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So I came up with an interesting experiment. I always saw people overcomplicating synthesis. I want to prove it now.
If you want to join the experiment all you need to do is:
- Based on your knowledge and skill, guess how the main bass sound was made in the track above, and how many DIFFERENT synths you hear.

After I get some input, I'll post how I actually made the sound(s).

Ignore that the track on its own sounds horrible because of my productionz skillz

I'm just hearing a single synth with loads of modulation?

Did you utilise the "Hey" sample in some way to create the sound?

Sounds sweet but I have no idea.

mthrfnk wrote:Did you utilise the "Hey" sample in some way to create the sound?

No questions now I will answer all the questions after a few people tell their thoughts about this sound.

benjaminC wrote:I'm just hearing a single synth with loads of modulation?

I'm expecting more specific inputs, like, type of synthesis / processing etc.

Dope as fuck.

have you used the resampling plugin?

skimpi wrote:have you used the resampling plugin?

haha love it

my guess? ONE synth, two oscellators modulated and low passed for the sub, and the vocal stab. If you did that shit all with the vocal "hey" sample then you're a beast!

I thinks its only one synth, but with some formant eq and some modulation.

*noted* keep guessing

3-4 more peoples will input and I'll reveal how it was made.

Some really basic synth like 3xOsc for the bass vocoded with the hey sample in some way

modern talking

The result:

Soundcloud

The bass is actually made in FM8. The first sound you hear in the track above is the pure FM8 output.
I resampled the fm8 bass in harmor two times. Each time I added random stuff like chorus, distortion, little compression, and the really important: phaser. Because I used the phaser I didn't need to use filters.

Then I loaded the resampled bass into fruity slicer and pitched it up one semitone, it changed its timbre a lot actually.

And that's how I made it.. so yeah.

benjaminC wrote:I'm just hearing a single synth with loads of modulation?

Pretty much, yes.

mthrfnk wrote:Did you utilise the "Hey" sample in some way to create the sound?

Nope.

bouncingfish wrote:Sounds sweet but I have no idea.

Yes.

Icetickle wrote:Dope as fuck.

Yes.

skimpi wrote:have you used the resampling plugin?

Accurate.

ulivolga wrote:my guess? ONE synth, two oscellators modulated and low passed for the sub, and the vocal stab. If you did that shit all with the vocal "hey" sample then you're a beast!

One synth: yes. The rest: nope.

azuk wrote:I thinks its only one synth, but with some formant eq and some modulation.

Yes, one synth, but no formant eq. Modulation is pretty much in every sound you hear. ASDR on volume can be called modulation.

Brothulhu wrote:Some really basic synth like 3xOsc for the bass vocoded with the hey sample in some way

Sorry but no 3xosc and no vocoders

Mason wrote:modern talking

WINRAR

whats the point of this?

Mason wrote:whats the point of this?

idk totally no idea m9

I smell a cunning ploy Bauldric

Turnipish Thoughts wrote:I smell a cunning ploy Bauldric

Nice try but no

I'm lost?

mromgwtf wrote:The result:

Soundcloud

The bass is actually made in FM8. The first sound you hear in the track above is the pure FM8 output.
I resampled the fm8 bass in harmor two times. Each time I added random stuff like chorus, distortion, little compression, and the really important: phaser. Because I used the phaser I didn't need to use filters.

Then I loaded the resampled bass into fruity slicer and pitched it up one semitone, it changed its timbre a lot actually.

And that's how I made it.. so yeah.

Did you use Prism's inverted multiply and set a custom Harmonic Prism? You didn't mention it, but I can hear a similar sound.

mromgwtf wrote:

azuk wrote:I thinks its only one synth, but with some formant eq and some modulation.

Yes, one synth, but no formant eq. Modulation is pretty much in every sound you hear. ASDR on volume can be called modulation.

I meant external modulation, like automating the phaser.