How to "fatten" up any synth sound? Tips and trick

[kmonkey]

Is there anything more than detuning oscs???
Can someone write some tricks about delay settings, reverb etc...anything that could bring more life in sound???

[ouroboros]

mda detune : it always seems to sound sifferent than just a simple detune. You could eq a little more bass into a sound to help fill out the sound. Layering synths helps, too (esp. w/ detune). For pads and quick hits/stabs, you can make the sound but then make two more copies: one panned further left, one further right: sometimes a "fuller" stereo field can help, but this sis dangerous as it crowds out other sounds.

[M'Snah]

Using a very short (unnoticable) delay, or a very short reverb; using the synth sound twice, panned differently and EQ'd a bit different; layering the synth with other synth sounds;

[Spe3D]

anything that could bring more life in sound???

Yep! They are good effects used in small amounts.

Another is to stack the synths, say two or more with the same preset (or close - experiment), so they both play the same notes, you could even have one at a higher octave than the other – or use synths with cords rather than mono notes.

Best regards,

Spe3d

:O)

[sirocco]

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[pw]

izotope trash.

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[M'Snah]

oh... are we talking toys instead of sound design skills?

Voxengo Lampthruster, Voxengo AnalogFlux, Kjaerhus GAC..., Choir Boy...

[UltraJv]

Is there anything more than detuning oscs???
Can someone write some tricks about delay settings, reverb etc...anything that could bring more life in sound???

Try using a decent vsti like Z3ta+ or Minimonsta - Its better to use the right tool in the first place. If thoses arnt fat enough then god knows

[Churchy]

also have atleast one of the oscs as a pulsewave, then modulate the pulse width with a fast LFO

also maybe modulating the pitch with a fast LFO

and a subosc never hurts

but i would recommend experimenting instead of using these tired old tricks!

[~BURNY~]

If you want a really hardcore synth bass, use a saw wave put some stereo phaser with a slow rate and put some overdrive (with a stereo signal path if possible)afterward. This is what I call a fat sound.

[olafmol]

camelphat free

[M'Snah]

Supercamelfat 3