Best new synths for EDM?
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- KVRAF
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- 2049 posts since 19 Sep, 2017 from The Future
sort of agree about similar sounds in commercial use,but can't reproduce exactly the same sonic characteristics of preset made with one synth using another, even if copy exact settings - definitely each sound designer stuff is different,it's like personality,they may sound close to each other,but personal preferences,experience,mood,influence,mix so many factors which sometimes are just two knobs turned differently make each preset unique,i can argue about it with hours cuz was blamed that i almost cheat making similar presets and don't see how could explain in details the small stuff that sometimes can make big difference,as there is one joke, ones somebody say you sister is whore go explain you don't have a sister hahaha...
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VELLTONE MUSIC VELLTONE MUSIC https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=404834
- KVRAF
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- 2049 posts since 19 Sep, 2017 from The Future
interesting,Serum is digi synth at all,no analog spirit in it if you ask me,which isn't bad thing when you make modern EDM ,ordinary EDM listener use to hear Sylenth1,Spire or Serum sounds and have no interest about vintage analog hardware sound,i like the modern hybrid sound between analog and digital,best of both worlds
- KVRian
- 1367 posts since 21 Dec, 2013 from USA
Hive and Dune 3 are the bees knees.
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- KVRist
- 141 posts since 3 Dec, 2018
Avenger is for EDM but its buggy at least to me on MAC and CPU heavy. I feel like Dune 3 is a tad more for trance but actually doesnt matter what Dune 3 is for its the shit. Should get it regardless.
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- KVRAF
- 1725 posts since 9 Jul, 2014 from UK
Define best...
All of the synths so far mentioned are commercial ware. What about Synth 1 for the newbs?
All of the synths so far mentioned are commercial ware. What about Synth 1 for the newbs?
I wonder what happens if I press this button...
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- KVRAF
- 35264 posts since 11 Apr, 2010 from Germany
Being able to make such sounds isn't the same as excelling at such sounds. I can also make EDM with Steinberg Neon, but, i'll probably have a hard time with layering hundred instances for a single sound, dozens of host automations, and EQ'ing the shit out of it to make it sound remotely right.
- Banned
- 10732 posts since 17 Nov, 2015
i was thinking of something slightly more advanced than neon, but you already knew that.chk071 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:28 amBeing able to make such sounds isn't the same as excelling at such sounds. I can also make EDM with Steinberg Neon, but, i'll probably have a hard time with layering hundred instances for a single sound, dozens of host automations, and EQ'ing the shit out of it to make it sound remotely right.
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- KVRAF
- 1701 posts since 19 Apr, 2003 from Copenhagen, Denmark
I think i'll take the challenge, where can i find NEON
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- KVRAF
- 1701 posts since 19 Apr, 2003 from Copenhagen, Denmark
Found it...
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"Accept All the Good"
Sound design for SQ8L and Alchemy
"Accept All the Good"
Sound design for SQ8L and Alchemy
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- KVRAF
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- 2049 posts since 19 Sep, 2017 from The Future
Few layers of Synth1 with tones of fx is all you need to do EDM for free
https://velltone.wixsite.com/velltone/freebirdz
https://velltone.wixsite.com/velltone/freebirdz
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- Banned
- 1646 posts since 4 Aug, 2017
I would say Dune 3 and Hive 1.2 (soon to be Hive 2).
- KVRist
- 146 posts since 29 Jul, 2017 from SOUND7
Hideously sterile. Unmusically sterile.
As a sound designer it is not my favourite synth at all.
But since EDM especially in the traditional 'main stage' guise relies on big, brash, clean sounds I can see why it reigns supreme in the EDM circle. Thus its weakness becomes its strength for that role.
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- KVRAF
- 4590 posts since 7 Jun, 2012 from Warsaw
Serum is outstanding, but needs some extra nosiy distortion to tame loud partials. Ableton Erosion with sine modulation seems to fix that problem.
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- 1646 posts since 4 Aug, 2017
I think the sterile sound is a result of the waveforms and people generally use combined with the generous overuse of OTT.SOUND7 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:23 amHideously sterile. Unmusically sterile.
As a sound designer it is not my favourite synth at all.
But since EDM especially in the traditional 'main stage' guise relies on big, brash, clean sounds I can see why it reigns supreme in the EDM circle. Thus its weakness becomes its strength for that role.
You can get more organic sounds out of it by using some of the less perfect waveforms/wavetables, adding some randomness with LFO and some of the functions (sync, bend, asym), experimenting with different filters (or no filters) and using internal and external processing and EQ.