4/26/2023 0 Comments Mixing synth padsYou can create almost instantaneous interest in a pad sound by detuning its component oscillators. Whether it’s just a simple LFO being applied to filter frequency, aftertouch being applied to envelope, or any number of external MIDI controllers being applied to complex wavetables that make up a pad sound, modulation will get you the sonic diversity, the movement over time and that musical interest you need, without having to throw the kitchen sink at the sound in terms of layering. Modulation! Nothing adds more interest to any pad sound – any synth sound come to that – than internal or external modulation sources being applied to a pad’s parameters. This is something that can be easily achieved with automation, but if you want more complex dynamics, then you should consider… Dynamics part 2 ![]() The best pad sounds move over time it might just be a gentle automated filter sweep or notch up or down in resonance. Just because your pad isn’t full to the brim with just about every song element thrown in for good measure, it doesn’t mean to say it can’t be dynamic and powerful. That’s not to say we should lose interest. So unless you are a one pad – one song kind of producer, your pad should certainly not be that 1996 layered monster of years gone by. A more usable pad sound might be lower in the mix with just a hint of menace or intrigue, or one that certainly leaves space in both the frequency range and stereo spectrum to add other sounds. Pads became so dominant that they quickly overtook mixes and the synths of the time became almost impossible to use.ĭepending on the genre of music you make, pad sounds that show more restraint can be more successful. Less is moreīack in the 90s, great pad sounds used to be about throwing everything you possibly could at a pad sound so that one note press could give you an entire soundtrack. These source ingredients haven’t just been randomly thrown in they should all be usable and could all be used for some great pad action. ![]() ![]() Take time to delve into the guts of your synth to really feel how each wavetable will change your sound and also how it can be read and manipulated. And, as they say, anything with a decent number of wavetables and modes will a good pad make. ![]() Wavetable synths are massive (and indeed Massive) at the moment.
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