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Posted by clubkidnycnyc on Apr-11-2004 21:11:

Using one Synth for everything?

This may sound like a silly question but its not

has anyone here used one synthesizer to play every track in your song

for example

pads
stabs
leads
atmosphers
melodies
bass
etc

if not when would you use a synthesizer to play manually

also if anyone has made a complete track using one synth
to play the whole complete song manually id like to hear it

also if you only use it accordingly id like to hear it too so i can get a good idea of when to play the synth

Thanks

Posted by alanzo on Apr-11-2004 21:33:

Atmosphere all the way.. I use that baby for everything.. only problem with it is that most of it's leads are saw-ish.. so for a square lead or just to have more control I use Vanguard.. but I've done entire songs with Atmosphere (and samples for percussion)

Posted by KilldaDJ on Apr-11-2004 22:08:

i can probably do an entire remix using the vanguard or the v-station

using samples as percs of course...

Posted by alanzo on Apr-11-2004 22:34:

I did an entire song with Vanguard I'm now remembering..

It's on my website.. the title is "Liquify"

Posted by hey cheggy on Apr-12-2004 06:21:

I've done an entire song using virus, including kick and percussion.

I didin't play it manually though. That would be impossible.

Posted by No Left Turn on Apr-12-2004 09:39:

i've been wanting to try to do a whole track with my Virus, just to see what i'd come up with. personally, i don't really like the idea of using just one synth for all my synth sounds. i feel like the synths lack a bit of character, and it's sort of uncreative, imo.

Posted by MadThijs on Apr-12-2004 10:38:

I made my tracks in dreamstation completly with it's synth. And in reason I use the subtractor in Reason for everything. Drums and perc are samples. Although I treid to make some with the softsynthsabove

Posted by acell on Apr-13-2004 05:56:

my most recent track was all pro-53, inc bassline.... (apart from drums)

i can't seem to get the same dirty soudns out of other synths for hard trance

Posted by The Designer on Apr-13-2004 11:24:

Re: Using one Synth for everything?

quote:
Originally posted by clubkidnycnyc
This may sound like a silly question but its not

has anyone here used one synthesizer to play every track in your song

for example

pads
stabs
leads
atmosphers
melodies
bass
etc

if not when would you use a synthesizer to play manually

also if anyone has made a complete track using one synth
to play the whole complete song manually id like to hear it

also if you only use it accordingly id like to hear it too so i can get a good idea of when to play the synth

Thanks

Here is what someone made using only one synth. You need Reason 2.5.

http://www.reasonstation.net/songs/...html?song=22708

Posted by CrackedLcd on Apr-13-2004 16:26:

V-Station

Posted by MrCowski on Apr-14-2004 04:24:

Z3ta+ and perc samples.

Fuck did that take a lot of CPU....5 z3tas + drums + FX.

Posted by TXHARP on Apr-14-2004 04:52:

Hello:

I write a lot of trance songs with the Motif ES. Before everyone starts throwing stones at me, let me explain. By adding one to three PLG150-AN plug-ins, the workstation can perform physical analog synthesis in addition to the diverse ROM presets. Also, the sampler provides another option to expand sonic possibilities. With some dedicated time, a person can really customize the workstation for any type of music, including trance.

As another person stated, I prefer to use more than one synth on most songs. But, when I am feeling lazy, which is most of the time, the Motif ES seems to perform the job well. The downfall is that workstations are not looked upon as being "cool" in the trance world.

I am not endorsing the Motif ES is the way to go for you and others, but just indicating another "one synth does all" option to consider.

Ted

Posted by trancedfarmer on Apr-14-2004 05:11:

vanguard is like cheating. It's sweet. Just reiterates what I've always thought about making trance... You make what you want, mimick the ways of others (with-in the confines of the formulaic way in which trance is written) and expect little to come of it.=P (pop-culture here we come! :P)

Posted by J.L. on Apr-14-2004 07:31:

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=169979

Posted by ONION on Apr-14-2004 14:03:

Reaktor

Posted by alanzo on Apr-14-2004 19:56:

I think the point behind all of this is that any decent synth is capable of putting out entire songs (except percussion) - it all depends on how well you know it...