Constructing leads & pads

[.onelove.]

GENERIC THREAD TIME.

With one hundred and one bass threads, I was wondering what do people to tart up their leads and other synths?

[ChadDub]

To get atmospheric pads all I do is timestretch something a bunch. Try it.

[.onelove.]

What just a sample? Do you not layer any synths underneath? I timestretch samples for an intro but haven't really incorporated into the main body of a track, wouldn't there just be too much of a freq. range that'd clutter the mix?

[mechs]

sidechain compression.

[ChadDub]

Like, I literally just say a word into my mic, record it, put reverb on it, dry level 0%, timestretch, done.

[Augment]

What just a sample? Do you not layer any synths underneath? I timestretch samples for an intro but haven't really incorporated into the main body of a track, wouldn't there just be too much of a freq. range that'd clutter the mix?

U heard bout EQ'ing?

[ToxicBass]

Can get some pretty cool effects resampling with granulizers and tonnes of reverb.

[Ascian]

If I'm synthesising rather than the above methods then I usually use 5 oscillators, two saw or square waves detuned against each other, one more interesting wave either one octave above or below, and then two oscillators with a rhythmic amp envelope adding in some subtle sounds every now and again

Add some sidechaining, automated chorus, one short decay and highly diffuse reverb with a compressor after and then another longer decaying, less diffuse verb