#Synth patches

[aogmgoose]

Week 8 (Lecture Reflection) -

I was pleased to see Orchestration fundamentals covered in the lecture, as I like to treat many of the dynamic characteristics of my pad sounds (in electronic/EDM-based compositions) in a manner akin to how an orchestra would. However, as Nicole mentioned, the basics of orchestration are especially complex (which is why it is often outsourced, even by composers themselves). When combining electronic synthesisers with highly unique timbres can complicate the mix even further. Some synth sounds don't even have their own category (e.g. brass/pad/lead/strings, etc) and are what I like to refer to as "synth-isolates" – a completely unique sound that doesn't fit into conventional labelling.

References -

(Musgrave and Truss 2023) - "15 essential synth patches every producer should know." musicradar, Accessed 11/04/2025. https://www.musicradar.com/news/15-essential-synth-patches.

[benjamindehli]

More custom patches for Yamaha DX7 (DXtraterrestrial 2)

DXtraterrestrial 2 is the second patch library in the DXtraterrestrial series, offering a collection of 32 carefully crafted patches. It features lush synth pads, bright and crisp bells, dynamic acoustic sounds, and a variety of digital, glitchy textures — and everything in between. These presets are designed to provide a diverse palette of tones, suitable for any musical style. Whether you're drawn to nostalgic retro synths, contemporary vibes, or more experimental soundscapes, DXtraterrestrial 2 has something to inspire your creativity. Technical specification:

Format: SysEx 

File type: .syx 

Patches: 32

Get DXtraterrestrial 2 and other products at: store.dehlimusikk.no

[supervettesixpack]

oughh yeah

[aliciadessendre]

NETHHIRI asmodeus tiefling · bard · urchin BALDUR'S GATE 3 (2023) dev. Larian Studios

[yuzuleaftea]

miku x will wood albums!! because nobody can stop me

[hellhammersbignaturals]

backpack reveal 😋

And I did make the grausamkeit patch but it was way to big so I made the bsod one instead 😭

[homura-simpson]

♫°•°•°•☆| No room for you to disagree

No moon to lift your prayers high

All stars and bodies of debris

Warped in the center of the sky | ☆°•°•°•♫

🎵🎸❌️/🦾💀🌩/🎤🎧🎛🔊

[kuliak]

Finer-tuning that distorted FM sound from years back.

The modular experience is doing something cool by accident once, years ago, then trying to re-create it intentionally. I love this lead, Akemie's Taiko through a pedalboard's worth of processing (EQ, distortion, filter, EQ, compressor). I think the intention was always for Taiko to have the opportunity at a double-life between weird percussion and lead, and I've been finding that happy place a lot more reliably lately.

I'm using a lot of other grit here between other EQs, filtered noise, and sputtering feedback, against a backdrop of the clean Taiko signal through Erbe-Verb. I think a few times it gets a little out of hand, and the overall volume is all over the place throughout the recording.

I set up some fun macro modulation with Cold Mac, with very slow modulation from Maestro controlling 5 outputs including Data Bender mix, causing the glitchy noise swells. I think a bit of slew so this didn't drop off so abruptly would have been good, but overall it's a well-surveiled patch. I tried to adjust the base offset of Survey throughout, to mixed results - in the future I think it'd be nice to mix a sequence with the voltage chain to make it more consistent and even more dynamic (especially since 0-5v can't cover the whole range (but I'm just realizing I could have used Maestro as a bipolar -5-5v source, oops!))

I'd initially wanted to include more of the texture case - Pam is a start button, Bib is the faintest bit of reverb, and I'm using noise sources...that's it. I got too late and I was caught up in the sound design. I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing.

[vinilett]

[patchworkmirage]

god bless synthv for giving you her for free when you get pro because Woah. She's kind of awesome as hell

[nofatclips]

Heinali live for Patch Notes at Ostriv, Kyiv - Filmed by Nika Popova

[djauribus]

TS love

[art3mus]

Hand drawn patch of Tainted Love by Soft Cell

[macbethz]

[a-h-87769877]

Hélène Vogelsinger

[kuliak]

Calmer, more put-together patch expanding on the fundamentals of last time.

I think I need to move Rainmaker elsewhere in the signal chain to add a little more rhythm (right now it's just acting as a comb filter on the chords, which is a little overkill given the wavetable harmonics and QPAS resonance), but this patch is getting quite close to where I want it to continue as a Project.

On that note, I do muse about the possibility of switching out the 4x4 stereo matrix and perhaps traffic as well to make room for Addac's 6x6 mixer. With 4x4, I'm making some compromises - using effects as entry points for sound sources instead of being able to have fx enter the mixer on their own and having all fx within the loop. I think traffic would have to go into the drum case then (perhaps more fittingly) as I couldn't bear to lose it entirely. I'll have to see as I keep recording - how much needs to stay patched and how much can I afford to repatch song-to-song?

Finally, the inertial tape start/stop is such a corny way to bookend a song, but it sounds so good. I can definitely appreciate using it once or twice...