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Where sound designers / synthesizer enthusiasts come to share and grow their skill set. Check our Wiki for the Synthrecipes Cookbook!

WELCOME TO SYNTH RECIPES - HOME OF SYNTH GUIDES AND ASSISTANCE.

Welcome

This is a subreddit for the sound designers, by the sound designers. Here you'll find requests, insights, and recipes for your favorite synths. Enjoy!


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Monthly Sound Design Packs

If you'd like to contribute a free patch you've created in our monthly sound design presets pack, simply message the mods with a download link, description of the sound, what synth you created it with and any personal social media links you'd like to add.


Stickies

A Guide to Subtractive Synthesis

A Guide to The Principles of Music Synthesis

RULES and guidelines

  1. Submissions should be relevant to sound / synth design.

  2. Harasment, Derogatory Language, Bullying, etc. are NOT tolerated.

  3. No Advertising

  4. No Self-Promotion unless you are contributing a recipe. Read the "For Recipes:" section for more details.

  5. No uploading or posting links to unlawfully obtain copyrighted samples / sound packs / plugins etc.

  6. Mods reserve the right to remove any content and or ban any user based on their own discretion.

  7. Please mark your requests as solved if another redditor fulfills your request.

FOR REQUESTS:

  1. Please use the search function to check if your request has already been fulfilled.

  2. Please check our wiki to see if your request qualifies as a real or traditional instrument. Requests to remake real instruments will be deleted at the mod's discretion.

  3. Please structure your title like so... <artist> - <song title>: <description of the sound> (without brackets). Replace unknown artist or song names with ID. Please do not post [Request] in your title, flair your post instead.

  4. Keep it to one sound request per post only. You may provide additional links to other sounds that sound the same but multiple requests will be deleted.

  5. Please flair your post or you will be subject to deletion.

  6. All Requests Must Include A Link From Approved Sites. These sites include: Soundcloud, Youtube,Facebook, Clyp.it, Instaud.io, Twitter

  7. All requests from Youtube or Soundcloud must include a time stamped link. If you are unaware how to do this just click the share button underneath the song or video you are trying to link and choose the time.

  8. If your request begins at the very beginning of the song / video you must mention "beginning" in either your body or title of your post. You do not need a timestamp if you are using the "beginning" function.

FOR TUTORIALS & RECIPES:

  1. All recipes must be thorough and detailed. No low quality / low effort submissions. Deletion of low quality / low effort submissions will be based on mod's discretion.

  2. Place [RECIPE] at the beginning of your title.

  3. Please flair your post or you will be subject to deletion.

  4. For quality text recipes submissions written on this sub, you may include a limit of 2 personal self promotional links for AT THE END of your post.

  5. Links to quality recipes on Youtube channels are allowed.

Also Check Out

/r/synthesizers

/r/serum

/r/serumpresets

/r/NativeInstruments

/r/Ableton

/r/fl_studio

/r/StudioOne

/r/edmproduction

/r/reasoners

/r/moog

/r/synthrecipes

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Ulla's sound design ....

hi everyone!

first time posting, and I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on how the percussion was made in this liveset from Ulla?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXICzk8aq2g&t=425s&ab_channel=TemporaryCorrespondence

The whole set is beautiful to me, but just particularly the way the percussion rattles around in the background is perfect.

Would love to hear anyones thoughts or ideas on the piece, thanks:)

4 Comments
2024/10/31
05:48 UTC

6 Comments
2024/10/30
17:29 UTC

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FREE TECHNO LOOPS

0 Comments
2024/10/30
01:34 UTC

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Trying to reverse engineer a clean version of this bass

I hate the saturation but love the tone and resonance. Just wanted to see how I'd remake this on like vital or preferably one of the ableton stock synths. I've been trying to remake it but I'm pretty stuck. The closest I got was a saturated sine with a resonant filter envelope and it wasn't even really close.

https://untitled.stream/library/track/3B0C0l3oFa9CSdEcgZQnd

2 Comments
2024/10/30
00:54 UTC

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Siren-y synth motif from The Substance? (@ 0:06)

9 Comments
2024/10/29
18:56 UTC

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brassy sound in "people need people" by JOBA this tickles my brain so good

0 Comments
2024/10/29
05:34 UTC

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What's the settings and pin matrix (for VCS3) for creating the laser gun sounds heard in "Oxygene 2" by Jean-Michel Jarre

I'm planning to recreate the entire song from scratch and I need a lil help in some VCS3 patches for the song (I am using the Arturia Synthi V and iVCS3)
I've seen people trying to recreate the patch, and there's this one vid that does exactly how the original song did, so I need help in doing this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06vQgq5pB4M&ab\_channel=MrOxygene77)

1 Comment
2024/10/29
03:58 UTC

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Baby B3ns - Schmetterling (NOISETIME X NIKSTER Remix) BASSLINE

Song: https://soundcloud.com/noisetimeofficial/baby-b3ns-schmetterling-noisetime-x-nikster-remix

Focus on the bassline.

I've been trying and I am trying to recreate a bass like this in serum. Can anybody help me? I can't quite get the mixing down for this as there becomes phasing issues maybe I am doing something wrong. I know that this type of bass is probably really simple but any help is greatly appreciated thank you.

0 Comments
2024/10/28
22:48 UTC

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Flume Insane rework synth

https://soundcloud.com/joshkanto/flume-insane-kanto-remix

Anyone know how to recreate the synth he is using for the drop at :28 onward?

2 Comments
2024/10/28
22:31 UTC

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Lauren Jauregu - Expectations chord

Basically in halfway there, its just saw waves with a lowpassm detune chorus and common stuff. The thing I dont understand is how CLEAN it sounds. maybe is the wavetable I use. Anyone wants to help?

Starts at 0:08, always with the kick.

https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/track/1EXotCuzdXR34W1MoP6Um7?si=oTGotXIiQtG6ijv1D-vKog&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A2brfbXztj1XlpgEhXrF3o9&nd=1&dlsi=b334e7fcf7cd4421

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHXdA-ZkEsw

0 Comments
2024/10/28
19:23 UTC

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How do I synthesize this Drone starting at 11 seconds?

https://youtu.be/GUlPob6_VAw?t=11

I tried it in Pigments and Ableton's Wavetable but I just cannot get it down to sound like it.. I feel like this should be super simple.. Sounds like an LFO is slightly playing with the cut off frequency.. Patch is I believe a Saw Tooth Wave with some slight unison? Can anyone help me out, pls?

Thanks

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2024/10/28
16:14 UTC

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For all the OP-1/OP-1 Field lovers

Actually you can these techniques in a Digitakt or even Ableton as well.

https://youtu.be/DYkEZjhqUok?si=8DFPPG9KEbnbtnhv

https://youtu.be/K5Jv3W32klU?si=BDtYI3wCwMF4FMtA

0 Comments
2024/10/28
12:26 UTC

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Need some help to find sounds like this song!!!!

Hi :))), im looking for some sounds used in this song from Super Mario Galaxy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ReSDUFV1nk , it's like some old leads like Guccimane, ian, alien sh*t or old trap songs but idk the names. If someone have info or can help me with some VSTI or preset to make this type of sounds (i think i can find this in Nexus2 with old XP or Serum) i would greatly appreciate it :)

0 Comments
2024/10/28
06:58 UTC

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Facta - A X I S

https://facta.bandcamp.com/track/a-x-i-s.

Lead synth comes in around 1 minute. Any tips on how this sound is created?

1 Comment
2024/10/28
06:07 UTC

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Searching the Poly Synth sound of "Justice - Randy"

As the title states I am search the poly synth sound that is coming in at 4:07 of Justice's Randy: https://youtu.be/aBz7ERnHWDQ?si=1UDb9bulr9M8E4tB&t=245

I've done my research so far, that on the Justice IRIS live performance Gaspard Augé is playing the same keyboard which is playing a Roland Alpha Juno earlier: https://youtu.be/6MucREx-e4Q?si=-9xlp1hKJRNkxqGj&t=3145

(Playing Roland Alpha Synrise patch at that place for Safe and Sound: https://youtu.be/6MucREx-e4Q?si=Fy8LUj9QzcfmYj2W&t=40 )

Though, my guess is that he's playing a Doepfer D3M at that spot, which means he could easily push a button to change program and play a completely different synth or VST.

Can someone help out on this one? It's wandering in my brain for 2 months...

2 Comments
2024/10/27
19:20 UTC

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Analogue Bass like Djibouti Divorcé

Hello, anyone ones how to get that warm analogue Bass Preset like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjqXPL0jUxM (the song just starts with the bass line) ?

I've got Serum, Diva or Sylenth if anyone has a tutorial or preset

Thanks :)

0 Comments
2024/10/27
18:52 UTC

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bladee - everything can go synth

https://youtu.be/bmBy_7cVFRQ?si=zCk3wC4Q0-Q9sYVY

how to recreate the synth that plays in the beginning? i dont think its very complicated.

here is another video just in case https://youtu.be/Y8Mne7VLOi0?si=_nqadoYAUYjuEdFo

0 Comments
2024/10/27
16:49 UTC

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jennifers lovestory - keys and plucks

how do i recreate the keys and pluck from this song ? i use vital but i can probably translate serum steps into vital

0 Comments
2024/10/26
14:25 UTC

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Tatrin - Noxial Expedition - Keys

This is what I am referring to.

0 Comments
2024/10/26
02:48 UTC

2

dreamy, soft pad from this sample

hello everyone, ive found this sample https://samplefocus.com/samples/gated-soft-pad

ive played around a bit but i didn't even come close unfortunately. the gate is obvious but the underlying sound is difficult to find for me. id appreciate any pointers! thx!

0 Comments
2024/10/26
00:46 UTC

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Anybody know what synths Lionmilk uses?

Lionmilk's a jazz pianist who fuses electronic music and jazz together, he makes a lot of really amazing ambient/electronic/jazz ballad kinds of tunes.

Anybody have any idea on what synths he uses on his song "I Hope You Are Well"?

There's another song called "Made It This Far" that has some really weird key sounds layered over one another that I wish I could figure out as well.

And "Stranded In A Pool" is really beautiful as well it's kind of more airy and reminds of something you'd hear in Omnisphere.

My first guess is Spectrasonic's Keyscapes although I don't own it, so I can't say from experience.

Any suggestions in general for synths that are geared towards free improvisation on the piano?

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2024/10/25
23:36 UTC

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Casino Versus Japan - Summer Clip lead synth sound

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS4SlU2a0Pw

I've always loved the lead synth sound in this song (heard at the start). Can you give me any insights on how to recreate it?

0 Comments
2024/10/25
18:20 UTC

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Kaytranada synth hunting!

Hi guys, I’m trying to recreate the synth that is playing at 1:27 in this badass tune by Kaytranada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZnou4zthz4

I wouldn't even know where to start, has anyone got a clue? I have access to Serum and Logic Pro’s alchemy. Thanks

3 Comments
2024/10/25
09:43 UTC

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What’s this burning/creamy moog sound

https://ab85.bandcamp.com/track/einde

The sound plays the melody around 00:38 but gets really thick around 01:11. I suppose it’s the Mother-32 and I’ve played around on my synths to emulate it, thinking that there’s a lot of amp drive, and a modulation envelope affecting the filter cutoff. The VCA has a short attack to get that initial “pluck type sound” if I remember M32 has sine or saw so I’m trying with a sine with some shape. Then of course reverb.

Can anyone shed further light on how this is constructed?

Apologies if I got any tech terms wrong. Thanks for any pointers.

Ps: I’m trying to emulate this in a Nord Stage currently. But I also tried on my MatrixBrute.

2 Comments
2024/10/25
05:14 UTC

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Terraria Boss fight style synths?

Hey, I've been trying to create a song sounding similar to terraria's boss fight music (specifically boss 1, 2 and 3) but I'm unsure how to create synths that sound similar to the ones in those songs? For example i want a synth sounding similar to the synth 22 seconds into this (https://youtu.be/92rRvE56pKA?t=21). thank you in advance.

Edit: I'm using fl studio with serum

0 Comments
2024/10/25
02:11 UTC

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Main serum-y synth in this ? (Capo - I'm So High feat. Ballout)

0 Comments
2024/10/24
23:23 UTC

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SAM Text to speech in spanish

Does anyone know if there's an old school text to speech tool like SAM that generates a bit-crushed voice in spanish?
This a web based version of SAM:
https://discordier.github.io/sam/

8 Comments
2024/10/24
23:03 UTC

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Lead from this song

Trying to figure out the lead with vibrato does anyone know what it could be?

1 Comment
2024/10/24
19:06 UTC

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Any tips on the beginning sound design of songs such as Dusk (and Atlas) by HOME

I know it sounds very simple once you listen to it, but I’m having trouble actually getting the sounds I want, and figuring out how to make them. Take the beginning of Dusk, are they chords..? Or just notes? I’ve tried recreating it but can never get the correct sound, it always just sounds off. Either too muffled or too harsh, nothing in between. Any help would be appreciated anyway even though these sounds do sound pretty simple.

https://youtu.be/T0cGZD15UaA?si=TjlEfbcm83TfnBMu

https://youtu.be/AJUuOMInBds?si=Wgpt6EdGZVzaFv0y

1 Comment
2024/10/24
15:11 UTC

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Synth Bass

How Would I make that synth bass sound that plays throughout the song

2 Comments
2024/10/24
03:23 UTC

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