model turbulence. A broad 45-180 Hz pressure lobe supplies weight without a pitched sub oscillator.

Body

stretched membrane flexure colours noise at 150-420 Hz and 380-1100 Hz, Q 1.1-2.0. Falling tension lowers these broad bands; no sustained whistle or hard impact is present.

Envelope

a short preparatory lift leads to a pressure maximum at 22% of the stroke, then a softer wake; all energy fades by 1.42 s by default, with 80 ms allowed for filter settling.

Modulation

membrane folds flutter at 13-24 Hz, slowing to 7-11 Hz as the wing unloads; irregular noise modulation prevents machine-like periodicity. Air brightness peaks with velocity.

Layers

centred pressure, moderately spread turbulent wake, and late membrane flexure; a quiet high-mid leather rub traces the first stretch. The effect is dry for scene placement.

Variation

seed changes air, flutter irregularity and tuning by +/-4%; mass lowers the body, tension raises membrane colour, flutter exposes folds, and stroke duration changes momentum. Presets cover a heavy downstroke, taut wing, slow giant and forceful close pass.

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