Comments on: Making a synth sound “fatter” and more analog http://musikality.net/synthesizers/making-synth-sound-fatter-analog/ Dedicated to helping indie musicians all over the world Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:03:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: dp http://musikality.net/synthesizers/making-synth-sound-fatter-analog/comment-page-1/#comment-1080 dp Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:46:47 +0000 http://musikality.net/?p=395#comment-1080 Rebirth TB303 + rewire + fx = massive analog bass simple things Rebirth TB303 + rewire + fx = massive analog bass

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]]> By: Cozmovox Carl http://musikality.net/synthesizers/making-synth-sound-fatter-analog/comment-page-1/#comment-1070 Cozmovox Carl Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:59:57 +0000 http://musikality.net/?p=395#comment-1070 The moog modular V is the most analog sounding softsynth I ever experienced.Arturia teamed up with Bob Moog himself to create it. I've got a real korgpolysix in my room as well. I try to program the analog "shortcomings" of it in the MMV. I Turn up the "voice detune" pot (near keyboard) a bit, to make your oscillators drift a tiny bit out of tune and add something like -60dB of white noise in the mixer ( real vca's are always a bit noisy). I actually fooled a mastering engineer when I did that ! (told him the truth afterwards, of course). Something softsynths really can't emulate (to my ears) is the resonance of a real wet analog filter. I'm thinking about buying a real modular system for that reason (If my wallet allows.....) Routing the softsynths sound signal through a real preamp (not necessarily tube) does a great deal as well. Routing digital or fm synths (e.g. FM 8)and even qsample based rhythm boxes through a tube preamp sounds gorgeous ! The moog modular V is the most analog sounding softsynth I ever experienced.Arturia teamed up with Bob Moog himself to create it. I’ve got a real korgpolysix in my room as well. I try to program the analog “shortcomings” of it in the MMV. I Turn up the “voice detune” pot (near keyboard) a bit, to make your oscillators drift a tiny bit out of tune and add something like -60dB of white noise in the mixer ( real vca’s are always a bit noisy). I actually fooled a mastering engineer when I did that ! (told him the truth afterwards, of course). Something softsynths
really can’t emulate (to my ears) is the resonance of a real wet analog filter. I’m thinking about buying a real modular system for that reason
(If my wallet allows…..)

Routing the softsynths sound signal through a real preamp (not necessarily
tube) does a great deal as well. Routing digital or fm synths (e.g. FM 8)and even qsample based rhythm boxes through a tube preamp sounds gorgeous !

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