Why does Algerian Rai sound so different than the Rai of other North African Countries?

The secret is in the SYNTHESIZER. Many of the synthesisers used in Hasni's songs are very old and were old even when he recorded...

TOP SECRET TIP FROM ONE OF THE BIGGEST PRODUCERS OF RAI IN ORAN TODAY

Many producers are buying discs from the west of 1980's sounds and 1970's sounds and are putting them in the new machines. Why can't other countries do the Oran sound? Their equipment is too new and they have not figured out how to program their newer synths with old programming code, hence ending up with a completely modern sound that cannot equal old time rai.



Here is an article about the sampling discs being created
SoundEngine.com have announced the availability of the follow-up to its SoundEngine Volume #1 sample CDROM in Akai format - SoundEngine Volume #2: Vintage Analog and Digital Synths.

SoundEngine Volume 2 contains over 600 programs containing multi-samples collected from the company’s arsenal of vintage Analog and Digital synthesizers. These include the Peavey DPM series, Peavey Spectrum Bass, Peavey Spectrum Synth, Ensoniq FiZmO, Yamaha FS1r, Emu Vintage Keys, Kawai K5000, Kawai K3m, Kawai K1m, Oberheim Xpander, Oberheim, Matrix 1000, Roland D-50, Ensoniq ESQ-1, Yamaha TX81z, ARP Odyssey, Korg DVP-1, Korg EX800, and more.


Scott C. Peer, President, SoundEngine.com. told us, "These sounds were painstakingly created using stacks of these synthesizers, occasionally processed through our racks of vintage processing gear, looped using InfinityT Looping Tools, and then mapped on the S1000. Preset variations were created to maximize the possibilities of each multi-sample. We've collected Basses, Pads, Leads, Glitches, Vocal FX, Digital and Analog Keyboards, and more."

The secret of Orani rai is the sound of the keyboard. If it is not vintage, you can make it that way with sampling old keyboard sounds

Here are some sampling discs on AMAZON. You can click on them and each one is for a different type of system.