Remaking the pad synth from the 2016 song "Lite spots" by Kaytranada can be an exciting challenge for any synthesizer enthusiast. Here’s how you can create the "Lite spots" pad patch and play this iconic sound on most hardware or software subtractive synthesizers (Serum, Vital, Pigments, Prophet, Korg, Moog, etc). We've included the preset download directly for your convenience, but we strongly recommend you use our programming tutorial to recreate it yourself.
Original Audio
Kaytranada’s “Lite Spots,” from his critically acclaimed 2016 debut album 99.9%, features a brief and lush synthesizer pad that sneaks in at 2:08 for a few seconds. The sound employs a supersaw waveform with multiple detuned voices creating a rich, wide texture, enhanced by an LFO modulating the volume at quarter-note intervals to produce its distinctive rhythmic pumping effect.
Original Performing Instrument
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Our Remake of The Pad Synth
This audio clip is how close we've matched the original tone of the pad synth from the song "Lite spots" by Kaytranada, giving you a reference point as you design your own synthesizer preset. Play it as often as you need to familiarize yourself with the nuances of the sound.
Synth Patch Programming Recipe
Getting Started
- Start by initializing your synthesizer to a plain saw with no filter, modulation or effects. For soft synths use the "init"/"default" preset or the the button to reset all parameters to their default factory values.
- No two synths are exactly alike, so treat the values below as approximate, and use your ear.
- Percentage values (e.g. 50%) represent the relative position of a knob or slider within its full range. The full range of each parameter may differ from synth to synth, so use your ear.
Note: the patch settings may slightly differ in the Syntorial challenge.
Explore More
- How to make KAYTRANADA – LITE SPOTS | Ableton Remake (YouTube)
- kaytranada 10% sound design and remake – YouTube (mentions Diva and Serum for synth sounds)
- In The Style Of Vol.4 — Kaytranada Production Techniques (YouTube)
- Ranking the Best 25 Songs of KAYTRANADA’s Career (This Song Is Sick)
- Kaytranada “99.9%” Synth Sounds Analysis (Reverb Machine)
Preset Downloads
Don't want to learn synth programming now? Use our synth preset as your starting point and tweak it from there. Register an account with Audible Genius and download the presets for free for the following synths:
- Vital
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