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How to create randomized Forest Psytrance synth sounds Let’s look at a couple of techniques for creating randomized Forest Psytrance synth sounds in Serum and other plugins. For these random Forest Psytrance synth sounds, there’s usually two ways I go about it. The idea is to create random pitch modulation using sample & hold and […]
Top 5 current popular Wavetable plugins and their pros and cons The versatility of Wavetable plugins have made them the rage – Let’s look at the pros and cons of the current favourites. Almost every plugin developer currently offers a wavetable plugin, the versatility of wavetable oscillators makes them incredible tools for sound designers. Each […]
How to create Astrix-Style Rhythmic Squelch sounds A very prominent aspect in Astrix sound is the way he uses rhythmic squelch sounds, let’s look into that. We have looked into various ways of creating a basic squelch sound if you’re familiar with Psytrance – I’m sure you know which sound I’m talking about. The basics […]
Let’s talk about the new Native Instruments Massive X Native Instruments Massive X is the successor to one of the most notable synth plugins of the past few decades. The original version of Massive was legendary for various reasons – it was incredibly intuitive and offered unmatched audio quality at the time and set somewhat […]
How to create new Serum Wavetables using vocal samples One of the features that sets Serum apart from a lot of Wavetable synths is the ability to create wavetables. Loading samples into Serum’s Wavetable oscillators is as easy as dragging them onto the interface from your DAW. When using vocal samples, I found the FFT […]
How to create Risers, Sweeps and other effects from scratch Risers, sweeps and similar effects are a popular sound across almost every electronic music genre, so let’s create some from scratch. One of the most common types of risers in electronic music production has to be the simple white noise effect, it’s effective and really […]
Understanding Euclidean Rhythms and how to use them in your music Euclidean Rhythms is a mathematical approach to understanding common rhythms found in a large portion of world music. Euclidean Rhythms were first observed by Godfried Toussaint in 2004 by applying the Euclidean Algorithm to musical rhythms. The Euclidean Algorithm is a method of deriving […]
Taking sound design inspiration from the sounds of nature Today we’re looking at taking sound design inspiration from outside the DAW, alongside some techniques to create some unique sounds. One of the things I like to do when I’m feeling uninspired is draw new inspiration from somewhere completely out of the frame of the DAW. […]
Serum synth update announced – what to expect Xfer Records have just announced a massive Serum synth update to their incredibly popular VST plugin, with new filters and more! MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) has been somewhat of a buzzword in the industry lately, with various manufacturers coming up with interesting and expressive new MIDI controllers […]
What is Wavefolding? And how to create a similar effect in Serum Wavefolding is a type of distortion although instead of truncating the signal peaks, they’re inverted in a series of folds. This may sound fairly complex, and the science behind it is, however it’s simple to employ by just understanding some basics. Wavefolding is […]
Get galactic as Genetrick presents Starseed, his debut album out on Iboga Records
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Genetrick presents Starseed, his debut album that is out now via Iboga Records. Get galactic with us as we explore his mind.
