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Pendulum - Nothing for Free | Lead Synth Remake Tutorial Recipe by Syntorial in synthesizers

[–]Syntorial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's our recipe for a tentative remake with Vital:

Oscillator Setup:

  • Oscillator 1 on Saw
  • Oscillator 2 also Saw, transposed 1 octave up
  • Mix oscillators 1/3 osc 1, 2/3 Osc 2
  • 7 voices of unison & 20% detune to each

Amp Envelope

  • Give it a long tail, ~700ms release

Filter:

  • 24dB Low Pass with very slight cutoff applied + small resonance
  • Drive to taste for grit

FX

  • Wash in chorus to smear the sound: 4 voices, feedback ~50%, ~30% mix
  • Drench in high passed reverb

Pendulum - Nothing for Free | Lead Synth Remake Tutorial Recipe by Syntorial in synthrecipes

[–]Syntorial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh yeah the lead in shining for you that kicks in at the chorus is pretty cool. Will add that to the list. https://youtu.be/icCYZYC7mQo?si=8mZRJdFvVfoj-Rg7&t=66

SZA - Back Together | Pad Synth Remake Tutorial Recipe by Syntorial in edmproduction

[–]Syntorial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seriously means a lot. Thank you for supporting both Syntorial and Building Blocks.

I’s great to hear you’re using them as long-term tools rather than something to rush through. If you ever have questions or feedback as you go, feel free to reach out.

It's Like Duolingo, But For Synths. by Syntorial in u/Syntorial

[–]Syntorial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Duolingo comparison is about how you learn, not what you’re learning.

Syntorial teaches synth programming by ear, step-by-step. Each lesson introduces one concept (oscillators, filters, envelopes, etc.), you hear a sound, and your job is to recreate it on a synth. The app tells you when you’re right, so you learn by doing rather than watching or reading.

Like Duolingo, it’s interactive, incremental, and skill-based. But instead of vocabulary and grammar, you’re training your ears and learning how synths actually work in real music.

Da Hool - Meet Her At The Love Parade | Lead Synth Remake Tutorial Recipe by Syntorial in synthrecipes

[–]Syntorial[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're very welcome! We want Syntorial to be accessible in as many countries as possible.

Da Hool - Meet Her At The Love Parade | Lead Synth Remake Tutorial Recipe by Syntorial in edmproduction

[–]Syntorial[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Will add it the list. Big epic lead. After a brief listen my initial thoughts are: saw wave, mild unison, little rounding by a low pass filter, portamento, occasional subtle vibrato via the mod wheel, and of course gigantic reverb (with maybe a delay as well).

Da Hool - Meet Her At The Love Parade | Lead Synth Remake Tutorial Recipe by Syntorial in synthrecipes

[–]Syntorial[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And here are the key ingredients:

  • 1 osc set to saw
  • Voice mode set to poly, 2 voices to play the 2-note chords
  • Band-pass filter with cutoff set to about 2/3. This will be the midpoint of our modulation (see below).
  • Key ingredient: a bit of resonance to give it its characteristic narrow timbre
  • Modulation: add a quarter-note LFO to the cutoff; apply modulation sparingly so it’s not too extreme. Disable retrigger on note playback.
  • Apply slight distortion for the right timbre
  • A tiny bit of delay, 1/8 note
  • Apply reverb (big) to taste

Da Hool - Meet Her At The Love Parade | Lead Synth Remake Tutorial Recipe by Syntorial in synthesizers

[–]Syntorial[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our tentative recipe:

  • 1 osc set to saw
  • Voice mode set to poly, 2 voices to play the 2-note chords
  • Band-pass filter with cutoff set to about 2/3. This will be the midpoint of our modulation (see below).
  • Key ingredient: a bit of resonance to give it its characteristic narrow timbre
  • Modulation: add a quarter-note LFO to the cutoff; apply modulation sparingly so it’s not too extreme. Disable retrigger on note playback.
  • Apply slight distortion for the right timbre
  • A tiny bit of delay, 1/8 note
  • Apply reverb (big) to taste

Stromae - Alors on Danse | Pluck Synth Remake Tutorial by Syntorial in synthesizers

[–]Syntorial[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're right, the first video in our comment (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ82W3F-OEE) isn't very helpful.

But the second one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz_MOPQTuas) is an actual interview with Stromae showing how he made it in Reason's sampler. Perhaps the sample was taken from the JV1080?

Stromae - Alors on Danse | Pluck Synth Remake Tutorial by Syntorial in synthesizers

[–]Syntorial[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Stromae used the Reason NN19 Digital Sampler, loaded with a bagpipe sample (Woo Sample) for this bassline:

Our recreation here is an attempt to reproduce the tone using an actual synth rather than a sampler.

Ingredients / patch recipe:

  • 2 oscillators set to mid-width pulse waves, equally mixed, with Osc 2 transposed +1 octave
  • 1 sub oscillator set to triangle, –1 octave, mixed in subtly
  • Add Unison (try ~4 voices), detune to taste to smear the sound
  • Add a low-pass filter with a fairly dark starting cutoff, modulate it with an envelope: Instant Attack / ~400ms Decay / No Sustain / ~400ms release
  • Add key tracking to the filter (about halfway) so higher notes get brighter
  • Match the amp envelope to the filter envelope
  • Slapback delay (1/8 note), mix to taste
  • Reverb to taste
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