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How to make gated Ajja FM Psytrance leads Dash gives us a rundown on how to create gated Ajja FM Psytrance leads using xFer Serum and Cubase. Ajja is a true legend amongst Psytrance heads, he’s one of the early purveyors of the deeper psychedelic sound. Ajja’s debut album, Psychogenica, was a turning point in […]
Creating techy FM stab using xFer Serum software synthesizer Today’s sound design tutorial focuses on a techy FM stab sound that was in the background of a previous video. If you’re not yet familiar with FM, it stands for Frequency Modulation and in short it is using an oscillator to modulate the pitch of another […]
Creating electronic kick drum sound from scratch with UVI Falcon Today we’re looking at creating some electronic kick drum sound from scratch, using UVI Falcon’s intuitive layers system. If you’ve been following my tutorials you will probably know that I have recently fallen in love with UVI Falcon’s hybrid sampling and synthesis engine. It’s an […]
Modern Progressive Psytrance bass is about tails, glides and hits I’ve covered a wide variety of techniques for creating Psytrance bass, so today’s tutorial covers a few viewer requested bass tricks – the modern Progressive Psytrance bass. The first tip deals with when you’re using Psytrance bass patterns that have longer tails, often when using […]
Novation Hack Series tutorials can help your sound design The Novation Hack Series tutorial videos are a host of new tutorial videos dealing with some complex and experimental sound design techniques. The video tutorials feature some tips and tricks for synthesis and the concepts are not limited to Novation gear, they can be applied to […]
Let’s create some high-energy Mad Tribe style Psytrance leads Mad Tribe style Psytrance leads will have your tracks flying high with psychedelic sounds. Mad Tribe is the high-energy collaboration project between two very well established Psytrance producers, Mad Maxx and Space Tribe. Both Mad Maxx and Space Tribe have been involved in the scene since […]
Let’s make a multi-sampled Psytrance bassline patch in UVI Falcon Creating a solid and stable Psytrance bassline can be tricky, we’ve discussed a few synthesis techniques – now let’s discuss multisampling. With so many variables in most VST plugins getting every note in your Psytrance bassline to sound exactly the same can take some elbow […]
How to achieve Liquid Soul atmospheric synth sounds Liquid Soul atmospheric synth sounds are legendary from the Swiss Psytrance producer, who has his roots dating back to early 2000s and later releasing countless best-sellers on Iboga. Liquid Soul’s debut album, “Synthetic Vibes”, was an iconic release in the progressive psytrance scene, creating somewhat of a […]
How to make WAIO style psytrance leads and transitions WAIO style psytrance leads are one of the signature sounds of the legendary Brazilian-born Psytrance producer. WAIO needs no introduction to lovers of the genre so let’s create one of his signature style leads and transition effects. WAIO’s deep and immersive sound makes great use of […]
How to make Electric Universe style running lead synths Electric Universe is a legend in the scene and was hailed one of the top Psytrance projects of the 90s. The Electric Universe sound can be characterized by high-energy bass and synth lines, and in the early days, when Rock guitar was a thing in Psytrance, […]
