Fanu/FatGyver

Wanted to drop some synth sound design inspo nuggets your way. Obviously Serum is a beast, and I've been wanting to learn even more about it. Another synth I've been digging a lot for some reason is Massive X and also Phase Plant...what are ya'll rocking?

I've been trying to think of a synth that might be the end-all-be-all tool for me, and I believe I may have found it. I just bought Phase Plant after many recommendations for it, as I was asking around what the best option might be. I am honestly stoked about this synth. What I always do first is wo

I promised recently to show how I created the Operator basses in the recent project I posted, so here we go…get all wubsy with it! If anyone says stock DAW tools aren't powerful these days, I'm going to slap them around with a very large trout. More bass stuff in the near horizon; I just discovered

A good request was, "Could you show how to create basses with Vital?" so hey let's do just that! Vital is a great-sounding FREE wavetable-synth you should grab. So let me show you how to create a nice, moving, Reese-ish bass sound as well as a growly plucky one to get you started with it! Video here

It's easy and fun to create two-oscillator basses such as Reese basses with Serum, as they sound lively due to the movement caused by two detuned oscillators. However, this often causes a problem with sub bass, which will also drift in and out, which we don't want: we want a solid sub bass level. Th

Let’s make Analog chord way more lush and lively than its bland default sound Let’s make Ableton Analog synth chords lush and lively! (YouTube)

Especially if you're not familar with Operator or FM synthesis, here's a quick-ish tip of the day for creating a classic bass sound from scratch. BTW this technique works with any FM synth, not just Ableton. In FM synthesis, you usually have one main oscillator, and its pitch is modulated by that of