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BIG SYNTHS IN LOGIC PRO X

Once upon a time, ‘big’ synth sounds meant equally large budgets – with only the wealthiest musicians able to stack together multiple polyphonic synths in the aim of creating mix-filling synth lines. In the world of virtual instruments, however, this level of excess is much easier to achieve, as even basic software setups have access to a number of different poly synths. What quickly becomes apparent, though, is that the process of creating these big synth sounds is more than just layering multiple instances of the same synth patch. Creating a truly ‘big’ synth sound requires a considered and thoughtful approach,

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