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I’m a music maker who likes to share his experiences with other producers. Tip: The “Modulator” section is great for creating that “LFO detune” effect in the style of Boards Of Canada.
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It’s not the same, but for a free plugin the result is nice!ĭownload the Ableton Live rack with this sound in our freebies section.
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Unfortunately it comes with no presets and for Mac it comes as a 32-bit version only, so you're going to have to use a program like 32 Lives to use it.īoards Of Canada famously used this synth in their track “ Roygbiv”, so I recreated it using the TAL-Bassline. The Tal-Bassline is a pretty cool little synth, but it won’t create crazy complicated bases. It’s nice for some warm pulse wave & saw wave retro patches. However in the 90s the synth became popular again - it was used by artists such as Boards of Canada, Autechre, Luke Vibert or The Chemical Brothers. The SH-101 was released by Roland in 1982 but lost the mainstream battle with the DX7 and got discontinued in 1986. Tip: To get the retro look of the OBXD, right click anywhere on the synth and select the “Totolitoto Classic Blue” skin.
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The bass is a slightly edited BzBSS Warm Jet patch from the “KVR Bass” bank. I used the “BzBRS Hyper Trumpets” preset from the “Breeze_Meat-n-Potatoes rev3b-ALPHA” bank (along with some Ableton reverb). Once you choose a preset, you can switch between them using the down-up arrows.įor the demo I recreated the Oberheim synth sound from Van Halen’s “ Jump”. Then, in Ableton, you choose presets from the “Preset selector” on the device (above the X-Y Pad). To access its awesome library of presets you need to right click anywhere on the synth and select the right bank. If you’re looking to throw in some 80s brass synths into your tracks, this one is for you. The OB-Xd's presets sound very warm and retro. With the OBXa you could easily create a supersaw - the sound used by Van Halen in “Jump” and in countless other classics. It was a successor to Oberheim’s SEM synthesizer which wasn’t simple enough to use. The Oberheim OBXa is another famous synth from the 80s, known for its fat unison option.
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Tip: To make this plugin look like a Juno you need to download this skin and if you’re on Mac, replace the folders in Library>Application Support>u-he>TyrellN6.Īnother tip: To access the preset list click the Load button.Ĭheck out our article on the top 10 most popular synth VSTs. The Tyrell N6 is a brilliant free plugin for classic Juno sounds.įor this demo I used the “TUC - Basic Boogie Bass” built-in preset along with some modwheel action. It has a 6 voice polyphony and produces very warm, yet “modern” sounds thanks to its DCO (Digitally Controlled Oscillators) - the Minimoog had a VCO (V for Voltage) which would cause pitch drifting at times. Back in the 80s it won with the Korg Polysix thanks to its 56 presets bank. The Juno-60 is one of the most famous synths which shaped pop music. You can get the Ableton rack with this sound in our freebies section.Ĭheck out our article on the top 5 free piano plugins.
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Here’s a “Dexed” version of the DX7 E-Piano from Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You”:įor this sound I used a stack of Dexed presets panned in different directions to get that full sound. It can be tricky to figure out, but works well for the classic DX7 E-Piano sound. The most famous FM synth sound is probably the cheesy E-Piano sound, used in countless 80’s hits.ĭexed is a free emulation of the famous DX7. FM synthesis works by modulating oscillators with oscillators to create more interesting timbres. Yamaha’s DX7 was the world’s first FM synthesizer. Some of them apply to Steinberg's Model E. Trying to learn sound design with the Minimoog? Check out our article on tips for the Arturia Mini V3, which is another Minimoog emulation. You can download the Ableton Live rack with this sound in our freebies section. Here’s the bassline from Thriller recreated in Model E: It’s a nice free alternative to Arturia’s Mini V. I was surprised by how good Steinberg's emulation sounds. It was used in countless hits - for example in Michael Jackson’s Thriller as the bass. Combined with an easy to use interface and warm sound it quickly became the top synth in the world. It was the first compact synth which musicians could easily use on tour. The Minimoog is probably the most important synth in history. Get that classic sound with these 5 free synths for Mac & Windows! 1.
