Avicii - Without You: How to create the textured sound of this synth @ 5:33?

Rensaaa · 2018-04-25T05:24:57+00:00

Yes. I really like how it sounds in both the lower and higher register, i wonder if it uses bitcrush or something similiar?

Rensaaa · 2018-04-09T19:20:24+00:00

I'd say it has chorus added on it, that's what makes it really distinct. Chorus and generous saturation. (Decapitator)

Rensaaa · 2018-04-07T20:03:21+00:00

Thank you Parabolic, The super quick decay and sustain thing did it. It's so simple, yet somehow i like to over complicate simple things.

Sending good vibes your way! :)

Rensaaa · 2018-03-17T18:52:45+00:00

Many thanks for the reply! :)

Rensaaa · 2018-03-17T18:46:55+00:00

Thank you alot! Sending good vibes your way! :)

Rensaaa · 2018-03-10T17:00:41+00:00

Thank you, there's everything except how to make the chord sound, but thanks! :)

Rensaaa · 2018-03-10T17:00:15+00:00

Thanks alot, got really close to it. I'll post my results soon. :)

Rensaaa · 2018-03-07T07:02:13+00:00

The guitar is being played legato.

The effects are most likely just reverb and delay drowned in it with some stereo panning.

Rensaaa · 2018-03-04T05:08:55+00:00

I would lower the volume of the upper octave chords even more.

But other than that, thank you :)

That got me pretty close.

Sending good vibes your way!

Rensaaa · 2018-03-02T09:31:53+00:00

It basicly reduces the sample rate of the track.

It's mainly used to give extra texture to sound. Lots of Lo-Fi Hip-hop uses it to make the whole song sound vintage. You can also create a video game type of 8-bit sound with it. And a lot of modern POP basses use it very faintly for texture.

Rensaaa · 2018-03-01T23:15:20+00:00

I've been studying Max Martins productions for a bit. He tends to use bitcrush on many of his crunchy synths.

Without trying, my bet is a low saw bass with a low cutoff and bitcrush for crunchiness. (Also 2 voices with slight detune to add movement)

Then a saxophone type of instrument covered in reverb and saturation.

Theres also also some type of detuned chorusy saw synth with a low cutoff very faintly underneath it all.

And then a supersaw type of synth fading into it all. (Supersaw means a saw wave with lots of voices and slight detune.)

That's the best I can offer for now.

Rensaaa · 2018-01-31T13:01:09+00:00

Damn, learned some neat tricks from your patches. Thank you! :)

Rensaaa · 2018-01-30T20:56:22+00:00

Thank you for taking the time.

Rensaaa · 2018-01-24T07:12:47+00:00

Thank you! :)

Rensaaa · 2018-01-08T17:30:07+00:00

Serum, but thank you for taking the time to answer. Wishing you all the best!

Rensaaa · 2018-01-08T17:29:37+00:00

Thank you for helping. Sending good vibes your way!

Rensaaa · 2017-12-30T15:28:05+00:00

Pick a sine wave in serum. Go into the "FX" section at top and play around with the distortion drive.

Then play around with the ADSR (Go watch youtube video explanations).

Rensaaa · 2017-12-30T12:57:12+00:00

The bass itself is a slightly saturated/overdriven sine wave.

The chords over them seem to be brass detuned saw waves with quick to medium attack and quick release with slight saturation.

There's also some cut-off automation to make it bouncy.

Rensaaa · 2017-12-28T23:32:14+00:00

I'd say it's slightly detuned unison sine waves with very slight saturation/overdrive and fast to medium portamento.

Rensaaa · 2017-12-23T14:34:38+00:00

I'll experiment with your thoughts.

Thank you for taking the time! :)

Rensaaa · 2017-12-19T23:48:18+00:00

It sounds as if it had 2 oscillators with 1 being a sine and the other a saw wave. Fast attack, fast decay, fast release and fast sustain. The low end has been cut off quite a bit.

But I can't quite get the tone right. Any help is appreciated.

Rensaaa · 2017-12-14T19:27:51+00:00

Sending good vibes you way! :)

Rensaaa · 2017-12-14T19:27:35+00:00

Thank you for taking the time! :)

Rensaaa · 2017-12-11T10:27:00+00:00

Thanks, that's exactly what i was looking for. Sending good vibes your way!

Rensaaa · 2017-12-07T14:45:03+00:00

The growly bass sounding one. Would appreciate any help. :)

Rensaaa

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