Some simple tips (many of which I read here in this forum) that help to find pleasing classic analog mono synth sounds
- For square wave, use the trapezoid wave with -20 pulse width
- For saw wave, use triangle with -64 pulsw width
- keep oscillators volumes moderate
- rather use osc 2 as subosc, cause the suboscs have no volume control
- turn off resonant boost
- Use lp filter two instead of one for simple sounds, filter one fully open with resonance up to about 64
A source of sweetspots for me is
- use filter 1 for lowpass
- use filter 2 as peak. Turn resonance up to about half
- set keytracking of filter two to 32
- you find a of sweetspots now by experimenting with both filter cutoffs
The resonant peak filter uncovers many great sounds of the A4 and is my favorite feature
for fun poly sounds
- set polyphony in the kit menu to 4 voices, rotating and use track sounds
- build a nice poly sound on track 1, copy it over to all other tracks and make moderate variations to the sound on track 2-4
some experimentation tips:
- learn to use osc1 feedback
- learn how AM works on the A4
- experiment with fm from the pitch linked lfo’s, I like modulating high resonant filters, panning, amp volume
- Experiment with plocking and modulating the effect section. Many great sounds to be discovered
Another fun thing is to fill up your complete soundpool with drum sounds, set the A4 to multimap and sequence it from and external midi sequencer. A analog drum kit with 128 sounds at your fingertips…
I link threads to filter feedback and Am