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Posted by Omega_Blue on Jun-26-2009 04:43:

what lead synth is this?

it's a typical deep house lead for melodies. just curious on what it is, exactly. appreciate some input. and don't worry the samples are <300kb, they're quick downloads.

joris voorn - the deep (right click, "save as")

samantha james - right now (right click, "save as")

joris voorn - minor (right click, "save as"

Posted by Tarpex on Jun-26-2009 10:10:

2 oscillators, 1x saw, 1x square, mixed 40/60, no attack, low decay, high sustain, medium release, highpass filter, some room / small hall reverb and 1/1 step delay on the last one, nothing special

Posted by d_Verge on Jun-26-2009 10:13:

quote:
Originally posted by Tarpex
2 oscillators, 1x saw, 1x square, mixed 40/60, no attack, low decay, high sustain, medium release, highpass filter, some room / small hall reverb and 1/1 step delay on the last one, nothing special

you forgot analog.

Posted by xphonix on Jun-26-2009 10:20:

PWM lead with portamento, legato trigger.

or

Modulated sawtooth wave with portamento.

very simple lead.

Posted by gr8ape on Jun-26-2009 16:15:

either pwm or saw
some unison, not too thick
portamento
slight vibrato

Posted by hexadecimal on Jun-26-2009 16:53:

quote:
Originally posted by d_Verge
you forgot analog.

Or virtual analog, or software. I've worked with analog synths for over 12 years, and even I'll admit that most of the time I probably couldn't tell the difference, at least for the past 2 or 3 years.

Posted by Omega_Blue on Jun-27-2009 05:45:

thanks guys

quote:
Originally posted by Tarpex
2 oscillators, 1x saw, 1x square, mixed 40/60, no attack, low decay, high sustain, medium release, highpass filter, some room / small hall reverb and 1/1 step delay on the last one, nothing special

this was almost right on the money, the only thing it needed was about %55 slide.

Posted by cristianokeller on Jun-27-2009 10:04:

porta leads are ones of the most simple and old kinds of lead, they can fit in almost any musical style, pop, rock, electronica... maybe u never worked on Roland synths, for example, they presets are full of porta leads.

Posted by Tarpex on Jun-27-2009 10:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_Blue
this was almost right on the money, the only thing it needed was about %55 slide.

Np, I couldn't tell that from ear though

Posted by zerodecibels on Jun-27-2009 19:00:

I used to produce rnb and this sound was used quite a lot in that style. I agree the best way to make this sound would be to use a saw wave with glide followed by eq and modulation. should get you there quickly.