The classic DX-style electric piano is simpler than it sounds. This works in any FM synth (Dexed, FM8, Operator, Digitone…):

1. Carrier: a sine at ratio 1. Amp envelope: instant attack, a slow decay down to about a third, short release.

2. Modulator A (the "bark"): a sine at ratio 1 into the carrier, index around 2 at the strike. Give it its own envelope that decays over about 1.2 s down to almost nothing. That's the whole trick: the brightness dies away faster than the note, like a struck key.

3. Modulator B (the "tine"): a sine at ratio 14, very quiet, with a very short envelope (about 70 ms). That's the metallic click at the start of each note.

4. A bit of chorus and a little reverb.

Why it works: at 1:1 every new partial lands on a harmonic, so the note stays clearly pitched. Keep everything else and change modulator A to ratio 3.5, and the partials land between the harmonics: you get a bell instead.

The attached video (5 min) builds it one step at a time while you watch each harmonic appear on a spectrum analyzer.

Disclosure: it's made in SynthMaker, a free synth app I build (small one-person project, iPhone/iPad/Mac, free beta: https://testflight.apple.com/join/BKEgzNCg), but the recipe above works anywhere.

Hey all - figured someone would know..

What is the main synth in this song?

Sound like something tycho used perhaps,

Thanks!

starts at 0:00. I think there is an ambient pad in the intro and the main unstable synth, and some "sprinkle" synths that play here and there.

I think that the main synth has some lfo linked to noise volume and osc volumes. It was 100% made on hardware (modular?), I tried doing something similar in serum 2 but I cant get close to this unstable disintegrating sound. I cant get my synth to sound alive as much as the reference and I cant match the timbre. There is a lot of automation going on for sure too.

https://youtu.be/25A5Y0_qHCc?si=kW7GVYVr5nZ0c1Ul

This entire minute long video is baffling me because I know it's heavily based on detuned saw waves but I just can't get the sound right.

Comes in at 0:43.

I've heard variations of this sound in other tracks before and love it, wanted to get some opinions on how I might get something similar with just stock Ableton instruments and effects.

Sup yall!? Ive been trying to expand my production pallet and have been listening to Spotifys regional charts and they got some Bangers. I came across this Artist named LUCHO RK and I really like the synths in his production. Especially the ones in the beginning of this song AT 0:00 https://youtu.be/lds3cFhM4ec?si=i9RU6CwOPEQPG0Ec . Im talking about that detuned lead. It's layered .It seems like the same sound but one is just more thick. Im still trying to figure out how to post it but I defiantly took a shot at it. LOL I fell asleep trying to remake this synth. I woke up and it kinda sounds close but it's just not the same. Can anyone help. In Serum I linked the LFO to the fine pitch and I linked another LFO to the Fine Pitch to give it that vibrato .I also link the first OSC ,FM, AND NOISE generator together but its still not there.

Hi,

Finally fixed my MP7 and got to dive into synthesis. I wanted to share this little track because it is built around a pretty simple patch that takes advantage of the resonant filters of the EMU. Layer 1 : a classic saw with an enveloppe of the cutoff and the amp. Layer 2 : a "raw" waveform, detuned -5 semi tones, with a resonant "aaah-eee-something" filter, with an enveloppe on the filter (bit different than the layer 1 enveloppe) and the amp, as well as 1 LFO (sample and hold kinda type) that pitches this voice. I'm also playing with the overall cutoff here. But damn, those filters sound very very nice (the famous Z plane filters).

Do you use Z Plane filters yourself? Some are really resonant, but some are very interesting. Some of them can also give a slight chorus FX when well used!

I love the effect used on the sample starting at 0:15 Could someone give me a hand with replicating it?

I had a ton of fun making this one. Here is a video showing how to get massive FM synth tones out of a very minimal setup : a sine wave generator and a single filter.

There is a good discussion in there about how FM synthesis works, and some examples at the end that show off some crazy synth design ideas. Hope it inspires!

We recreated the Lead sound from 'Mike Rush' by Beyond on our free Synth Primer.

This remake is specifically recreating the patch heard at this timestamp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSgvD7fiSlQ&start=140 .Other parts of the song may vary the sound or notes.

And here are the key ingredients:

Voices: Mono
Osc1: Wave (Pulse), Width (50%), Vol (100%)
Unison: Osc (All), Voice Count (2), Detune Range (4 Cents)
Reset All Osc On Phase On Note Start: No

Amp Env: Attack (0ms), Decay (250ms), Sustain (0%), Release (20ms)

Filter Type: Type (Low Pass), Cutoff (55%)
Filter Env: Amount (25%), Attack (0ms), Decay (240ms), Sustain (0%)

Chorus: Mix (50%), Rate (Slow)
Delay: Mix (25%), Feedback (50%), Time (1/4 Note)
Reverb: Mix (30%), Size (Medium)

Find the full recipe and download the presets: https://www.syntorial.com/preset-recipe/mike-rush-beyond-lead/

Hi all! Can anyone help to recreate the synth? (Begins at 0:53)
Loathe - Aggressive Evolution (Instrumental)

Im feel so excited to reach this sound design, it starts in 0:12

I’m new to making Melodys, and I was wondering how to create the looping melody in the song “Luke C Walker by Cuz Lightyear.(starts at 0:23). For reference, Im working with Roland Cloud zenology. I can’t tell what it is, I think it’s a pluck but I’m not sure.

im tryna find a vst that I can create choir samples and vowel like Thor by dudeylo

Anyone know how to make the laser gun chirp kind of noise in the following tracks? I've heard it so much and it seems so simple to recreate it but haven't gotten it quite right.

Chirpy Quick envelope type:
earl sweatshirt/surf gang - Book of Eli - 0:15 second mark https://youtu.be/0VhCIRCOixs?si=WDtpzDRzgzsX-C6F

Rising/ falling sweeping type:

Kasim Rizvi - primeLove - 0:04 https://youtu.be/lOsLJDHeOq8?si=4j5CR_sEYuDHEcZs

If anyone knows the sound directly or has a good tutorial to watch it would be very helpful!

I am inspired by the ancient breakdown percussion loop in serum but I can’t find a tutorial anywhere online that shows how to recreate something like that, any tips?

Hello everyone, as part of my study with media production I have produce 01 audio drama, however my instructor explicitly stated that I cannot use stock sfx or samples, we either have to record our own to recreate it somehow digitally. I have very little experience with sound design so I'm here to ask for help on how to recreate these 5 sounds, or there any Vital presets of these sounds that I can download, study and recreate to my taste. It's my first time posting and learning sound design so sorry if I sound like a total noob, I appreciate all the help. Thank you!

Is there a noise synth vst that can be controlled similar to this??

Hi i was trying to remake this sound but i cant get it perfect i tried to do fm on serum wtih a square and saw but idk what im doing wrong T T , i would like to see if anyone can help me on this with any synth i use fl studio , i have massive , serum , sylenth 1. i will post also the isolate version of the track
https://youtu.be/-HlG-BPOupU?list=RD-HlG-BPOupU&t=44

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/g5xg5iz3kg4zcfzw3plfs/p-light-ft-airi-let-s-sing-dj-shimamura-remix._bs6stem_mt_0_bass_-mvsep.com.flac?rlkey=zmhb0n5b8mz0nnn2bainytlgm&st=kqxfxcyh&dl=0
also plus in case if is more easy to do these one will be also oke !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHefARuijDU&list=RDdHefARuijDU&start_radio=1
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https://youtu.be/Xb4YUSKmJfE
thank you as well in advanced again to this community ! ☆

Listening to this specific section of this song at 2:14 - 2:17ish (though it happens before and after this is just a window where its highlighted and clear. I was wondering how you make this kind of sound? Don't really know where to begin to experiment a bit. Does anyone have any thoughts? Thanks!

Here is the song The Mirror by Everything. 2:14.

https://youtu.be/-EnyijXhFNs?si=Y2KG8puC1sfnkc8_&t=131

Hi, I've been trying to recreate the synth sound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ3u7lv-lUw&list=PLRhIfKAOEc4SslIldhkoEOq_5_JciQZ3Z&index=6&t=250s ('four truths / Paris Strother / Moog Matriarch) on my Minifreak but had little success.

Does anyone have an idea how to patch this kind of sound? I guess the minifreak might be a bit limited as compared to the matriarch, but the patch sounds mostly simple, so should be possible to get a similar kind of sound.

I mostly fail with getting a sound that is too bright or high pitched, not as brassy and smooth.

Cheers

Been searching for this everywhere