50 Tips & Tricks For Vital VST - Noob To Pro - Happy Birthday Vital!

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00:00 Intro
00:48 1. Octave Switch & Hotkey
01:27 2. Nested Folders in Browsers
02:23 3. Semitones/Hz View
03:49 4. Copy/Paste Functions
04:51 5. Quantizing
06:59 6. Envelope Zoom
07:55 7. Random Phase Retrigger
08:46 8. Stereo Modulation
12:53 9. LFO Envelope Mode Value Snapping
14:22 10. Obscure LFO Modes
16:55 Interlude
17:46 11. Freeze LFOs
18:54 12. Unison Modes
21:22 13. LFO Delay, Smooth & Legato
22:52 14. Audio-Rate / Key-tracked LFOs
24:34 15. Mod Remaps
27:35 16. Oscillator Note-Tracking On/Off
29:06 17. Shift-Drag LFO Nodes
29:54 18. Stereo Mods in Matrix
30:09 19. Bi-Polar/Uni-Polar Modulation
30:52 Interlude
31:48 20. Routing Mini-tutorial
37:07 21. WT Modifier - Phase
38:12 22. WT Modifier - Filters
40:30 23. WT Modifier - Wave Warp
42:06 24. Other WT Modifiers
43:47 25. LFO Phase
46:48 26. LFO = Extra Macro
48:52 27. Different Filter Types
50:08 28. Filter Drive Behavior
53:28 29. Resynthesize Preset to Wavetable
54:55 30. Audio Wavetable Manipulation
57:06 Interlude
58:00 31. Stacking stuff in WT editor
59:29 32. Microtonal file import
1:00:46 33. key-tracked EQ
1:03:36 34. Single-Cycle WT in Noise Osc
1:05:35 35. Vital FX on audio loop + manipulation
1:07:29 36. removing fundamental + other tricks
1:10:36 37. bank = winzip format
1:11:34 38. Macro switches
1:16:08 39. random gates
1:18:43 40. advanced chaining of sequences
1:24:20 Interlude
1:25:51 41. Envelope timing issues fix
1:28:36 42. Freeze Phaser = phaser filter
1:29:39 43. MPE in Vital
1:33:20 44. Freeze Randoms
1:34:32 45. Custom Reverb Tones
1:36:18 46. Creating Glitches with the Delay
1:38:42 47. Extend Parameter Ranges
1:40:13 48. Creating a Resonator with Flanger
1:42:45 49. Creating a Resonator with Comb filter
1:44:28 50. Advanced Multilayered Patches
1:53:00 Outro
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50 Tips & Tricks For Vital VST - Noob To Pro - Happy Birthday Vital!

[@s1gns0fl1fe]

Legendary!!! Watched the whole thing. For me, these ranged from I totally knew that, I totally forgot about that, and mind-blowing I never knew you could do that! You have once again redefined the Vital education genre. Thank you for everything my friend. You have been extremely generous with your knowledge and I truly appreciate you!

[@KrisAkaVenno]

Oh S1gns here :D

[@PspkCz]

Exactly.. I'm feeling like. If I try everything from this.. And learn.. I will be like pro xD

[@neonblack211]

Best comment, totally agreed

[@Sosukz]

🎉r🎉🎉4🎉

[@Sosukz]

🎉t🎉🎉r🎉

[@goatsub8115]

Dash, what you have put together here is an absolutely stonking goldmine! I think this has to be the new go-to bible for Vital. After only a few minutes I knew I would be re-visiting quite a number of these tips, so I put together a handy reference guide: 01) 0m48: Osc octave shift 02) 1m26: folders 03) 2m22: semitone/Herz 04) 3m48: copy/paste 05) 4m51: pitch quantise/transpose snap 06) 6m59: Env view maximise 07) 7m57: Osc phase retrig 08) 8m46: stereo Modulation 09) 12m54: LFO Env riser 10) 14m22: LFO modes 11) 17m46: freeze LFOs 12) 18m54: Unison modes, chords 13) 21m11: LFO delay and smooth, (modulating Smooth to get ramp) 14) 21m44: audio-rate/keytracked LFOs 15) 24m36: Mod remap 16) 27m37: pitch/note Key-tracking (kicks) 17) 29m07: shift-drag curves 18) 29m54: Mod matrix: bipolar/unipolar 19) 20) 31m48: Vital routing and filter combinations 21) 37m08: Wavetable editor 22) 38m13: Wavetable editor: custom filter 40m40: Wavetable editor: warping 23) 42m13: Wavetable editor: wave-folder 24) 43m08: Wavetable editor: slew limiter 25) 43m48: LFO phase (incl mod remap) 26) 46m48: LFO as Macro 27) 48m53: Filter types 28) 50m08: Filter drive 29) 53m28: Resample to Wavetable 30) 54m57: audio in Wavetable editor 31) 58m00: stacking waveforms in Wavetable editor 32) 59m30: import microtonal files 33) 1h00m47: Keytracked EQ 34) 1h03m37: Keytracking SCW in Smp Osc 35) 1h05m35: loop playback in Smp 36) 1h07m38: remove fundamental 37) 1h10m36: .vitalbank = .zip 38) 1h11m42: switches using Macro and Mod Remap 39) 1h16m08: random gate sequences 40) 1h18m43: random switching between random sequences 41) 1h25m52: Env hold bugfix - use LFO 42) 1h28m37: freeze Phaser filter 43) 1h29m39: MPE, polyphonic midi 44) 1h33m21: note-on Random freeze 45) 1h34m33: reverb from Chorus 46) 1h36m18: modulating short Delay times 47) 1h38m42: extend range of parameters 48) 1h40m13: resonator from tuned Flanger 49) 1h42m46: resonator from tuned Comb Filter 50) 1h44m29: and now put it all together!

[@davidmcgirr]

Outstanding video, and thanks so much goatsub for the timestamps

[@genuinefreewilly5706]

hey tnx for cateloguing that

[@freakmean16]

My dude...as a total beginner you have taught me a looooot....THANK YOU !!!

[@DashGlitch]

Glad to hear it!

[@ViktorNova]

I'm on #17 and my brain is already full - I consider myself quite technical and competent with synthesis/sound design and have somehow missed all but 2 of these capabilities so far, despite having already fallen in love with Vital and spending many many hours going down what I previously considered "the rabbithole" 🤯 So now I am pressing pause and mastering these 15 new techniques before continuing on with the rest of your video. This is like going to Vital college, for real Thank you SO MUCH for this deep deep deep dive, I can't wait to see what else this beautiful instrument has in store!

[@JanMichalSzulew]

I've first heard about Vital a couple of weeks ago and yesterday and today I was looking for some Vital walkthroughs. And out of the sudden this video drops. Perfect timing. Seems to be a very exciting synth and very well crafted. LFO/envelope animations are superb. Can't believe it's free.

[@bludrose]

I think it wouldn't be in case Serum didn't exist. So, that is just some smart marketing move.

[@electropunkzero]

I feel quite comfortable in Vital but even a few tips in have shown how much further I can go. I realized I watched this a year ago too. Still helped.

[@mdc32073]

Good Morning from FL, USA

[@rayderrich]

What a fanastic gift to the community, thank you very much. Also to Matt of course.

[@thelanavishnuorchestra]

I spent pretty much the whole day watching this video, pausing, playing with your techniques and making patches, rinse repeat. Fantastic stuff.

[@daimondpearl2710]

Happy Birthday Vital ❤ awesome video as always :)

[@wesleyvanderveen5890]

I'm only 25 mins in right now but this is quite informative so far. Perfect if you generally understand synthesis and you've taken a little to familiarize yourself with the basics of Vital - this is basically a huge info dump of all the stuff you'd probably never figure out without RTFM-ing.

[@dreadmare_music]

Thanks Dash, awesome video! Thanks again for letting me know the existence of Vital one year ago!

[@amado7760]

A great deep dive into Vital. Thank you Dash, I appreciate it. Nicely done.

[@learningforever957]

Tip #29 is literally mindblowing-jawdropper. Thank you so much for this video. Came here thinking Vital was absolutely amazing, and after seeing your tips... To be honest, I can't recall on a better synth. Thank you so much for the video, super instructive!

[@vvbazilvv362]

Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️. I have been wanting to write music most of my life. I have recently bought my first daw, and have been studying your videos to understand synthesis better. I had no clue what i was doing two days ago in synthesis. Now im starting to understand how things, thanks to you. Your way of explaining things is clear and precise. Again, thank you ☮️❤️

[@yeet_za]

This is the Number 1 Vital Video everyone should watch. Hands down.

[@nicolasrouiller3885]

Brilliant as usual! Thanks

[@SynthoidSounds]

You had me with the "weird effects" reference . . . I've been immersed in the Vital universe for the past several months, but this is by far the best and most complete instructional Vital video produced by anyone, very well done. Many thanks for posting this.

[@tranceemerson8325]

lately Vital has been the only synth I need. the filters sound tip top, up there with the moog diode ladder filters.

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Happy Birthday, Vital! Such a masterpiece of a synth. absolutely fabulous for music as well as sound design. Thanks a bunch for your tips, and the effort you took to put 50 timestamps. Not that I used them because I watch all the way through, but still... kudos! Subscribed. Have a glorious weekend.

[@Windiguana]

After looking for some guides on Vital and finding lots of them that just went over basic synthesis this video is a breath of fresh air! Thank you for actually diving into some of the unique aspects of Vital instead of just showing us how to make a basic stab or bass!

[@oobesan]

God this thing is so powerful and sounds so GOOD. God bless Vital for providing it to the masses for free. Really makes me wonder why I even have other synths that I paid for...

[@spiraldive]

Absolute best tutorial for Vital! Thanks for going very in depth. Very grateful for this, man. Never stop.

[@timschannel247]

Hey Bro! You impress me. I really have not seen high quality contribution like yours. You know what you are doing. You know what you are talking. Your tutorial is incredibly useful and goes really deep! From my side you get the 5 Stars for best KZbin contributor of the month! Thumbs up!!

[@bricelory9534]

You are blowing my mind with how powerful Vital is with all of these tips. I will have to watch through this later and slower as I play with Vital to get a feel of everything you're sharing. I knew Vital was deep, but this is deeper by an order of magnitude than I had realized! Thank you so much for all this!

[@AndyPost]

Thanks a lot for sharing Dash!

[@psydewise3813]

Holy mother of moses , this is incredible .... by far the most informative vid i have seen yet on Vital .This piece of software is by far my new favorite toy , thanks for the next level tips and tricks .

[@ravivpinhas3349]

This is SUPER EPIC! Thank you so much!!! your contribution to the community is WOW! imagine a huge crowd clapping and cheering! :) (BTW - I love these long videos.. car traffic were never so handy).

[@Phantom_Communique]

Been watching this and coming back repeatedly as I’m getting more used to Vital - great reference, thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@laserfloyd]

I love Vital. I have other synths but I turn to it in nearly every track. Considering that it's free, yeah, it's pretty amazing. Good stuff here. :)

[@macronencer]

Wow, thank you so much, Dash. This is an amazing collection of tips and I learned a hell of a lot about what Vital can do. Will definitely be coming back here for refreshers on various things, I'm sure. Really appreciate the time you put into this!

[@cobraofearth]

This is crazy, I watched this months ago. And watching it again to brush up, and it's like I'm watching it for the first time. It's all blowing my mind.

[@rokko_fable]

jeezy pete's! I'm going to have to watch this a few times over and really spend some time with Vital. I've had it sitting around for a while but just kept using other synths I was more comfortable with.

[@nathanbryers]

Your wavetable tutorials are brilliant. Thanks Mr . Glitch

[@nj1255]

Superb video! A lot of this stuff I had no idea about even though I've had Vital for almost 2 years now. It's such a deep synth!

[@EdibleRockingChair]

Your facecam makes it so much easier to pay attention to what you're saying when you're not messing with the VST itself

[@madzoo4399]

Dash Glich, your videos are always so good and informative! recently I tried to update the great Vital 1.5.x and it has a strange GUI behavior, like a serious error! To fix this, it's very simple, just exchange the custom Skin for another created for Vital Community and that's it! Your Vital back to life!🎉

[@scatterplunked1039]

I’ve been waiting for a video like this! I’m stoked, Thank you!!

[@xnooknooknook]

I wish I could upvote this 50 times. This is the best Vital tutorial I've watched on youtube.

[@ChromaToneMusic]

DAMN! Epic vid, picked up a few things to help me program Vital patches!

[@flowleopard893]

this was FUN man, made a point of patching along and some really good times were had

[@ReolSPro]

waaaaaaaaad, i´m still at minute 38 after the third weekend, most of your inputs here inspire deep sessions of tone exploring and after 30min i remember that i´m watching your video

[@polmorgan3533]

Watching you work Dash is like watching someone playing chess, I just downloaded vital and I'm really enjoying it. Thank you for introducing me to Vital, it really is.

[@dayzrustream]

Thanks for all the tips! Found some extremely helpful ones. Wish you having a good rest besides streaming and making videos, we need you healthy and energized

[@JezzaDJ8]

Thx for the video on Vital man, presented very well. I can tell you have lots of passion, enthusiasm & knowledge for music production at a young age - I was exactly the same at your age about 30 years ago and found out that was due to ADHD! (Which I thought was a curse originally, but now I know it is a gift - which needs to be managed.) All the best from Australia. =]

[@DjangoZa]

This is legendary! Been two weeks and I'm still coming back to this to implement more techniques. The other day I froze a sequenced LFO and used another LFO to trigger 8th note sections of the sequence via the phase control, resulting in some interesting swung rhythms. You rock!

[@kinn.03]

Wow! The amount of things I can do with just ONE Init wavtable is insane! I can only imagine what can I do with more wavetables and more oscillators. I will totally experiment a lot. Thank you for these!

[@mylogify]

I am not home and able to watch this one but, had been in the premiere, very cool energy! Keep this camera and frame for the vids! Will watch later… Happy Birthday to Vital, a lot has happened in one year!

[@drfunkystone9175]

Amazing what this synth can do, all these modulation possibilities! And the sound it generates in the end is also very good. I was especially impressed by the last patch you made where you configured different sounds and triggered them as if there were different synths ... but within a single patch! Thank you very much for the time spent sharing that to us. Your video is great and I really appreciate that all your tips always come with very comprehensive explanations . Again, thank you very much for your work!

[@federz666]

Just came across this video in my recommended.. 20 mins in and loving it! some familiar stuff but a lot of new stuff. Amazing video!!

[@charliobrown3960]

totally amazing! I can recall 1% of all the info, but it's amazing how much you know about vital!

[@Hyper_Dreamer]

Amazing wealth of knowledge, no limits here. Thanks!

[@Muravchix]

mind-blowing masterclass, thank you so much

[@philjamprimate]

amazing. thankyou! this isn't just vital tips, it's synth theory 101! so valuable.

[@TRTSMTT]

I will watch this video several times :D just wow. I'm using Vital for quite a while now and only watched 24 minutes of this video, but I really learned a lot about this absolute BEAST of a synth.

[@neonblack211]

Man not a single video I've watched from you yet didn't teach me something... keep up the good work

[@MrSiwat]

Thanks for the tips. I love Vital. I use it every day. Great channel.)

[@orkestrumlive]

Definitly the most complete vital video on youtube, you are the best

[@wineblue2]

So glad that this was the very first of your videos I watched! Mind Blown! So many streamers fail to do what you just did in that they do not go DEEP ENOUGH! You knocked it out of the park! Seriously keep it up! For those of us just getting into synths it is so incredibly critical for artists like yourself to get right into even the most complex of patches so that from your sharing we can learn and increase our own knowledge base from which to expand our own musical art and talent! Thanks so much!

[@gkillmaster]

This is a super huge and valuable gift!!! Thanks so much!

[@bobrobertsNotUrBob]

Sup Dash, dl'd this vid so i can watch it while it'll pissing down at twilight this wkend....youre a godsend bro

[@larryseyer]

Fabulous information. Thank you!

[@cursortoxyz]

Crazy informative video, this is like a Vital masterclass. Thank you!

[@moonliteX]

just today started to notice vital. it seems just perfect for atonal psytrance lead sounds!! can´t wait to use it in a song!!

[@alerticus.]

1:31:00 - I think poly pressure works even on single midi channel, it does not require MPE. Thanks for the great tutorial!

[@PsyformSamples]

Great stuff!

[@michaelsorhaindo5167]

Thanks Dash! I feel like I've super levelled up big time in my Vital skills after watching this through definitely going to create some of these super patches. Will definitely be reaching for Vital a lot more now. Amazing video!

[@Kordix_music]

Amazing video, gonna watch it multiple times like studying for a vital exam.

[@fumarolas]

Such a valuable video. You explain complex stuff to explain with words in a very clear and enthusiastic way

[@iamdavehawkins]

This is so good (just like all your other videos) thanks for all the great information on this synth, I love it

[@ThePulsar14]

Amazing stuff and gold tutorials!!!! 👏👏👏👍

[@isaimexico]

The randomize on pitch sounds so analog feel, it is amazing

[@basstradamus1]

Dude, this is such a great source of high value information. Thank you!

[@lucasnibale]

This is excellent, thanks man !

[@zookeeper2103]

Amazing. So much content. I will have to watch a dozen time and do the steps alongside to fully absorb all the tips. Happy birthday Vital!

[@LiftPizzas]

Tip: if you click the 2D on the waveform it will show the whole table in 3D so you don't have to scroll through to try to get an idea.

[@lowdt]

awesome, vital audio should sponsor this video. thank you

[@gyur6]

This is a masterpiece of education my man. I'm very excited I found your channel! Cheers from Hungary

[@joecantdance494]

What an incredible video. And getting some serious Klaus Schultz vibes from some of the music

[@rohansaxena5675]

You're a legend! Vital Masterclass!

[@artistcarl5970]

Great video! Perfect mix of explanation with demonstrating the sounds (so many channels get this wrong) - I’ve had vital for a while but just delving into it now that I have more time, and this video is perfect. Not too simple, but conveys advanced concepts great for a beginner with Vital. Thank you, I will surely be back to the channel for more.

[@henriquematias1986]

amazing material Dash! thanks a lot for that. great as usual

[@Nicolasin-yn9mu]

Just starting out and eh thank you so much for taking the time to do all this, made my life a whole lot easier, well for now! Have a great Solstice/Christmas Glitch dude!!! 😎👍

[@Prajwal____]

I am using dexed, it has 6 osscilators, do you think 3 osscilators in vital are inuf?

[@dr.p3ng612]

Just love your channel! 💯❤

[@AustinZoph]

Vital has become my go-to for synth sounds. Thanks for the unknown tips/tricks.

[@joman66]

Tip 15 really blows my mind.. Having different items have their own envelopes and then have their envelopes played out with the actual LFOs. COOL!

[@LondraCalibro9]

great work. this is superb. huge respect bruh. thank you

[@hujaboy]

I love this channel! I learn something every time I open it thanks buddy!

[@oystercatcher943]

Watched 30 mins and learnt so much. This was perfect. I could do stuff with Vital but you answered all my what does this do questions and much much more. Thank you!

[@music_story618]

Really awesome, what a quality teaching, looking forward to more videos from you! Thank you

[@DuckForPope]

FYI, modulating the phase of an oscillator is called phase modulation synthesis. FM synthesis is literally the frequency of one oscillator modulating another, though in practise FM and PM don't sound all that different in practise.

[@DuckForPope]

P.s. this is a great video, I'm very very thankful that you did it. Should have opened with that ☺️

[@DashGlitch]

All software synths and a ton of hardware use PM and just label it as FM, it’s easier to code and results in a more stable waveform without syncing. Vital and Phase plant allow you to actually modulate the actual frequency 👌 thanks!

[@DashGlitch]

The legendary dx7, arguably the most famous FM synth of all time, in fact used PM not FM ;)

[@gabenght9316]

Best GUI outhere. Great videos, I learned so much thank you!

[@strange_delight]

Amazing video with a lot of useful and insightful tips and tricks for Vital. Thanks for putting in the effort to collect this amazing collection of tips and tricks.

[@cheezeofelune]

This was absolutely amazing. Thanks so much for all the time and effort you put into this.

[@krz9000]

Triple a content there dash! Well done!

[@wilderstreeeet]

I really appreciate the time and the effort you've put in to provide such an in-depth and secret filled video! 2hrs of gold! thanks alot

[@user-pe4vy3yd8z]

Thank you for this Video.I learned so much

[@ernestomercado9181]

Thank you so much for this! This is a video I keep coming back to. It’s helped my understanding of Vital and has helped the quality of my sounds and workflow. Mega props to you. ❤️

[@tranceemerson8325]

Also I think you've given me a reason to actually use the chorus module in the effects rack.

[@zeridium9129]

Man I loved Vital, and I love it even more after that video!