3 Iconic Synth Patches You Should Know How To Make 🎧

Howdy! Today we're going to talk about 3 essential synth patches that I think every sound designer should know how to create, and make them all with my favorite hardware synth.
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[@VenusTheory]

It's noisemaking time! What are some other classic synth sounds everyone should know? 🤔 Enter The Giveaway ► bit.ly/3IbQC7g All My Gear ► bit.ly/3NJmL7k

[@janekalbinsky]

Please show us how you would create the Oxygene lead...

[@timbrehaze7958]

Not really a classic sound per say, but with a Juno like oscillator or something like it (i use the basic engine on the MicroFreak) modulate the pulse width and the filter for a plucky bass sound, with some sub bass added into it. On my MicroFreak it cuts through the mix instantly and is my go to bass sound.

[@deathbylowpass]

Reese bass

[@fattyboombatty7736]

The arpegiated opening riff of Vangelis' Spiral

[@Br00sta]

Juno sound, Jupiter sound - actually not sure I could tell the difference! I recently got a Peak and have a JD-Xi, I played a Juno String sound on the JD-Xi ( #004 "JUNO Str 1" ) and was extremely disappointed with the Peak getting nowhere near to it. This bugged me, a lot. So 2 days of tweaking the Peak and I have something pretty close (about 90-95% there) although now I have a much greater respect for reverb and chorus effects in general! Actually I respect the JD-Xi a bit more as I had been seeing it as a bit of a toy, but mainly I realised I really just want a Juno - well, not a real one, a version of it that is analogue or as close as that you can't tell it's not analogue (and no alalogue drift/tuning issues) and I don't want a soft synth. So this leads me to System-8 vs Juno-X (or accuracy vs playability), and I don't know which way I need to go, I just like the Juno sound! ....Or I possibly just need to program in some new presets for the Peak which are just as close? Is this possible?

[@bryanl1524]

Patch tutorial videos are probably my favorite out of the entire synth/music production corner of KZbin

[@MussarMusic]

If we want to focus purely on patches that would teach an important, foundational concept with as few components as possible, I'd say the 2010-ish dubstep screech bass is about as important as the FM bass (and uses an almost identical setup!): 1. Take two sine waves, one low (ideally in the sub-bass 20-100 Hz Range), and one high - traditionally four octaves up. 2. Route them both out of the mixer at equal volume. 3. Distort the frick out of them! This sound really defined the early brostep era, and is a wonderful introduction to the world of waveshaping as a synthesis and sound design tool. You can play with the distortion algorithm, the distance in pitch between the two sine waves, and even the waveforms themselves - though much like with FM, the simpler the wave the cleaner the result - to expand beyond the basic patch.

[@peen2804]

yes definitely an essential and widely applicable sound that won’t date your music

[@MussarMusic]

@@peen2804 your reading comprehension skills are astounding, friend. :)

[@LonnonFoster]

Short, sweet, and amazing results! I've worked on similar sound design in a DAW and using modular via VCV, but it's great to see these done using a different set of knobs from the ones I've been turning. Every time I walk through this process on different gear, I learn something new. Thanks for a great tutorial!

[@Mutedimagery]

Please keep doing this with the peak!! It’s so easy to understand

[@ScottGarman]

Just got my Novation Peak, this video was perfect - short and to the point, yet explaining why you were doing what you were doing. Top-notch instruction.

[@fattyboombatty7736]

The Peak/Summit are so under-rated - they are so flexible and really well laid out considering what they are capable of. Thanks Cameron.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Navation need to do more advertising for there flagship sythersizors but TV add can cost £50.000 just for a short one. KZbin adds might be better but they advertise there midi gear more then there synths.

[@davidgoodman6663]

IMHO Peak/Summit are highly rated by most of the synth community

[@GizmoGary]

a common trope among FL Studio users is how powerful yet underrated 3xOsc is. I got a Peak two days ago and realized it's pretty much a beefed up hardware version of 3xOsc (with an analog filter). It's soo good and fun to tweak.

[@janekalbinsky]

Learning how to create my own sounds was inspiring in so many ways! Be it, knowing what you want to sound like and finding ways of getting there, or be it, just discovering what will happen if I route this to that and switch to the other thing and then maybe turn those knobs over there... Your morning cuppa Joe has been keeping me excited for months now. Thank you so much for your work!

[@Maefreric]

i find adding a touch of s&h to all oscillators pitch in light amounts can give that kind of randomness in detune as well a bit of noise layering can help sell those old vintagey patches.

[@Skylabz604]

I use an LFO for that. The synth has 3 so that comes in handy.

[@tendingtropic7778]

love this, please make a series of this :)

[@jmfreeland]

More of these please! Very useful just hearing what you consider useful starting points to be.

[@Xenowave]

Just started, but I'm gonna take a guess: 1. The supersaw 2. The supersaw 3. The supersaw

[@VenusTheory]

And the superdupersaw

[@Xenowave]

@@VenusTheory Ah! Yes, our honorable mention 🤣🤣💃💃

[@vladimirkovalenko7298]

...and reese bass

[@Xenowave]

@@vladimirkovalenko7298 Well of course, that was the whole idea of the joke because one of the many ways of making a reese bass is just playing a supersaw in the bass range, with the unison pitch and phase set as needed

[@Neurofunkworldwide]

Don’t forget the hypersquare.

[@nobbystyles4807]

awesome. as a basic patch tweaker i should really start learning the basics of design. these small tuts are a great motivation.

[@Berus7777]

Great video - your uploads are just never, EVER a waste of time. Somehow you manage to keep it fresh AND relevant at the same time. Thanks!

[@fredbarnes196]

Keep doing these on the peak. Short, simple and immensely practical!

[@fleetadmiralsidiqi1941]

I have several digital, hybrid and analog synths in the studio as well and I agree. The Peak is the one I never see selling. That's just me though.

[@rjframe4410]

its the price, you can get the same power with ALOT of other kit thats alot cheaper

[@fleetadmiralsidiqi1941]

@@rjframe4410 I did get mine used on Reverb for a good discount. I understand your point, but those that really scare me in price are Waldorf Iridium, Arturia Polybrute, Moog One, Prophet 10, etc ... Even Summit...

[@OperculumAudio]

FM Womp, bringing you all those classic hits from the 80s and 90s, such as, "I Wanna Womp You" and "Lets Womp Tonight". Pretty cool synth, even cooler than Perfect Circuit is doing the giveaway! Nice stuff

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

I'm from UK and We still regularly use the womp sound in DnB, I make the sound in Reason DAW but I do actually have a Peak.

[@OperculumAudio]

@@HOLLASOUNDS nice, yeah, wubs and womps are the way to go in DnB for sure

[@eddievanheinous666]

The Blade Runner patch is too much fun, thanks for this. Another addition to it is to go into the FX section and do these two things - Set TimeMode to HexVLoFi and play with the Output to your tastes, and in FxSlot set the Dest to Del Slew and up the Depth to again your personal tastes. This gives an additional tape type effect to the patch. For Voice Spread fun, set that to 60-something, change SpreadMode to Alternt and mess with the pan position. I love the Peak.

[@Interface3072]

Excellent video - looking forward to more synthesis/sound design tutorials from you soon!

[@deedee78fly]

Very helpful video on multiple levels. Short, simple, lot of information but easy to understand. Thank you, subscribed, will watch more of your stuff

[@mortengu1385]

Thanks for another great video Cameron. Just heard your podcast with Soundiron, and I now have even more appreciation for all the work you put into these videos... thank you so much for doing this!

[@bratislavabr]

Awesome!! Please make more of these! :)

[@bicycleninja1685]

Great synth and thank you!!! I have the Summit, so looking forward to trying it.

[@thebunn]

I JUUUUST realized that you are the Bandzoogle voice! Wild! This is an amazing channel Sir. I don't play synths, but I still find a lot of the content here super insightful and I really appreciate the production value! Totally awesome!

[@VenusTheory]

Haha yeah back in another life that was me! Glad you've been enjoying the channel!

[@CraigRodmellMusic]

Thank you for putting the fact that it was only open to US residents in the actual video. While that sucks for those who don't have the dubious pleasure of living there (and is beyond your control), it is good to know that right up front. I hope whoever does win it gets good use out of it. Keep the great content coming!

[@highbred]

you weren't kidding, that build in verb sounds glorious

[@a2zStudios602]

My guy, great video! Would definitely love more videos like this in the future.

[@orikku]

I would love to see more of these types of videos in the future

[@robinchard9464]

Good video and nice clear patch tutorials... I like the way you show some of the other places the patches could go. You could probably add some aftertouch mod to the Bladerunner patch to get even closer to the CS-80 sound.

[@raysubject]

you can do lot more for more faithful 303 sound .. you can emulate accent by modulating 4 targets with velocity -> (+)flt amount, (-)filt env decay, (+)cutoff and (+) volume (which is exacty what accent does on original 303)

[@macronencer]

Excellent stuff, thanks! My Peak is currently woefully under-used, because I have some ergonomic challenges in my studio and it's not in a position that makes it easy to access. I need to think about my layout so I can use it more. It really is a lovely synth, and these patches demonstrate that. The Bladerunner lead was very close in terms of the sound, although for actual performance I prefer the Hydrasynth because it adds the missing magic ingredient of polyphonic aftertouch!

[@Charlie_Echo]

Great idea for a video! This is also a fun way to test out a new synth under consideration - have a list of go-to patches and make them on the synth to see how it sounds compared to others. I've just added a couple of these to my list :)

[@JoeJohnston-taskboy]

I "just added reverb" and my whole mix blew up on me. Thanks, stash-dad!

[@static-san]

Very cool and instructive. I was able to re-create all three sounds in Pigments pretty easily (which means I will definitely be ale to do the same on my Deluge, too).

[@DEADLINETV]

Can't believe the versatility of the Peak! Really nice! And a win with the Blade Runner sound! I'm going to remake them too using VST's. And for the give away, I just hope you don't ask to contact you via Telegram! 😂😂😂

[@brotherbarnes]

Great video! Super logical, easy to follow, great work

[@Analoque444]

Thanks for the video. I suggest to use a -18dB filter for the 303-sound since the original has a -18dB filter. The -24dB filter is way to bassy and this makes a huge difference in my opinion, maybe it´s not available in the Peak and it´s better to go on with a free emulation or some free vst-FX like Tal-Filter II. It makes sence to put a distortion effect behind the tb-sound, try it out. Best regards

[@vdub4216]

US residents only 😭😢🥺 killing me.... Peak is by far No 1 on my wish list of unobtainable synths

[@ericmaher4756]

Well, still unobtainable, hehe.

[@silverXnoise]

I dunno about other gear, but Trogly (Trogly’s Guitar Show) runs a service where he will help folks obtain international gear. Mostly shit like Japanese-only limited release Fender guitars, but he seems like a nice guy who helps out whenever he can (and it’s economical for both parties). Where are you located? If you’re in a country that occasionally gets limited run gear that he’s into, maybe you could work out a tit for tat?

[@Nightingale1887]

What do you mean unobtainable? Did you look at Thomann who ships international and has it in stock? Great store and service.

[@gretareinarsson7461]

Is there any major difference between the Peak and the Summit (apart from the keyboard)?

[@KrazyRobot]

I’m done with mine I’ll ship you it for cheap

[@donaldpriola1807]

I always kind of chuckle when I hear about the worship of the original 303, when it's so easy to program that sound on other synths.

[@bigjayrillah3508]

More of these please, thank you :)

[@Soundtrackloops]

Cool! RIP Vangelis :(

[@onairmastering]

I can imagine Wendy Carlos doing all this back in the day for what was to become Clockwork Orange soundtrack (:

[@charley2070]

I loved this. Have a summit but this tutorial is easily adoptable with serum or something else in that price range. Show us more.

[@JoelCardinal]

More vids of sound design on the Peak please! This was really helpful.

[@Cybah]

great video, top tier production, keep it up you're doing good work

[@e21steverino]

That Blade Runner lead😯 Shot me straight back to the 80's!

[@AKAtAGG]

I love the Peak. Well I have the Summit, which is the same thing but with a keyboard.

[@Subtronik]

I’ll be getting a Peak at some point. Everything I’ve heard from that synth sounds great.

[@mark.Mel.george]

great video. would love some arp type sounds in the future please

[@phillipinge3004]

Super useful. thanks!

[@DJKaBz1]

Damn, that perfect circuit sponsorship is choice 💯

[@shannonia81]

Excuse me while I go rewatch the original Blade Runner. Although we're kind of living our own dystopian nightmare these days, so maybe I'll just go compose my own life soundtrack in Ableton lol Great video as always.

[@Geepstar]

I am so grateful I found this tutorial. I recently purchased a Novation Peak and Hydrasynth Deluxe because I want to make my own sounds and have the hands on experience of hardware synths, but I find it's hard to find good tutorials. I have watched basic sound design vids still leaving me lost in space. This is just what I need (for now). Thanks a lot! (what I am also still looking for is the how to use it in Ableton and also over time. How do you remember settings if you open a project? Or do you always do 1 project at a time and then move on?)

[@unis234]

More Peak videos please!

[@IronPepito]

Love the blade runner lead ❤

[@alexandrelevy3916]

Great video! Would love to see a similar one using the Deepmind...

[@theycallmefilip]

The principle is the same, just different UI.

[@julko28]

Man always in US i envy you guys :) however your channel is one the best out there mate - i am also a sound designer myself and your chanel helped me a whole lot with some ideas.

[@ferrellms]

more of this kind of tutorial please!

[@PeterJDeVault]

This was great - thanks.

[@CHONKERBOT]

Elegant pill of basics a little robot needs 🤖

[@artisan002]

Ha! I was _not_ expecting "Dadstache McCargoshorts" to be uttered. LOL

[@bewdwyre9211]

Loved this

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

I already have a Peak, I have alot of fun with it but it's not featured in My music yet but I definitely will.

[@the8bitdeity]

Cool stuff, one nitpick is the OG 303 filter doesn't have key tracking. Depending on how authentic you're looking for, might want to turn it down to 0. The fact that the Peak defaults key tracking to 100 I found slightly frustrating when I had mine, I almost always cranked it down to 0 initially.

[@XDarkstarXUnknownUnderverse]

I almost want to pull the trigger for the Summit.... just not sure if I need it over the Supernova II

[@jordanWAH]

man, ever since my first midi controller I've always been drawn to Novation. The launchkey mini mk3 just did so much more than anything for $120 at the time. I was lucky to find ZZounds and ordered circuit tracks and bass station II because I thought it would cover my synth needs(LOL) But I was lucky because I could never drop $700 on gear like that at once. (still can't) Ever since I have been kinda waiting for the next Novation inspiration because I have gotten a lot more gear but not from novation. The peak is so intimidating with all its capabilities and I'm currently learning syntakt while I pay it off. so I probably won't be making large purchases any time soon.

[@boboscurse4130]

The synth solo patch from Al Jarreau "Mornin'." PLEASE!!!!

[@falaghsepehr5504]

I love your intros lmao

[@richardbarr7173]

What does "adding density" to the saws mean? Is that like a unison effect?

[@CRayBeats]

Very inspiring!

[@lucid484]

I feel stupid. Trying to replicate the Acid Patch on my Hydra Synth and my MatrixBrute. But I can't seem to get the filters to respond to the AMP Envelope only instead of the filter envelopes...

[@zealforhumnity]

It was auto play, then I heard your humor and smiled

[@bandybandy7485]

Hey! I was wondering, did you go to school for music? Or learn by yourself?

[@ageshero]

@venustheory random, but as its impossible for me to access one of these devices, js there a 8x8 favorite patches section to use in live playing? 🎉 thank you

[@gretareinarsson7461]

Is there any major difference between the Peak and the Summit?

[@BrofUJu]

Is hardware like this also able to be midi controlled? Not something I'd do now, but Id love to get a hardware synth eventually, I can see why this would speed up workflow so much.

[@MuzixMaker]

Certainly.

[@willernst]

You can usually think of hardware synths as packaged sound generators and MIDI controllers, with or without a keyboard controller, too. The on-panel controls and keyboard are just sending MIDI messages to the underlying sound generation engine. Don't take this as a given, but generally a hardware synth has all (and more) of its controls exposed to MIDI and/or SysEx commands for integration and automation. And you can also bi-directionally use them as MIDI controllers for other devices, too. Be sure to consult documentation and look at MIDI specifications for any synth in question though.

[@BrofUJu]

@@willernst thanks! Yeah a fancy midi controller is a good way to think of them. Not really sure I could justify 1800 bucks on one where my career is right not but maybe something like that eventually

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

Yes I send Midi to the Peak for Abalten 11 and Reason 12 DAWs. I had a few timming issues getting it the run with Abalten but with Reason it was literally two clicks and I was ready to go.

[@HOLLASOUNDS]

@@willernst Kinda but with Reason 12 you just load up a midi out and and audio in and record. I haven't used midi in from Peak yet but it would be useful for modulation.

[@ArmageddonPunk]

Could you do the same lesson on the vital vst so it's easier to follow along? It's really fascinating to see you at work. Quick, confident and effortless.

[@newignis]

Nice

[@rishpanjeet7479]

I don’t want to sell my Korg Delta, but I do really, really want a Peak 😭

[@mickeybrand]

"a whole mess of glorious reverb" ☺

[@shadvegasmusic]

he has such a great way of saying things

[@paulmoadibe9321]

thanks for this video ! and if I may...... next time can you dust a bit your synthe ? thanks.... 😉😁

[@GothAtheist]

Bruh, noice!!!

[@ToyKeeper]

Gah, the giveaway site doesn't allow entry via email address... it requires linking a social media account. So now I'm on Perfect Circuit's mailing list but it didn't count my entry. :(

[@adrianhendy]

Damn you Cameron - I'm UK based :(

[@ImagineRecordings]

"Dadstache McCargoShorts"... someone is an MST3K fan. lol

[@TonyThomas10000]

You should do courses on udemy and other platforms.

[@dreeamix9766]

hi, im a non-us resident but i usually get my packages from the us through a courier, can i still participate in the giveaway? thanks for the content

[@chromofonic]

Next video: 3 Synth Patches Every One Should Forget.

[@pierbover]

I can't believe Cameron didn't make a Reese bass

[@ZenMountain]

Wow man, sold your soul to Perfect Circuit...

[@mareikemacinnes7764]

The Sound of the 303 is useless without the 303 sequencer because they are a symbiosis. Greetings from Germany

[@spectralassasin9356]

*If you are a US resident* Rest of the world : Yeah about that...

[@MichaelBlueMusic]

I tried to visit all the links, but most of them aren’t registering that I went there after several attempts. The service PC used for this is terrible, just for future reference. Thanks for trying though! I’d love a Peak.

[@lilybeejones]

I saw the Peak, I clicked. I SAW I COULD WIN A PEAK AND A I FLIPPED

[@sevenfifteen]

Hey Cameron, you know that we from outside the US are obliged to express our hopes for a worldwide giveaway (as if you wouldn't think of it as well). So please forgive all those comments. Because your actual video content was once again helpful and to the point. I loved it! (Even though I'm from Germany🤣)

[@bengarland]

I'm certain the reason that it's US-only is because giveaways / contests are regulated by all sorts of laws, and it's just too complicated for a US company and a US youtuber to figure out how to meet the regulations elsewhere.

[@sevenfifteen]

@@bengarland I know! In this case it's the sponsor, who isn't active internationally. That's why I apologized on behalf of all the comments about it. If Cameron gets a chance on an international giveaway, he will do so. He knows very well, that his audience is not just from the US.

[@Jdjwjdjzbsjwbb]

Not in europe? Sad :(

[@bitegoatie]

I can’t abide Gleam. It’s appalling how they have destroyed music-gear giveaways across many media and retail outlets running such promotions for years without Gleam. It’s yet another invasive parasite business, offering ready web forms to promoters to pump customers for data. Which happened just fine without introducing an unaccountable third party into the transaction. It’s a cool promotion (cheers for making it happen), and I hope whoever winds up with the Peak loves it like you do. Certainly, I could use the donation of great synth, but no - not through Gleam.

[@ToyKeeper]

Yeah. I was hoping it would allow entry via email, but it doesn't. And a 0.001% chance of winning a Peak isn't worth linking a social media account and getting spammed until the end of time. There are reasons I keep all my accounts separate, and those reasons matter to me more than a 1-in-a-zillion chance of getting a free synth.

[@lennartrauhe]

😭 I'm in Europe, I want that synth tho

[@Kacey_Jaymes]

Tomorrow is my actual birthday... Imagine if I won? :D

[@automationtraveler]

Hope I win 😁