[thedurf18]

I’m trying to get that shimmering synth sound as heard throughout the entire track. It sounds like it has some sort of fast modulation parameter, maybe pulse width modulation? I know this artist uses the Juno 60 and uses the pulse wave a lot. Also sounds like there is a legato effect on the synth. I’d appreciate any help.

[Joe Hanley]

These dense layered patches are always tricky. I hear two layers:

Layer 1: Shimmery pad

Oscillator: Medium pulse wave

LFO: Slow triangle modulating oscillator pulse width

Envelope: Slow attack to swell in

Filter: Low pass, take a bit off the top, add some resonance

Chorus: wide and warm

Reverb: Big and wet

Layer 2: Pitch-modulated video game

Oscillator: Square wave

LFO: Modulate the oscillator’s pitch in an up-down motion. How you do this depends on the synth. In Serum, I use a triangle waveform to modulate the oscillator’s Semi destination. This forces the modulation to jump up one semi-tone at a time, instead of moving the pitch smoothly.

Delay: 50/50 wet, long feedback, 1/4 or 1/8 note rate. This will create a nice blanket of overlapping sound.

Reverb: Big and wet

[thedurf18]

Thanks Joe, I appreciate the help!