25 Synth Secrets for Your Setup
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Korg MS2000 Goes Hardcore
Switch on oscillator 2 only and set OSC1 level to zero. Turn on SYNC and let OSC2 pitch modulate at high tempo via LFO with S/H wave. Activate Unison with Detune of +25 and you have a killer sound. „Hardcore will never die!“
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Your Own Theremin?
Quite simple and possible for any synth: Connect an LFO to pitch at a relatively fast tempo and control the intensity via mod wheel or aftertouch. Then, set it to mono and turn up the portamento…your own Theremin is ready!
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Proper Doubling with U-He Hive 2
To make a sound thicker, the doubling production trick is ideal. This tip shows a simple circuit that allows doubling stereo software synthesizers on-the-fly. In this example, we‘re using u-He Hive 2, create two tracks and load the plug-in. Send each track to its own mono bus, which you panning hard right and hard left. Now program a pattern and move the MIDI blocks on each track a little, so that you don‘t have the same sound at the same time on both tracks. Additionally, you can use effects on one track that are slightly differently from those on the other. That way, you can get a richer sound image with the same sound.
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The Studio as a Modular System
What works for voices and instruments is also suitable for synths. Why not simply record the hardware instrument with a boutique studio tube pre-amp and give the sound some sweet overtones. Ok, admittedly, this tip is nothing special at first glance, but you can take this idea a step further and your studio gear as a kind of big modular system. Imagine, for example,
