Monster Growl

How it's made

Source

fictional oversized vocal folds, modelled by eight rolled-off harmonics at 52-105 Hz, plus a half-frequency fold mode; no sampled voice or identifiable animal is used.

Body

broad throat cavities near 260-480 Hz and 760-1400 Hz move as the mouth opens and closes; low Q (0.9-1.5) colours the excitation without narrow whistles. The direct chest tone stays present.

Layers

pink turbulent breath follows the same pressure pulses, with a separate 500-2200 Hz rasp.

Modulation

20-42 Hz irregular fold flutter and 3-7 Hz pressure surges roughen the harmonic source; seeded drift adds up to 3 percent pitch wander, while the phrase rises then drops in pitch.

Envelope

45 ms pressure onset, a swelling 0.3-0.9 s threat, then a breath-starved falling release; default excitation ends at 1.4 s, followed by 0.1 s silence. No room reverb is baked in.

Variation

pitch, throat size, roughness, breath and phrase length produce deep, snarling, hollow and stuttering threats; independent seeded streams vary fold tuning, pressure and air turbulence.

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