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How much do you know about creating your own sounds using synthesisers and effects?

Fool! I am the alpha and omega of sound design!
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27%
A little bit. I can make most of the sounds I want with a little tinkering...
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55%
I no nothing. Send me some free patches!!!
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13%
merr.
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How good are you at using synths?

Post by futures_untold » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:57 pm

How much do you feel you know about creating your own sounds using synths, samplers and effects?

Do you struggle to make the types of sounds you hear in your favourite tunes? Can you produce the filthiest basslines on demand?

This poll is to see how many of us are blaggers, and how many of us are maestros! :)

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If you want help deconstructing a certain sound, check this thread here ---> http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=1213319#1213319
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Post by r » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:58 pm

i dont know about the poll.

Making something you want to make doesnt makes you a good sound designer immidiatly.
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Post by DZA » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:10 pm

Number 2 :)
jackmaster wrote:you went in with this mix.
.onelove. wrote:There needs to be a DZA app on iPhone just for id'ing old Grime tracks.
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Post by futures_untold » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:11 pm

The_Dza88 wrote:Number 2 :)
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It was you who posted that link to 2girls1cup.com if I recall correctly...
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Post by DZA » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:12 pm

:? Wasnt me
jackmaster wrote:you went in with this mix.
.onelove. wrote:There needs to be a DZA app on iPhone just for id'ing old Grime tracks.
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Post by futures_untold » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:20 pm

The_Dza88 wrote::? Wasnt me
The_Dza88 wrote:icecream
In this thread here ---> http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t ... c&start=80

Say it wasn't so my friend!

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Post by DZA » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:24 pm

:oops: maybe i did then

Lovely
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Post by futures_untold » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:26 pm

:evil:
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Post by test_recordings » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:29 pm

I'm sick at using modular stuff, I hate constricted digital
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Post by futures_untold » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:31 pm

TEST RECORDINGS wrote:I'm sick at using modular stuff, I hate constricted digital
Which modular system do you use?

I know how you feel. when a synth only has so many controls and fixed routing, it can feel stiffling... :(
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Post by ehcsztein » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:33 pm

somehwere between the first and second option. I can create any sound that I coould want/need but could not walk someone else through re-creating etc.
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Post by DZA » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:41 pm

futures_untold wrote::evil:
:? What?
jackmaster wrote:you went in with this mix.
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Post by futures_untold » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:53 pm

The_Dza88 wrote:
futures_untold wrote::evil:
:? What?
Oh dear....

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I think I'll change the channel....

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Post by futures_untold » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:54 pm

Well... It is captivating....

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:lol:
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Post by DZA » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:56 pm

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jackmaster wrote:you went in with this mix.
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Post by futures_untold » Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:25 pm

The_Dza88 wrote:Image
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Post by daft cunt » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:03 pm

futures_untold + The_Dza88 = sabotage :|

:D

Anyway... Somewhere between option 2 & 3... Making good use of mah synths is my main focus atm. I don't even try and make tunes anymore.
I want to have a large palette of sounds and be able to create the sounds I want and I'm not quite there.
Just bought the Dance Music Manual & wait for Rob Papen's sound design DVD.
In the meantime : experiment, experiment, experiment!
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Post by legend4ry » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:20 pm

I make sounds when I can be arsed, I mainly use samples anyways..
Soulstep wrote: My point is i just wanna hear more vibes
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Post by futures_untold » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:23 pm

Legendary wrote:I make sounds when I can be arsed, I mainly use samples anyways..
Haha, I'm almost the complete opposite. I use samples when I can be arsed, otherwise I make sounds from scratch! :o :lol:

Regarding making complex sounds, as Daft tnuc has pointed out, spending time exploring the capabilities of your synths & effects allows you to build up an understanding of how things work.

There isn't actually much to it. Oscillators make noise, filters change the noise, and FX effect the noise. Using modulation sources such as ADSRs, LFOs and step sequencers creates movement in your sound when they have been routed to modulate certain parameters on your synth.

an example of using modulation is to route n LFO to every filter control + the pitch controls + any other control possible. It will sound messy, but it will be complex!!!! If you work backwards, then one can begin to understand where to route the modulation sources when aiming to achieve certain sounds...
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