Anyone can recreate this lead?

[Iron Keys]

Just wondering if anyone knows how to get the lead sound in this...
http://soundcloud.com/far-too-loud/far-too-loud-desibel-club-mix

or this...
http://www.beatport.com/track/breakn-a-sweat-zedd-remix/3272656


Much appreciated.

 

[thedreampolice]

Yes, I can. They are using a couple things. First they are using an LFO to modulate part of the filters. It would be a good guess to start by modulating the ADSR envelopes with the LFO. It also sounds like they may be using some sort of cut off filter, to slow it down. Honestly I would just automate this by hand, but you could use a second LFO to handle these duties if your synth has multiple LFO's. It will take some experimenting to get it just right, but it is easy once you see how it all works.

Are you a Reason user? If so I can be more specific on how to do this with Thor.

 

[Iron Keys]

I have reason sitting next to me on a CD waiting to be installed. Still debating getting it installed or not.

To get the main sound I've kind of made a Saw sound, several together, as rough as I could get it, then I've thrown it through waves guitar amp. I've done this in Zeta+ by the way.

Thanks for the offer dreampopo, when I get it installed I'll be sure to take you up on that!

 

[thedreampolice]

If you use a SAW wave you can take another oscillator then drop it an octave, blend the two and you can make it sound bigger.

 

[Formant024]

my guess here, sounds more like a bassline then lead

NI Massive,

OSC1 square / LP(to lfo free draw).
OSC2 freedraw waveform (almost square) / no detune / BP(to lfo free draw).

also some subtle xmod, subtle resonance and heavy processing for the rest.

 

[thedreampolice]

I second the Massive thoughts, it sure does sound like it. But without some kind of LFO for the sound I dont think you will get where you want. Check this out.

 

[Iron Keys]

Yeah I was thinking it was made in Massive.

It's kinda interesting, just like how the Moog had a defining sound, I think Massive will probably be a defining sound of this era. Can usually tell when something's came from Massive.

 

[Iron Keys]

Okay, from watching that tutorial on Thor, I clocked how to get Zeta+ to piss about with the lfo/cutoff. Not sure if I can add automation to the lfo range/amount. If I can i'll do that, if not I'll just modulate it while mod wheel.

 

[Iron Keys]

What I'm mainly looking for though, is how to get the main sound, sounding really dry rough and harsh like it's been left in the desert for 50 years then dragged against an old person's skin.

 

[Formant024]

ofc, you can automate lfo/range or use xmod in the zeta matrix but my bet here is the freedraw lfo's in Massive. Im also very sure you can do this in Albino but the delivery of the sound isnt done in the vsti. Good compresion/eq and mastering did the rest of that sound.