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In our huge Synth Secrets feature, we dig deep into the bag of tricks and reveal tips for synthesizers and instruments from everyday studio life that not everyone knows. We show you how to create your own signature sounds with software and hardware synths and with effects, specialised tools and DAWs. Furthermore, professionals like Dada Life, Black Sun Empire, Dirty South, Celldweller and Alex Pfeffer will reveal their favorite tools and techniques for creating unique sounds. If you search the Internet for special tips and tricks on various synthesizers, the majority of the articles written are on very general topics. Malicious tongues would claim that this is accompanied by the highest possible click rate. As a print magazine, we at Beat are not dependent on clicks and, in this special,…

1 Load Backbone Field recordings from smartphones or hand-held recorders usually provide the best material for textures, drones and all kinds of effects. With the right tools, however, you can also build playable instruments that do not sound like the original recording. We use Steinberg‘s new Backbone Sampler [1] as a tool for this. 2 Decompose the Sound Load the plug-in and drag any field recording onto the surface. The upper DECOMPOSE section allows you to specify the proportions of the TONAL part and the NOISE to be used. When the PRELISTEN button is active, you can hear the result. If you are satisfied with the sound, click APPLY. 3 Building an Instrument The sample is now loaded into the current LAYER. The POSITION determines the starting point, which is…

1 Load Image Into Serum Pictures and landscapes can not only be incredibly inspiring to look at, but some synthesizers can also convert them directly into sound. Probably the best-known example of this kind is Serum. Just drag and drop our beat logo (see magazine data) into the waveform area of an oscillator and then click on it. 2 Wavetable Position This changes the view from 2D to 3D. For the loaded image to have an effect, the WT-POS controller should be automated, so we drag the LFO 1 on it and set about half the controller travel as a margin for modulation. Now transpose the OSC A down an octave and switch on SUB, and you‘ll hear a creaking sound. 3 Add Filters To make sure that our logo…

#1 u-he HIVE 2 149 Euro At the beginning of the signal chain is usually a pad sound from one of Alex Pfeffer‘s preferred synths like u-he Zebra 2 or the flexible VA and wavetable synthesizer HIVE 2.  www.u-he.com #1 Sugar Bytes Factory 139 Euro Flexible sound creation with multiple synthesis forms as well as versatile filters, modulation options and effects, make Factory a specialist for excellent animated sounds.  www.sugar-bytes.de #2 Lexicon LXP Native Reverb Bundle $200 US Dollars A reverb like the Valhalla DSP reverb plug-ins or the Lexicon LXP Native Reverb Bundle is often used to enhance synth sounds. These let my sounds finally shimmer.  www.lexiconpro.com #2 Slate Virtual Mix Rack 135 Euro With the FG-401, the Slate Virtual Mix Rack includes a VCA compressor with an…

Marco Scherer Liked 1,742 Times Korg MS2000 Goes Hardcore Switch on oscillator 2 only and set OSC1 level to zero. Turn on SYNC and let OSC2 pitch modulate at high tempo via LFO with S/H wave. Activate Unison with Detune of +25 and you have a killer sound. „Hardcore will never die!“ Marco Scherer Liked 1,363 Times Your Own Theremin? Quite simple and possible for any synth: Connect an LFO to pitch at a relatively fast tempo and control the intensity via mod wheel or aftertouch. Then, set it to mono and turn up the portamento…your own Theremin is ready! Stefan Hofmann Liked 1,465 Times Proper Doubling with U-He Hive 2 To make a sound thicker, the doubling production trick is ideal. This tip shows a simple circuit that allows…

1 Percussion Synth Contrary to its name, „Drummer From Another Mother“ is not a pure drum synth, but focuses on percussion and bass sequences. With its two oscillators and the noise module combined with jagged envelopes and two eight-step sequencers, both rhythmic and melodic sequencers can easily be conjured up. 2 Oscillators & Noise That can be copied on the computer, right? Absolutely! We use Voltage Modular from Cherry Audio (see booklet software) and load the oscillator module and the noise generator twice at the beginning. For a better overview with later wiring, we also add several blank panels which we then label appropriately. 3 Two Waveforms Since the DFAM only offers Square and Triangle waveforms, we need an Eight-to-One switch for each oscillator. Reduce the STEPS to 2 each…

Native Instruments Kontakt 6 389 Euro NI Kontakt 6 plays an important role in Celldweller‘s sound design arsenal: „I frequently load my own samples into Kontakt and then run them through iZotope Trash 2 to create unexpected overtones.“  www.nativeinstruments.de iZotope Trash 2 $99 US Dollars „With a multi-band distortion effect like Trash 2, you can subtly overdrive the bass of synthesizer sounds and heavily distort the mids and highs for a really exciting sound.“  www.izotope.com Valhalla Vi ntageVerb $50 US Dollars „I use the VintageVerb reverb plug-in from Valhalla DSP on almost any sound material because it sounds so fantastic and full of character.“  www.valhalladsp.com…