Oh and you don’t really need any fx for the glassy chords. Just programming the FM. I usually start with the carrier as low as it can go 0.0075 or something like that. And experiment with I widely vs. densely voiced chords. I also like to layer my chords with a 5th or 7th. Sometimes a 3rd or 4th. Easy to do with Opsix because it has loads of polyphony.
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Here’s a thought:
It seems that you can get amazing soundscapes even from simpler sound sources if you creatively apply fx, and create complexity and movement there.
On the other hand, having a complex source, as @abluesky explains about random parameter values per note hit, you don’t need that much fx as it would mostly cover and blur the sound itself.
Sound design can really take many roads and this is Once again the question about how you deep one can and will go with the instruments you have.
And I count fx also as instruments in a sense.
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Some older releases. Plenty of dub chords. Mostly Clavia Nord Modular G1, Elektron Machinedrum and a tons of fx.
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So interesting, thanks for explaining. This inspires me to better understand and apply FM.
I had the Zen Delay too. I couldn’t get over the annoying tone in the (BP) filter, exactly around the sweet spot. Although I could dampen it by using an Elektron power adapter instead of the Zen Delay one. Eventually sold it. No pedals anymore in my current setup. For now satisfied enough with combining Elektron FX with Akai Force which I mainly use as my mixer / mastering chain.
Akai released a pretty convincing delay plugin from AIR Music Technology called AIR Delay Pro.
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Again with some more mellow dubsounds.
Ran the Digitone through my Quandrantid Swarm on this one.
The dual analogue filters and the spring reverb is great for these sounds.
Digitakt doing everything else.
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i really like this one! 
Big 🩶 for dub chords on the A4.
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Minilogue XD amazing for stabs imo.
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Do you or anyone else know how much the Vol. 1 CD differs from the Vol. 2 verison? There’s a ‘Read Me’ file with the second one that says:
“To make things more interesting, and to make this sample cd different from the first one, i decided to include a loop section, and to discard the effects section. There is also plenty of techno sounds aboard too. A lot of people were asking for techno sounds, so have fun.”
What I’m asking and wondering is, aside from the two sections mentioned, are the overall samples essentially the same between the two?
How far can you get with SY CHORD on Syntakt?
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SY chord is maybe not optimal for those typical deep dub stabs, but you can do some interesting stuff with it within the dub realm. I haven’t tried the analog machines for sub chords specifically but they might be more suitable.
Here’s a Syntakt-only example with both SY chord and SY Raw.
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Here’s a live attempt at Basic Channel-flavored dub techno with the Sytakt chord machine.
Hope you enjoy!
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I forgot about this one, probably a better example than my previous one. SY Chord for the stabs, recorded straight from the Syntakt.
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Good stuff!
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Nice stabs and filter action. The chord machine is ironically not my favorite for dub chords, but you actually made great use of them 
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Stacking multiple tracks and routing them through the FX block however makes for very great dub chords.
Actually made a 12 pattern project with the intention to do some deep dub chords but also use the power of the Elektron sequencer.
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Thanks so much! Here’s to the Tower of Dub! 
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I agree, the key lies in the FX block.
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Looks like you haven’t used SY CHORD for any of them yet
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