hello every1... this is pineda from mexico city... i've been browsing this forums for some years but never really thought of signing up... but i can pretty much say im used to this place already...

so ill be postin here from now on. trying to learn and help as much as i can.

so here's my first topic... im desperate about trying to recreate this sound...



the very first one... the gated pad/lead... i've heard this sound a thousand times... and i think it must be some hw synth preset, but i got no hw yet so i could not tell for sure.

the very first time i heard it was in Paul oakenfold's southern sun like 10 years ago but i wasnt into music production as much as i am now...

so far i've tried fm synthesis and subtractive with no success... and i even tried microdelay with no success either...

i know how to gate sounds... and in general i consider myself good in synthesis. but i just cant get this metalic texture which i'd love to explote in the form of new sounds..

any clues will be appreciated


greets from mexico!

Set up three or so sine-wave oscillators and space at least one of those oscillators up one octave.

Use a square LF oscillator sync'd to 1/2 (maybe 1/4) with depth at 100% and route it to control the amplitude. Set the delay on the oscillator so that it starts after the keys have been played for a whole note, or so.

Set the attack on the ADSR envelope controlling the filter, which should be Low Pass, high. Set Decay to 100% but tweak it suit the sound. Set Sustain to around 65% and set Release to nil. Depending on the synth, you may need to monkey with this.

Attack on the amplitude control envelope should be set to about 30%, Decay to 100%, Sustain to around 75-80%, and release to nil.

That should give you a functional starting point to develop that sound.




Return with results.

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no success like that... it doesnt sound as metallic...

anyother suggestion?

Try sync'ing or ring modulating one of the sine oscillators with a saw-tooth. I'll try and replicate it, tomorrow, on one of my synths, just for giggles.

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here are two more songs that use this texture...

both are old songs... like i said this sound is not new...





and the aforementioned:




thanks for any help...

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Well it's deffo a gated saw.

You'll also need to filter it with either a high pass filter or a band pass filter to give it that "thin" sound. Experiment with cutoff and resonance to suit the sound.

Then try messing with reverbs, they can add a lot of metalic sounds to things.

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thanks for your response... im gonna try saws again... the first time i got no success...

never the less i isolated the sound and by looking at the waveforms you can tell it doesnt have a sawish waveform..


here i place 2 pictures of what im talking about

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you have your answer.

saw pad volume going on and off. Cut down on the siestas and try harder.

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quote:

Originally posted by Mad for Brad you have your answer. saw pad volume going on and off. Cut down on the siestas and try harder.

im gonna quit on the siestas and you should quit being a white trash...

i already tried all given answers and it wouldn't work.

help or gtfo would you?

well perhaps this sound is not within your reach for the moment. Try again next year.

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