Now, in the filter section, bring the cutoff frequency down to around 76.00, just below the half way point. Activate the saw wave by clicking on the saw icon in the oscillator section and remember to click on the pulse icon to disable the pulse wave. By default the synth will be outputting a pulse wave from VCO1 but we need a sawtooth. Now click on Main to get back to the main synth window. Select 8 TEMPLATES from the list on the left and pick the INIT Jupe-6 preset, which initialises the synth. Load an instance of Diva and click on the Patches tab at the bottom of the synth. We’ve gone for chords in the key of A# minor, starting off with a higher chord and then progressing to lower notes. Here’s a screen grab of the MIDI we’ve used for the chords.
This week we use U-He’s DIVA plugin to create a fuzzy sawtooth-based pad patch. Here’s an example of the sound we’ll be making, with some added filter frequency automation:
In order to finalize our sequence, we will introduce a smaller amount of plate reverb and delay which can be found as built-in effects within Diva.Synth Secrets is a series of programming tutorials in which we show how to make a range of classic and new synth sounds using plugins such as Massive, Sylenth and Predator. Lastly, we’ll select the clear saw wave waveform and hear is how it sounds. Furthermore, let’s set the volume at around 40%. To introduce even more richness to the sound, it would be good to incorporate the 3rd oscillator. Here we will set the sync to 1/16 and slightly pull the “Depth Mod” parameter to actually hear the LFO performing once the sequence is playing. You can find it in the bottom left corner of the interface. Furthermore, the rate of the LFO will be controlled by the LFO section. This would be done by clicking on “ENV 2” within the filter section and from the drop-down menu to select LFO 1. Next interesting thing would be to add a bit of LFO to this sound in order to create movement.
We will be setting the “Detune” parameter within the oscillator section to -5, set the waveform of the oscillator 2 between saw and triangle and increase the volume of the oscillator 2 up to around 70%. This can be done by clicking on the little arrow below the filter section of the Diva. Let’s hear this progression.īy switching the available filter mode to “VCF Multimode” we are getting closer to that Moog-like filter style. So, for a clean start, we will go to the template folder within patches and chose a “Minimoog” preset. As usual, we will start by placing a fresh instance of the VST synth on the newly created MIDI channel within the SoundBridge: DAW. You can use this one or many other digital emulations of the famous Moog synthesizer in order to achieve the desired sound.
In the next tutorial, we will try to recreate one of his signature sounds using software and guide you through the process step by step.įor the sake of this tutorial and making of the mentioned bass lead, we have chosen synth called Diva made by U-he company. For example, Stephan Bodzin started incorporating Moog synthesizers in his tracks, made a personal stamp and gained immense popularity. A couple of years ago Techno made a great comeback in the electronic music scene with some interesting sound innovations from German producers.