Calling all Video and Sound Effect Experts: Can Anybody Tell Me What This Is?

I'm no expert. I used to have a Kurzweil keyboard. This sounds like a sound from an electronic keyboard. You can get this by applying an echo to the sound. On the kurzweil model I had there was a wheel (oscillator?) that you could rotate while hitting any key on the keyboard and this would change the pitch of the sound. Then apply an echo either using the keyboard or software. I hear an echo at the end of this sound.

I'm a sound designer, so maybe I can offer some insight here.

The sound you're looking for is not an instrument. It was created by merging and resampling sounds. It's a very detailed processes, but it's also very fun once you know how to do it.

Theres a video on YouTube about how they did sound effects for Lord Of The Rings. You wouldn't believe me, but they use a tin of baked beans and other random sounds. But once they are merged, resampled, chopped, resampled etc etc etc it sounds like the type of sounds you hear in transformers (or on their trailers).

I can point you to some software if you want to learn. There are 2 bits of software you should be interested in if this is something you want to try yourself:

1) Native Instruments Reaktor
2) Native Instruments Kontakt

Reaktor is a tool that is used to design synths from the ground up. When I say design, I mean literally design and build. You need to know a bit about synthesis and sound theory to begin.

Kontakt is a sampler. It's the tool you use to resample, merge, and shape samples.

Both come with nice price tags. I paid for the complete set ... which is called Komplete ... for £560.

I know this isn't the answer you was looking for. And I went a bit in depth. But I asked a similar question 10 years ago and here I am designing sounds because of someones helpful post.

Hope that helps bud. If you need any help or advice feel free to PM me.

Ps. Komplete was used in the move Avatar to design all the sounds