What to use for that Synth Sound?
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ive been wanting to know this too....but i recently found you can achieve that sound by tweeking the syths that you already have.....but i dont have that type of patience......hopefully these sites will help.
http://www.synthzone.com/softsyn.htm
http://www.vintagesynth.org/korg/microkorg.shtml
http://www.vintagesynth.org/misc/dynamo.shtml
http://www.vintagesynth.org/misc/mercury.shtml
http://www.synthzone.com/softsyn.htm
http://www.vintagesynth.org/korg/microkorg.shtml
http://www.vintagesynth.org/misc/dynamo.shtml
http://www.vintagesynth.org/misc/mercury.shtml
yea you can get it with a soft synth man, synthesis isnt an easy thing to learn, its kinda like mixing, you have to know what you are doing, but the good thing about a synth is that you can always fuck with it even though you dont know anything and come up with something cool, but defiently learn how to use it cuz it is a vital tool in making beats no matter what gear you have....cuz if you make beats like a mad man then you will realize how fast presets get old.
Most any synth will do.
First, set the synth to mono mode (only 1 voice playable at a time). Then add 'glide' or portamento.
Put the filter's envelope attack at 0, decay at whatever, sustain at 100%, and some release time. Put a little attack time onto the amp envelope.
Depending on whether you want a smooth lead, or a biting one, set the cutoff low, or about midway respectivly. For the biting lead, add a little resonance (aka Q).
Try out different oscillator types. A sine works good for a smooth lead, where as you'll want a saw for a harder sounding lead.
That should be it for that kind of patch.
From there, experiment, and you'll learn much faster than someone explaining it.
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First, set the synth to mono mode (only 1 voice playable at a time). Then add 'glide' or portamento.
Put the filter's envelope attack at 0, decay at whatever, sustain at 100%, and some release time. Put a little attack time onto the amp envelope.
Depending on whether you want a smooth lead, or a biting one, set the cutoff low, or about midway respectivly. For the biting lead, add a little resonance (aka Q).
Try out different oscillator types. A sine works good for a smooth lead, where as you'll want a saw for a harder sounding lead.
That should be it for that kind of patch.
From there, experiment, and you'll learn much faster than someone explaining it.
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I got a question. How do you achieve makin the sound flutter like a fred wreck does? I think even bumpus has some of those type sounds on some of his beats? I've always wanted to get into makin my own sounds and have done so on a couple of occasions. But it's mostly by accident that I get something I can really work with. I mostly just turn the values up or down. I would like to know how to get the desired sound I want on purpose. If anyone could lend a helpin hand it would be appreciated. I'm workin with and mpc2000, a proteus 2000, and a roland Jd-990. I just got reason 2.5 but haven't been able to use it yet, I'm still tryin to figure out the Ideal settup with that. I record with protools so can I use the midi connections on my protools in conjunction with the reason software? I got so many questions but I'll what on those. thanx.
The jd990 is an excellent synth for making your own sounds. The key to making the sound 'flutter' is using an LFO. There are many things you can do with the LFO. Try setting it so that it adjusts either the pitch, or the filter cutoff, or the volume. Also try the triangle, sine, and square waveforms to see how they sound. Once you play with those settings, you should be set for a wide variety of effects.
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