Hi, how do you make your own synth sounds?
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Hi
Can you give me any cool tricks to form my own cool synthesizer sounds?
I feel kind of limited when i use just the ready ones in Reason
if there's any way to form new cool sounds fast....please let me know
Thanks
Can you give me any cool tricks to form my own cool synthesizer sounds?
I feel kind of limited when i use just the ready ones in Reason
if there's any way to form new cool sounds fast....please let me know
Thanks
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Play with the envelopes and lfos, that brings about the best changes in the sound.
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I agree. Lfo and envelopes make huge changes in the sound. I would also like to add filtersReminiscence wrote:Play with the envelopes and lfos, that brings about the best changes in the sound.
I like to make a sound the same way I surf through presets.
Just in this situation I'm turning a knob to find a different sound. Instead of clicking on different sounds.
Geez... what a question ... There is no "easy" way to make your own synth sounds. Altering existing presets is a good way to learn IMO, and yes, LFOs and envelopes are a good starting point. In time, you will to need an idea of how the signal flow works and what the different parameters do to the sound. I advise you to start your explorations with the Subtractor, its easy to learn and hard to master, a perfect starting point for learning Synthesis.
To give you a general idea, inside the subtractor, the signal goes from the oscillators (1,2,noise) to the filters (flt1=>flt2) and to the output. On that way, the signal is modulated and mangled through a set off different influences wich can be modulated through a variety of sources. Start with altering envelopes and LFOs as it was stated and you can easily get a basic idea of what the parameters do.
To give you a general idea, inside the subtractor, the signal goes from the oscillators (1,2,noise) to the filters (flt1=>flt2) and to the output. On that way, the signal is modulated and mangled through a set off different influences wich can be modulated through a variety of sources. Start with altering envelopes and LFOs as it was stated and you can easily get a basic idea of what the parameters do.
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Jeremy Janzen, who runs Nucleus Soundlab, had a really good set of video tutorials called Reason Wizardry. He's recently started putting them on YouTube. You can check out some of them here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... u6qBbvl65Z
Beyond that, I always start making a sound by detuning the oscillators against each other.
Beyond that, I always start making a sound by detuning the oscillators against each other.
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You can make some interesting sounds by using an NN19 with polyphony set to 99 and a fast rate lfo triggering it inside a combinator. Depending on the sample, this can effectively turn into a custom oscillator.
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You could try an old way of learning I was told about a couple of years ago.
Find a preset you like (a single synth patch preferably), then create a duplicate of the said device in the rack and adjust every parameter until you get the same sound. Start with the oscillator/s, then the amp ADSR, then the filter ADSR etc. Try to listen to what happens to the sound and how it sculpts it at every point you alter etc.
Another thing to remember which I didn't realise for a while, although it seems obvious now, when you lower the frequency cut off, turn the volume up to accommodate.
Also, these 3 videos are very informative / good:-
This is part 1, watch all 3.
Hope this helps.
Find a preset you like (a single synth patch preferably), then create a duplicate of the said device in the rack and adjust every parameter until you get the same sound. Start with the oscillator/s, then the amp ADSR, then the filter ADSR etc. Try to listen to what happens to the sound and how it sculpts it at every point you alter etc.
Another thing to remember which I didn't realise for a while, although it seems obvious now, when you lower the frequency cut off, turn the volume up to accommodate.
Also, these 3 videos are very informative / good:-
This is part 1, watch all 3.
Hope this helps.
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It is all in learning. Sure you can start by randomly twiddling knobs but that will lead to frustration when you can't predict or control the outcomes.
There are a trillion resources on basic subtractive synthesis that will work well for you if you approach them with an open mind (as in not saying how hard it is). My top tip is to see what is happening in your head so it becomes alive in your imagination.
https://benedictroffmarsh.com/2015/09/0 ... aking-art/
There are a trillion resources on basic subtractive synthesis that will work well for you if you approach them with an open mind (as in not saying how hard it is). My top tip is to see what is happening in your head so it becomes alive in your imagination.
https://benedictroffmarsh.com/2015/09/0 ... aking-art/
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I wish I'd watched this guy's videos eight years ago.Creativemind wrote:... Also, these 3 videos are very informative / good:-
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This is part 1, watch all 3.
Hope this helps.
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Hi,samsome1234 wrote:Hi
Can you give me any cool tricks to form my own cool synthesizer sounds?
I feel kind of limited when i use just the ready ones in Reason
if there's any way to form new cool sounds fast....please let me know
Thanks
you could use the Synths like "Thor" or "Malström" as Filters to color the Synth you just made, it brings many variations with it. For example, you have a Thor Synth with a few FX (Scream, EtchRed). Try to make a Thor and use only the Filter Section after you connect it you could target the Filter Freuqency with LFO 2 from Thor and make a little moving filtered sound
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And me, I only discovered them 18 months ago.jonheal wrote:I wish I'd watched this guy's videos eight years ago.Creativemind wrote:... Also, these 3 videos are very informative / good:-
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This is part 1, watch all 3.
Hope this helps.
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Great tutorial I just seen on the tropical house flute sound there. That's the thing quitter often with Reason. It isn't always about just synthesis in quite a lot of cases, it's about affective use of the combinator and using effects along with to build the overall patch and take it to greatness.
When he was A-B'ing the M-Class EQ with the original it made me realise (and forgive me if this is already possible) but Reason could do with having a bypass trigger keyboard shortcut command on whichever device is selected in the rack. Maybe one of the F keys?
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EsotericSound wrote:Jeremy Janzen, who runs Nucleus Soundlab, had a really good set of video tutorials called Reason Wizardry. He's recently started putting them on YouTube. You can check out some of them here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... u6qBbvl65Z
Oww, I just paid full value off the Propellerheads site for these a few months ago.
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Specific tip: maybe stack your sounds, i.e. same sound, across 3 different octaves i.e. on 3 identical devices, one per octave.
Ah okay, good point, don't just play about, learn some theory too!Benedict wrote:It is all in learning. Sure you can start by randomly twiddling knobs but that will lead to frustration when you can't predict or control the outcomes.
Specific tip: maybe stack your sounds, i.e. same sound, across 3 different octaves i.e. on 3 identical devices, one per octave.
Beautiful tropical house flute tutorial, that sound is lovely esp. with the pitchbend and tremolo
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