Hope people here can help me with some good patch/pattern suggestions for high note techno lead sounds.
After owning the A4 for 1,5 years and the Rytm for less than a year I’m finding it way easier to make nice sounding techno compositions on the Rytm then it is to work with the A4. Admittedly I started out from 0 when purchasing the synth so I don’t have a background in synthesizing or musical composition but it’s sometimes a little annoying that I can get stuff that I like out of the Rytm but not so much from the A4.
Even with all the sound patches from free packs one can download and some packs that I bought on selfy I still don’t really have any of the sounds/patches that I am looking to use. I don’t think they are necessarily that hard to create but the synthesis is still giving me a hard time. Also does anyone know of a good tutorial or online class to follow for this. I’ve tried looking at Ableton tutorials but I can’t always apply the same approach on the A4.
Here are some sounds I am specifically looking to create:
The reason it’s easyer for you to get there with ther Rytm is probably because it’ simpler at synth-level. And the type of sounds you seem to be pretty simple ( = not mucht modulation and time -variants ).
It’s easyer to get lost in the woods with the A4 - AK due to the more sofisticated synth - engine.
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So keep things simple when you start making a sound…
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First look for a statick wave you like > 1or 2 Oscillators > Put all envelopes attack and decay at 0 to start with ( sustains at 64 maybe - release at taste )> Filter 1 Totally open with NO modulation and no resonance > Filter 1 Highpass with no mod. and no reso. > All FX send - returs ( amp page ) at 0.
Now put a few trigs in a pattern so you can make the sequencer run while you edit.
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To have a look into tha different sound this machine can deliver you don’t need much modulation ( LFO’s etc … ) at the moment , keep that
for later…
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Yust play with aal the different waves of both Oscillators > how they sound when layered > at different piches and with different sub-waves > expereiment with the oscillator - sync -settings > try different pulsewith - modulations < taste all that sonic terrytory ( wich is vast ), but keep your hands of modulations - that’'s for later. ( or keep it simple ) * By only plkaying with the oscillator anbd ENVelopes release - settings yoou’ be in Lead - territory pretty soon ( add the FX - you like, but don’t rely tu much on it for the sound-caracter itself ). *
The Distortion-Overdrive after Filter 1 great for thikening or adding agressiveness )…
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Save the ( statick ) sounds you like a lot ( don’t wayt until you find the ideal one ) and go on with thesame sound until it’s fucked - up > at laest now you can reverse to a previous version you still liked.
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Keep the sequencer running whyle editing.
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Don’t forget tu try -ot different filters and their settings, but avoid heavy modulation for now > (that’ where many players get lost when starting with synthesis )
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ones you have some statick -sounds you like, you can star experimenting with modulation, but if I was you i would have the discipline to learn them 1 by 1 but to the bottom, so inthe future you know where to go whenyou want to push your sound in a direction you wish to go.
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As Ogig say’s these are peritty statick sounds
BUT leads have some slow movement most of the time > SLow LFO’s, Long Decays or Slow PulseWith - modulation are the rigth Tools … so experiment with those on your statick discovery’s. *
For smooth modulation > use non-dotted Envelopes > ( so the attacks don’t retrigger )
How a sound is percieved dépends a lot on the surrounding sounds, so when using them in a setup a lot of readjusting is probably gonna be needed. *
GOOD LUCK - better to go slow at the beginng but really knowing what"s going on … I think
