Electronic Musician

Adding Sonic Variety To Your Synth Solos Part 1—Filter Fun

Playing great lines with good feeling, and adding some expressive bends and vibrato are the key elements for a great synth solo, right? Yeah, but… it’s a synth. So you have the ability to shape and change up the sound in so many ways. Exploring ways to vary the timbral aspects of a sound during a solo will add another dimension to your playing. Over the next few columns we’ll explore ways to interact with your lead sound, all inspired by the days when you could just reach out and tweak every aspect of your sound in real time.

Filter Fun

Changing the filter cutoff, whether

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