How To Make Synths Like Boards of Canada

[@pablopicasso3122]

Sheesh man, this is as close as I've ever heard anyone get to their sound, and that is saying ALOT. There have been so many imposters, so many attempts... but with a synth that truly ANYONE can get their hands on, you've proven that time care and knowledge beats gear any day of the week. I am truly amazed, well done!!

[@lextron-audio]

Love this format. Straight to the point. No waffle

[@nalaeel219]

You can never go wrong with BoC videos. Thank you!!!!

[@AntonProducer]

Love their music, thanks for the support

[@robertgarvansnyder4665]

Loving your simple, quality videos. Just subbed. ❤

[@poreilly23]

You're very good at these, respect 🙌. More Warp / Rephlex pls

[@AntonProducer]

Yeah ill add to the list and investigate their sounds

[@aquaticborealis4877]

Such beautiful iconic sounds

[@supamarx5782]

Awesome. You are the Chairman of the Boards of Canada.

[@AntonProducer]

Appreciate it, Micheal and Marcus are a great duo

[@Pazaluz]

Damn, this is gold! I've had Vital sitting around for a while now but haven't really used it yet. This video definitely convinced me to learn using it!

[@Rilkir]

No BS, straight to the point. Thanks man.

[@krysidian]

Absolutely incredible how you nailed that! Really inspiring to see how you did it!

[@AntonProducer]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it

[@hupo]

I have a whole tattoo dedicated to them on my forearm. LOVE BOC. Thanks for the video.

[@GutBombTech]

Really awesome stuff! This got me where I needed to get to make some background music for videos that match the sound I want instead of relying on the youtube music library. Thanks so much!

[@AntonProducer]

Glad I could help!

[@pauljeavons8878]

Very Informative. Good technical video. Good breakdown of the mixing elements. Well done👍

[@etis398]

Impressed by how close of the original sound you get! I cannot distinct between the original and the recreation

[@AntonProducer]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@kc-mq3cx]

just found your channel while searching how to make aphex synths. liked those videos and watched several more; also subscribed. this one is stellar. i love BoC. since you said to ask for requests, what about a video dedicated to aphex twins ambient works? for example, Cliffs, Rhubarb, Stone in Focus, and/or LIchen. anyway, just a suggestion. i'll keep going through the other vids

[@AntonProducer]

Ill consider that for a future video, thanks for the suggestion

[@bewilderbeesty]

Awesome work, I love this

[@tocide]

didnt understand much of the process but this smacks 🫡

[@suop1234]

sweet dude, i've been trying to figure this out recently then you just pop up and solve all the mysteries! cheers!

[@AntonProducer]

I'm glad you found the video useful. Let me know if there's anything else you would like to solve!

[@adamarmstrong9408]

Amazing, you know your stuff man!

[@gibbymain1499]

PLEASSEEEE you are the only one I trust who can deliver a LORN tutorial 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@buyilemzinyathi569]

Nah bro, you knocked the sounds out the park 🔥🔥

[@bradylasserre9320]

Thank you for this! I really appreciate you taking my comment/request into consideration.

[@nachitoelenrulao182]

your chanel is a hidden gem

[@Rhekluse]

Very nice!

[@akashamitra8533]

great work!

[@laurentagainstheclouds]

This is impressive, I don't have access to these tools you used but I learned a lot!

[@AntonProducer]

Glad you learned a lot! And you can follow along as we used a FREE plugin called ‘vital’ :)

[@JeffreyFournier]

Wow! Spot dead on.

[@MeditationRainSoundz]

great, well done

[@PabloInformation]

This is very well done Anton so don't get me wrong, Thanks allot for your insights here very interesting!... That said something I keep in context & am in even more aww & appreciation of now as to why 'Boards of Canada' are musical geniuses is....to approximate them your needing to use the equivalence of a super computers worth of random automated modulations in like 15-20 steps... to achieve what they nailed by & large with an analog synth & analog tape machine 25+ years ago & this is why BOC will always be Gods among men & have yet to be surpassed.

[@ThisIsDownstate]

nailed it ! good stuff

[@AntonProducer]

Thank you!

[@bloba2]

love the channel, love BoC. keep it up! I'd love a video with some grittier sounds like Lorn or Gesaffelstein!

[@AntonProducer]

Gesaffelstein is one of my favs. Btw we've got a video on Lorn acid rain on TikTok. For those sounds its great to use guitar amps to process the synth

[@zubin360]

unbelievable tutorial man!

[@jeremiahgoertz4182]

Well done! You got really close to the originals

[@AntonProducer]

Thank you! I was surprised how close we could get with a free plugin

[@bennewman5154]

Such a great tutorial but there is no way to follow along. You leave out a ton of the modulation parameters and that’s the secret to recreating this sound.

[@idontcleanupwell-xb4ii]

Yeah I noticed he has a patreon I’m sure that’s why. But it’s super cheap like 5$ definitely worth it . Gonna try it out rn

[@smilinmenace6037]

Thank you for this, amazing

[@johnnytrash2839]

INCREDIBLE

[@Disregardedinc]

My favorite band

[@yna418]

can you do a tutorial for the sound design for some songs from ken carson's album "a great chaos"

[@thetomfair]

This is great...is one able to apply it to different synths (a reface CS) than what you are using? I'm sure the answer is yes...

[@s77uki]

this is so on point wtf

[@56mikefagan]

Excellent!

[@tonbonthemon]

0:25 What did you add to the volume and pitch?

[@AntonProducer]

Random 1 - Osc 1 Level. LFO 1 - Voice Tune (Pitch)

[@garly3]

awesome

[@pinkmechnicalpencil-x7m]

how did you switch from the 1st part to the reverb and changed all the channels while keeping the sound im so lost mane

[@AntonProducer]

Don’t worry man, I’m gonna redo this vid and make it clearer 💪🏾

[@spaceManIntoJail]

thanks!!!!

[@yrr-krrshrecords7612]

You miss to show us some details sadly ahah None of these patch sounds like yours for me. Tried several stuff but it never sounds even quiet the same. I hit the same note with the exact settings even before your speak about the pitch and it's not the right pitch actually, idk what you've missed actually

[@apzzpa]

blessings to thee

[@joshkeating7825]

BoC, legends.

[@lifesoldier]

i really wanna see what the boys would say about this, this is amazing

[@s-c5377]

Антоша шарит в звуке)

[@GARYSMIFF]

Keep it up

[@vujko24]

Gret video!

[@earlsfield]

I see this happening all the time - Olson pad is heavily using Ring Mod.

[@waterglas21]

Sorry I have two questions: •What VST are you using? •Is there any way to use the same adjustments in FLstudio? Thanks for the tutorial!

[@AntonProducer]

Yeah you can follow along in Fl Studio! Were using a free synth called “vital”

[@waterglas21]

@@AntonProducer ok thanks ;)

[@paulhealey2984]

Do Reach for the dead, and sundown.

[@output-c]

what synths did you use in vital?

[@AntonProducer]

Not sure what you mean? Vital is the synth we used to create the sounds

[@TheAnimatedPoet]

Let’s goo

[@MilMike]

What is the name of the software you were using? Or is this a plugin?

[@AntonProducer]

It’s a free plugin called ‘vital’

[@MilMike]

@@AntonProducer thanks! :)

[@willdatsun]

Good stuff, what software is that? I only just discovered Panama Fleets whose music is extremely BOC influenced, check them out.

[@aaronencinas6307]

goat

[@maddx24]

PLEASE DO CUCO SYNTHS like Lover is a day or Neon baby or Cupid’s Quiver

[@AntonProducer]

Thanks, ill add it to the list

[@jacobdavis4017]

What VST is this?

[@AntonProducer]

Its a free vst called "vital"

[@deniswastaken]

hey there Anton, I really wanted to understand the sound of the pad and piano intro of the song Music is Math by them, I am not good at understanding the sounds, so would you please make a new video again, to explain a few similar sounds like that in a video? I really want to re-create that sound so badly.

[@AntonProducer]

Coming Soon 👀

[@olleandreasson9282]

Man this is great but can you take it a bit slower :D

[@lukasmadrid1945]

Sounds good but you leave so much out. Seems misleading

[@divineteleport]

Please, no.

[@arch4ngel]

Please, yes.

[@Mia1Goth]

very nice brother