Notes for myself Drone added to be more creative. 0:25 The raw track. Demoing the drums. Bass and its MIDI. We're using a construction kit. We're just making patches in this vid. It won't sound like a finished track. Bass 2:09 Osc 1 Freq 16, Use Osc 1 + 2, two Squares, Sync on, makes everything sound together. 3:05 Filter, use 4 Pole, reduce Cutoff, add Reso, adjust Filter Env, reduce Decay an we have a bass. Use Unison, Detune a little, instant magic. 3:58 Sync 1>2 or 2>1 at the bottom. Increase Pan Spread. Now we can hear each note. Sustain gives much more body, but too much body will make it go all over the place so no Sustain. 4:57 In context. Chorus Dimension D for Chorus on the bass to make it shine, adjust Dry/Wet. 5:48 Kickstart to sidechain. Chords 6:04 Start with FX. A little Reverb and Delay. 7:01 Saw and a square. 4 Pole, chop freqs, add reso, a little Mod. Adjust Env, give notes a tail. 8:16 Increase Stereo Spread. Adjust PWM. 8:52 Motion. Turn Track on, creates a chime, adjust how it sounds with Freq, too bright so blend between the Env and the Track. 10:00 In context. Modulate Loudness Env with Vel, shines more. 10:55 No vibrato. Reduce Decay. Little alterations. Could be better from adding processing like compression, different reverb. 11:46 Sidechain. Much better. Stereo Split - Delay on right. It's moving the sound to the sides. 12:30 Saturn 2 for tape saturation. EQ, cut the lows, another little cut, and boost highs a little. Beep 13:33 Creates a different feel with something tiny. Freq adjusts. Use PW. Saw and Square on both. Want an organ sound. 14:47 Filtering - Freq, Reso, Mod. Track. A little Spread. A little osc freq - Modulation section. In context. 15:47 Add FX to improve, Overdrive - saturation, Chorus. Need depth, add reverb. Beep needs to sit in the bg. 16:51 In context. 17:38 EQ cuts. Chop the lows, another little cut, boost a little in 2 places. 18:11 He'd prefer to different FX to the synth FX. Adjust volumes. 18:48 Sidechain on the Beep. Adding a little movement, Kickstart is giving a little more groove. Drone 20:08 Single note. Should sit at the back. Saws, Cut freq. Sync on. Filter adjusts. Env adjusts, some attack. 21:53 Unison. Stereo Spread. Don't want it to take up too much space. Unison 5. In context. 23:09 Add FX - reverb, various adjustments. Long decay 23:56 Add movement (in Advanced: Modulations). Add Noise and a shape. Note value of Noise. 24:38 Modulate X-Mod, use same shape. Change Noise shape 25:25 Modulate Filter Freq, note value 16th. Demo of modulations off and on. Depends what you want on the track. In context. 26:28 Sidechaining, adjustment. 27:00 An alternative. 27:27 Wrap up. Check Patreon.
Notes for myself
Drone added to be more creative.
0:25 The raw track. Demoing the drums. Bass and its MIDI.
We're using a construction kit. We're just making patches in this vid. It won't sound like a finished track.
Bass
2:09 Osc 1 Freq 16, Use Osc 1 + 2, two Squares, Sync on, makes everything sound together.
3:05 Filter, use 4 Pole, reduce Cutoff, add Reso, adjust Filter Env, reduce Decay an we have a bass. Use Unison, Detune a little, instant magic.
3:58 Sync 1>2 or 2>1 at the bottom. Increase Pan Spread. Now we can hear each note. Sustain gives much more body, but too much body will make it go all over the place so no Sustain.
4:57 In context. Chorus Dimension D for Chorus on the bass to make it shine, adjust Dry/Wet. 5:48 Kickstart to sidechain.
Chords
6:04 Start with FX. A little Reverb and Delay.
7:01 Saw and a square. 4 Pole, chop freqs, add reso, a little Mod. Adjust Env, give notes a tail.
8:16 Increase Stereo Spread. Adjust PWM.
8:52 Motion. Turn Track on, creates a chime, adjust how it sounds with Freq, too bright so blend between the Env and the Track.
10:00 In context. Modulate Loudness Env with Vel, shines more.
10:55 No vibrato. Reduce Decay. Little alterations. Could be better from adding processing like compression, different reverb.
11:46 Sidechain. Much better. Stereo Split - Delay on right. It's moving the sound to the sides.
12:30 Saturn 2 for tape saturation. EQ, cut the lows, another little cut, and boost highs a little.
Beep
13:33 Creates a different feel with something tiny. Freq adjusts. Use PW. Saw and Square on both. Want an organ sound.
14:47 Filtering - Freq, Reso, Mod. Track. A little Spread. A little osc freq - Modulation section. In context.
15:47 Add FX to improve, Overdrive - saturation, Chorus. Need depth, add reverb. Beep needs to sit in the bg.
16:51 In context.
17:38 EQ cuts. Chop the lows, another little cut, boost a little in 2 places.
18:11 He'd prefer to different FX to the synth FX. Adjust volumes.
18:48 Sidechain on the Beep. Adding a little movement, Kickstart is giving a little more groove.
Drone
20:08 Single note. Should sit at the back. Saws, Cut freq. Sync on. Filter adjusts. Env adjusts, some attack.
21:53 Unison. Stereo Spread. Don't want it to take up too much space. Unison 5. In context.
23:09 Add FX - reverb, various adjustments. Long decay
23:56 Add movement (in Advanced: Modulations). Add Noise and a shape. Note value of Noise.
24:38 Modulate X-Mod, use same shape. Change Noise shape
25:25 Modulate Filter Freq, note value 16th. Demo of modulations off and on. Depends what you want on the track. In context.
26:28 Sidechaining, adjustment.
27:00 An alternative.
27:27 Wrap up. Check Patreon.
Excellent.
Thanks, more like this coming soon.