I would love to see more videos like these just giving general creative ideas, these are all helpful tips and i often feel demotivated to get back to producing, these ideas help me think of how to improve my sound. Thanks!
Were out here looking at the big picture forest like we were told and this man is looking at the trees and decides we need new types of trees to make up this forest. He is CHANGING the game
basically the foundation of all music. I spent years wondering why kick and snare are the "default" drums before I realised it's just call and response
My personal favorite has been convolution synthesis. I use a free plugin called Convology XT and what it does is creates reverbs based on impulse recordings. It has a built in file browser that you can navigate to your sample library which allows you to select any sound you have and use that as an impulse! Taking a bass sound and using a perc roll as an impulse gives some really crazy textures and effects, or using a vocal one shot as an impulse for a pluck can create some really spooky and eerie atmosphere.
@@rainer3755 Huge fan of Trash 2! When I want a nice dry gritty sound it's my go to with a little bit of the old camel crusher. Recently though I picked up Rift by Minimal Audio through Splices rent-to-own system and it's becoming more and more integral to my sounds. It's a little more chaotic to try and understand compared to Trash but wow it can do so much. Definitely recommend checking out a free trial
i know this’ll probably get lost in the comments but hearing some of these samples like actually moved me and i wish i knew where to find music that sounds like this…
0:53 Hi. I've used Una Corda with another felt piano, because I couldn't control the volume of the felt and the volume was very low. I'm glad you've thought the same. 🙂
Super helpful! What I like most is that you explained those techniques mainly as general concepts, instead of being too much focused on a particular DAW and/or plugin. Thus, it can be easily applied to basically any DAW, sequencer and groove box. Thanks for sharing!
Really loved this video, thanks for sharing these ideas. The idea of added noises that are polyphonicly pitched are dope! And I'm definitely going to use the mechanical layer of some libraries on some synths.
This is a classic. I remember watching you a bit when I first started production and now, this tutorial is perfect before everything happens for me so thank you so much!!
LOVE THESE TIPS!!!!something i do is isolate a frequency from a noise/ambience track using band pass filter with q at max, tune the frequency to a key using pro q 3 keyboard and then automate that frequency to match the melody
I'm honestly so glad for finding this gem of creativity, thank you so much for the straightforwardness and simplicity of technique. This'll help me lots during my journey
I thought I knew how to do layering but this man showed me a deeper level of layering. Something more simple but ten times more effective and a hundred times better sounding. Friggin brilliant video 10/10 and subbed
Hey, could you possibly explain the setup of the vocoder trigger and what each layer is doing? I can’t quite get it from the example in the video. Thank you!!
Great video! Thank you! Different instruments for different notes seems so obvious now you have mentioned it, but it's something I never thought of using as a tool for layering. There is no limit to how far you could push this!
Great video! I've been doing a lot of polyphonic splitting (though I never thought of that name haha) and some vocoder layering on my future soul productions ... excited to try the rest :)
11: different chord voicings (wide, inversions, omitted notes - we hear too many close triads). 12: panning layers to different positions in the stereo spread. 13: when using polyphonic splitting, apply pitch bend to some-but-not all notes. 14: distortion, - especially on tracks with "one and sometimes two" simultaneous notes - especially effective if one note has pitch bend, but not the other. 15: when vocoding - speed up / slow down vocal before applying vocoder effect, so formants more alien sounding
Very good tricks. Granular is always welcome, also Wavefolding as a trick on any simple waveform. Perhaps you can also make a video about synth matrix (Envelopes + LFO’s + virtual patching, etc) I don’t think they are many of those around and some synths are coming up with a lot of ruting options to do creative sound design. I think this could be a task right up your alley. You gain a new subscriber +1UP
Arpeggios - do two tracks using similar, but different sounds. Play with note panning ... As one synth is panning left, the other pans right... Add a synchronised delay, set to around 1/4 note or sometime around that (triplets can work if you're careful 😅) and you have moving and audio interest that grabs the old lugholes.
Thank you. I found 2 techniques in this video which I am planning to use soon :) Rest all went above my head for now, but I will try to come back to them soon.
Awesome, bro really thought out of the box and these ideas are really interesting. The use of mechanic noises was my favorite,, it adds a something, like making the synth sounds as you say, more like if a real instrument. It was really creative, I don't know yet how i will re- create that in my daw, but I 'd love to try! Thank you so much for sharing these.
Just wanted to comment about resampled reverb trick. I feel like it’s easier to create effect rack with dry and wet chains, since you will have more control over each effect, and overall it’s more organized imo.
Ever thought of releasing a midi chord progressions pack with Soul/RnB chords like these? That would be awesome so we could use them alongside your presets!
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yo do you have a midi Pack to purchase ? love your chords and vids!
@@anchorofcl1892 Not currently but not a bad idea!
Could you list the plugins you used please
I would love to see more videos like these just giving general creative ideas, these are all helpful tips and i often feel demotivated to get back to producing, these ideas help me think of how to improve my sound. Thanks!
Thx for sharing! #subscribed
Good video dude! My favorite one is the keytracked noise, never thought about this!
Appreciate that man, it’s a super fun one to play around with!
hi oversampled
Whattup
Same!!
Also if you have MISHBY it has a noise slider built in and might be the most intense plugin you can play with only just white noise 😅
I gotta be real bro your chord progressions make me want you to make french house so bad 😭😭
That last trick is so simply but genius, been doing that with orchestral arrangements but never think to do it with synths
Same, I’m learning about arrangement in school right now and it never occurred to me to use it with my synths
Were out here looking at the big picture forest like we were told and this man is looking at the trees and decides we need new types of trees to make up this forest. He is CHANGING the game
Same!
Call and response blew my mind. So simple but adds so much
basically the foundation of all music. I spent years wondering why kick and snare are the "default" drums before I realised it's just call and response
Thank you for such a simple explanation. Those are great ideas.
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That keytracked noise technique is insane
My personal favorite has been convolution synthesis. I use a free plugin called Convology XT and what it does is creates reverbs based on impulse recordings. It has a built in file browser that you can navigate to your sample library which allows you to select any sound you have and use that as an impulse! Taking a bass sound and using a perc roll as an impulse gives some really crazy textures and effects, or using a vocal one shot as an impulse for a pluck can create some really spooky and eerie atmosphere.
That’s a great one, I love it for drum sound design too!
@@rainer3755 Huge fan of Trash 2! When I want a nice dry gritty sound it's my go to with a little bit of the old camel crusher. Recently though I picked up Rift by Minimal Audio through Splices rent-to-own system and it's becoming more and more integral to my sounds. It's a little more chaotic to try and understand compared to Trash but wow it can do so much. Definitely recommend checking out a free trial
My new homework assignment
i know this’ll probably get lost in the comments but hearing some of these samples like actually moved me and i wish i knew where to find music that sounds like this…
Me too, especially the last one. If you haven't listened to Rival Consoles then I would check him out
Fusq uses one or two of these methods but their discography is only like 40 minutes long :/
Look for soaking music , deep relax worship music , and also windows 96 artist
Why not make ur own music bro?
@@kazlives😐
I'd like to see more granular stuff on the channel, especially using Quanta
aka the IMANU machine
I second the request for granular synthesis stuff!
@@xX_dash_Xx Was just gonna comment something similar :D
yes, with Quanta!!!
Personally I'd like for him to start doing fm synthesis
0:53 Hi. I've used Una Corda with another felt piano, because I couldn't control the volume of the felt and the volume was very low. I'm glad you've thought the same. 🙂
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I watch so many similar videos on TH-cam but it’s rare that one really drops your jaw with its simplicity and the potential it points to. Bravo
Love this stuff man!
Appreciate that man, I’m a big fan of yours, keep the bangers coming!
I'mma make a pluck out of that keytracked noise tip! It has Demotapes vibes that sounds so cool
Great idea!
So good bro! Loved this, I’m gonna be using some of these!
Ahh cheers man appreciate it! Hope you’re doing well bro!
Often come back to watch this video when I'm out of ideas for a production! Thanks for putting it together! 👾
That last tip is so simple yet effective! Very nice!
Super helpful! What I like most is that you explained those techniques mainly as general concepts, instead of being too much focused on a particular DAW and/or plugin. Thus, it can be easily applied to basically any DAW, sequencer and groove box. Thanks for sharing!
Appreciate it, definitely trying to do this more going forward!
Thank you for continuing to do what you do, Tom! ❤️
this video was phenomenal thank you!
The sound for Polyphonic Splitting at 9:15 is insane! Would love to see the Diva sounds for that, thanks for making this video it’s inspiring!
How am I only just finding your channel? These are really great tips that I've not heard before, really amazing.
i like ppl who make everything by themselves. First time watching ur video and its so good
Really loved this video, thanks for sharing these ideas. The idea of added noises that are polyphonicly pitched are dope! And I'm definitely going to use the mechanical layer of some libraries on some synths.
This is a classic. I remember watching you a bit when I first started production and now, this tutorial is perfect before everything happens for me so thank you so much!!
LOVE THESE TIPS!!!!something i do is isolate a frequency from a noise/ambience track using band pass filter with q at max, tune the frequency to a key using pro q 3 keyboard and then automate that frequency to match the melody
good video! i'm just dying to figure out chord progression in granular resample example!
awesome vid, imma probably buy one of your preset packs, theyre very reasonably priced and serum is my go-to plugin!
I'm honestly so glad for finding this gem of creativity, thank you so much for the straightforwardness and simplicity of technique. This'll help me lots during my journey
Oh man, I really loved the physical modelling one, this form of synthesis is truly underrated
It really is, I feel like there’s still so much potential there too!
What plugin was he using?
@@halosoddworld1154
Imagine by Expressivee
@@jaynsadaam thanks!!
This gotta be the best video of adding effects to my Synths. Gratitude
It’s cool to see such neat tricks explained so succinctly. You totally earned my sub!
Appreciate man and welcome!
great synth concepts and also really tasty harmony in your examples! They all have at least one great unexpected change.
I thought I knew how to do layering but this man showed me a deeper level of layering. Something more simple but ten times more effective and a hundred times better sounding. Friggin brilliant video 10/10 and subbed
Much appreciated glad you liked it! :)
This is the best music related youtube video that I've seen this year. Straight to the point, no bullshit, great sounds. Wow.
Really appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed
Hey, could you possibly explain the setup of the vocoder trigger and what each layer is doing? I can’t quite get it from the example in the video. Thank you!!
Got a new sub from this. Tricks I already use, really, but I rarely see producers on this platform attack this subject. Good work man.
Appreciate that! Welcome!
You have excellent chord progressions to be honest. You did a great job
love this video. easy tips to make our tracks more interesting
Great video! Thank you! Different instruments for different notes seems so obvious now you have mentioned it, but it's something I never thought of using as a tool for layering. There is no limit to how far you could push this!
super cool tips, my favorite one was the band pass filter on any noise and turn it tonal thing! great
I got chills on the physical modeling sounds!
This was so helpful! The keytrack blew my mind, so simple but added a crazy amount of depth.
Polyphonic Splitting was my favorite!!
i really like the vocoder layering. great vid.
Love this! So simple but so effective. Thank you 🙏
Great video! I've been doing a lot of polyphonic splitting (though I never thought of that name haha) and some vocoder layering on my future soul productions ... excited to try the rest :)
How is the Physical modelling VST called?!
IT SOUNDS AMAZING!
It’s called Imagine :)
I really love the result of layering with physical modeling.
11: different chord voicings (wide, inversions, omitted notes - we hear too many close triads).
12: panning layers to different positions in the stereo spread.
13: when using polyphonic splitting, apply pitch bend to some-but-not all notes.
14: distortion,
- especially on tracks with "one and sometimes two" simultaneous notes
- especially effective if one note has pitch bend, but not the other.
15: when vocoding - speed up / slow down vocal before applying vocoder effect, so formants more alien sounding
I love this creative ideas type videos. This video is super unique & extremely helpful.
4:16 I really like how subtle the granular layer comes up here :)
Very good tricks. Granular is always welcome, also Wavefolding as a trick on any simple waveform.
Perhaps you can also make a video about synth matrix (Envelopes + LFO’s + virtual patching, etc) I don’t think they are many of those around and some synths are coming up with a lot of ruting options to do creative sound design. I think this could be a task right up your alley.
You gain a new subscriber +1UP
i couldnt believe you uploaded i missed you
these are fantastic, definitely going to use some!
Great stuff, man! Cheers for the video! Much love
the physical modeling pluck layered with the regular synth changed my life
The first and last tips are GOLD!
Very inspiring tricks! 👌
I'm so proud of this channel!
I’ve done that last one when I write orchestral stuff so it sounds more natural but I didn’t realise it had an actual name
Great tips 👍🏾
Wonderful video, my synths will never be the same again! Thanks a ton!
A lot of these are really helpful and I feel like I've learned a lot watching this. Thank you for making this dude ❤
@@rosariostgod So glad to hear it! Thanks for watching :)
Wow I didn’t expect to learn so much in such short amount of time. Thank you!
Very informative video, keep experimenting!!
Thanks Tom! 🙌
I really love the last one because I use it as well. It sort of gives it this kinda "synth choir" vibe
something i like doing is using things like resampling + time stretching as synth, or adding a pitch shifter and automating the formant
Wow, unexpectedly brilliant and inspiring video, i can't thank you enough!
Arpeggios - do two tracks using similar, but different sounds. Play with note panning ... As one synth is panning left, the other pans right... Add a synchronised delay, set to around 1/4 note or sometime around that (triplets can work if you're careful 😅) and you have moving and audio interest that grabs the old lugholes.
This is mindblowing. Thanks for sharing.
your channel is the gold standard synthesis education
SynthHacker the G.O.A.T.!
Ayyy Big Z, appreciate it man hope all is well!
Thank you. I found 2 techniques in this video which I am planning to use soon :) Rest all went above my head for now, but I will try to come back to them soon.
1:21 sound design on that synth is SO clean
There are definitely some great ideas here, especially with serum. Au5 also has some great stuff about Serum…
yes the granular effect was a stand out for me. i reckon even with my limited skills i can do that. subbed the channel for this vid. cheers!
Really great, creative ideas!! No favorites, they're all GREAT!!
#7 and #10 were my favorites by far.
the synth stabs were awesome:D really reminded me of the later half of mac miller & anderson paak's 'dang!'
the amount of things you can do with sound is insane.
Defo the last one has to be my favourite!
These are some very inspiring tips! Awesome video! 👍🏻
Awesome, bro really thought out of the box and these ideas are really interesting. The use of mechanic noises was my favorite,, it adds a something, like making the synth sounds as you say, more like if a real instrument. It was really creative, I don't know yet how i will re- create that in my daw, but I 'd love to try! Thank you so much for sharing these.
That last trick was a literal WHOA
Nice! Many of these sounds are reminiscent of my old “cross-wave” synthesizer the Ensoniq SQ-80
All of them were my favorite! Very creative.
Inspiring ideas. Thanks!
As someone who really loves synths, thank you so much for this.
Life saving kind of video
Wow, what a man, watched one video and I have subscribed now. Respect
Appreciate it, welcome!
Those chords at the end are so magnetic
yeah a complete video on granular synthesis would be dope
Just wanted to comment about resampled reverb trick. I feel like it’s easier to create effect rack with dry and wet chains, since you will have more control over each effect, and overall it’s more organized imo.
Awesome video! Maybe someone know what kind of ableton theme is he using? It looks amazing, so vibrant and kind to the eye.
I think it’s called Super 8!
@@SynthHackerTV Thanks a lot!
dude that synth at the end was FILTHYYY
Ever thought of releasing a midi chord progressions pack with Soul/RnB chords like these? That would be awesome so we could use them alongside your presets!
Definitely thought about it, I’m sure I’ll release a MIDI pack some day!
Polyphonic splitting is amazing!