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TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 3:30 pm
by Augment
I'm gonna do a tutorial on how to get a similar synth as heard in these tracks. The first one after the drop on them both. 0:40

This tutorial is for massive ;)
  • Alright, so start off by opening massive and click file -> New sound.
  • We're gonna be using two oscilators, and both are going to be saw waves. Pitch the first osc down to -24 (two octaves), and the second -12 (one octave).
  • Set the intensity of the first osc to about 2-3 o'clock, and the amp of the second osc to between 11-12 o'clock.
  • Make the first osc a formant wave, instead of a spectrum wave. Apply env 1 to the intensity, and make it go to the top.
  • The envelope should have the attack set to 10 o'clock.
  • Put a tele tube in the first FX section. Dry/wet set to 11 oclock, and drive to 1 o'clock. Put a dimension expander in the second FX slot, dry/wet and size set to about 9 o'clock.
  • Go to the Voicing tab and put unisono to 10. Turn on Pan Position and put it between Mono and Full.
That is it :) Please leave a reply if this has helped you in any way :W:

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:42 pm
by Kingofstreet
Checked it, It's the same... Very nice man good job!

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:53 pm
by Anne Droid
will be trying this when i get home

I was actually going to post this in the "Help me make a sound thread" so thanks !

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:05 pm
by Augment
No problem, I've seen lots of questions about this sound, so I figured I'd just make a tutorial :)

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:22 pm
by Jbear
very nice, thanks

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:36 am
by Grimenoceros
Wow I wasn't expecting that to be so close, it's exactly the same as this one too at 0:55

(Amazing track btw, love this guy)

Apparently it's quite the popular sound, glad to have it as an option now.

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:08 am
by Gurnumsbug
Did you figure this out yourself?
If so Big Up mate :)

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 2:53 am
by Towany
nice one bro! goin to have fun with this one! :) big up

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:57 am
by Anne Droid
came home and patched this in very nice sir

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 8:04 am
by Skrew
Or you could just take audio from YouTube videos and resample for hours and hours. It's more fun. In my opinion at least. I do that for most sounds. Only my basses and pads are vsts for the most part.

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:54 pm
by Augment
Gurnumsbug wrote:Did you figure this out yourself?
If so Big Up mate :)
Yeah, I accidentially stumbled upon it while messing around in massive :)

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:09 pm
by Filthzilla
Grimenoceros wrote:Wow I wasn't expecting that to be so close, it's exactly the same as this one too at 0:55

(Amazing track btw, love this guy)

Apparently it's quite the popular sound, glad to have it as an option now.
Do you honestly like those beepy sounds mate? :?

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:17 pm
by Grimenoceros
Filthzilla wrote:
Grimenoceros wrote:Wow I wasn't expecting that to be so close, it's exactly the same as this one too at 0:55

(Amazing track btw, love this guy)

Apparently it's quite the popular sound, glad to have it as an option now.
Do you honestly like those beepy sounds mate? :?
In that track? Yes, it has a very cool and bouncy, almost upbeat vibe. I'm not saying I'd love hearing track after track of the sound but it works nicely there, and in general it works well as a filler sound. 'Sides, bitches love high pitched beep-like sounds nowadays, listen to any generic club song :lol:

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:43 pm
by das_raunchy
i ditched the 2nd saw on osc2 and changed it to a -24 pitch sine-square instead. pretty spot on overall :W:

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 6:26 pm
by Filthzilla
Grimenoceros wrote:
Filthzilla wrote:
Grimenoceros wrote:Wow I wasn't expecting that to be so close, it's exactly the same as this one too at 0:55

(Amazing track btw, love this guy)

Apparently it's quite the popular sound, glad to have it as an option now.
Do you honestly like those beepy sounds mate? :?
In that track? Yes, it has a very cool and bouncy, almost upbeat vibe. I'm not saying I'd love hearing track after track of the sound but it works nicely there, and in general it works well as a filler sound. 'Sides, bitches love high pitched beep-like sounds nowadays, listen to any generic club song :lol:
Haha fairs, to me they just sound all over the place. :o

But I know what you're on about. :) The high pitched thing is pretty hot right now.

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:11 pm
by Augment
Filthzilla wrote:
Grimenoceros wrote:
Filthzilla wrote:
Grimenoceros wrote:Wow I wasn't expecting that to be so close, it's exactly the same as this one too at 0:55

(Amazing track btw, love this guy)

Apparently it's quite the popular sound, glad to have it as an option now.
Do you honestly like those beepy sounds mate? :?
In that track? Yes, it has a very cool and bouncy, almost upbeat vibe. I'm not saying I'd love hearing track after track of the sound but it works nicely there, and in general it works well as a filler sound. 'Sides, bitches love high pitched beep-like sounds nowadays, listen to any generic club song :lol:
Haha fairs, to me they just sound all over the place. :o

But I know what you're on about. :) The high pitched thing is pretty hot right now.
Because it is awesome, haha :P
But can't listen to too many consecutive tracks with it, gets boring after a while.

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:00 pm
by PERCEPT
Not my style at all, but was bored so followed your tutorial and a few others and made this in like 10 minutes hah..

http://www.zshare.net/audio/961564230f26bc1d/

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:25 pm
by royalB
cheers!

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:02 am
by blinx
i enjoy simple and concise threads like this. I just made 8 different presets based on the OPs preset. I would love any other recipes like this for massive. Thanks mang. :W:

Re: TUTORIAL: Screaming type synth ala Skrillex etc.

Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:47 am
by Augment
No problem :)
Maybe I should start making more tutorials? :P