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Learning Sound Design
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Learning Sound Design

Audiotent Tip 318. Learning Sound Design.This is a great technique to help sharpen your sound design skills.First, open your favourite synthesiser and load the preset that you really like. Next, du...

layeringLayering White Noise

Layering White Noise

Audiotent Tip 317. Layering White Noise.When designing a patch for your synth, try layering a bit of white noise. This will add some rawness and grit to your sound.If your synth has multiple filter...

oscillatorsAdding width to your sounds by panning oscillators

Adding width to your sounds by panning oscillators

Audiotent Tip #316. Panning Oscillators.A good technique to make your synth patch stereo without the use of FX (chorus, delay, reverb etc...) is to pan the oscillators.Choose a different waveform f...

joe GarstonJoe Garston Production Tip - Sylenth1 Sound Design

Joe Garston Production Tip - Sylenth1 Sound Design

Joe Garston Production Tip 002 - Sylenth1 Sound Design. Lennar Digital Sylenth1 is my go-to piece of software for sound design in my tracks. When designing leads or basslines, be sure to add some f...

glideSliding Leads

Sliding Leads

#AudiotentTip 230. Sliding Leads.When programming synth leads, try to create additional movement by adding portamento effect. It will make the pitch of your lead glide from one note to another. Mos...

hi-hatsHow to synthesise hi hats

How to synthesise hi hats

#AudiotentTip 203. Synthesised Hats.White/Pink noise oscillators are a great place to start when synthesising hats. Use a band/high pass filters to refocus the frequencies. Finally, use the amp env...

harmonisingHow to harmonise a melody

How to harmonise a melody

#AudiotentTip 162. Harmonising a melody.A great way to introduce additional interest to a simple melody is to harmonise it. You can use another sound to play additional notes. Alternatively, use th...

folderCreate a sound design folder

Create a sound design folder

#AudiotentTip 146. Sound Design Folder. Not every studio session has to be focussed on creating a new track. Instead, take time out to explore your synthesisers and get creative with processing. Th...

Layering oscillatorsLayering oscillators

Layering oscillators

#AudiotentTip 128. Layering Oscillators.Looking to gain more power when layering synth patches? Choose one oscillator making sure it’s mono and re-trigger enabled. Layer it with a second oscillator...

bassSound design tip mono bass

Sound design tip mono bass

#AudiotentTip 90. Sound Design - Mono Bass.When designing #bass #presets, it's best to set your #synth mode to #monophonic, so only one note can be played at the time. This way your bass notes will...