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Constructing leads & pads

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 10:16 pm
by .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?

Re: Constructing leads & pads

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 10:17 pm
by ChadDub
To get atmospheric pads all I do is timestretch something a bunch. Try it.

Re: Constructing leads & pads

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 10:35 pm
by .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?

Re: Constructing leads & pads

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 10:36 pm
by mechs
sidechain compression.

Re: Constructing leads & pads

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 10:42 pm
by ChadDub
Like, I literally just say a word into my mic, record it, put reverb on it, dry level 0%, timestretch, done.

Re: Constructing leads & pads

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 7:13 pm
by Augment
.onelove. wrote: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? -q-

Re: Constructing leads & pads

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 10:50 pm
by ToxicBass
Can get some pretty cool effects resampling with granulizers and tonnes of reverb.

Re: Constructing leads & pads

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 11:32 pm
by 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