Remaking the lead synth from the 2018 song "Baby Don't Stop" by NCT U can be an exciting challenge for any synthesizer enthusiast. Here’s how you can create the "Baby Don't Stop" lead 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
The lo-fi quirky lead in NCT U’s “Baby Don’t Stop” is a saw-dominant lead layered over a square-wave body with subtle pitch vibrato that gives it a bendy motion. The lead enters prominently at 1:00, carrying the hook through the song’s second section. The tone is lightly low-pass filtered for shape and uses a wide two-voice unison detune for smear and presence. In the mix it sits forward of the vocals as a distinctive melodic signature.
Our Remake of The Lead Synth sound
This audio clip is how close we've matched the original tone of the lead synth from the song "Baby Don't Stop" by NCT U, 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.
Voices
- Voice Mode: Mono
Amp Envelope
- Attack: 0 ms
- Sustain: 100%
- Release: 950 ms
Oscillators
- Oscillator 1
- Waveform: Pulse
- Pulse Width: 100%
- Volume: 20%
- Oscillator 2
- Waveform: Saw
- Pitch: +1 Octave
- Volume: 80%
- Unison
- Oscillators: All
- Voice Count: 2
- Detune Range: 25 Cents
- Stereo Spread: 70%
Filter
- Type: Low Pass
- Cutoff: 65%
- Resonance: 30%
LFO
- Destination: Pitch
- Waveform: Triangle
- Amount: 56 Cents
- Rate: 1/8 Note
Distortion
- Drive: 52%
Reverb
- Mix: 10% Wet
- Size: Medium
Note: the patch settings may slightly differ in the Syntorial challenge.
Explore More
- Baby Dont Stop (song) – Wikipedia
- NCT U’s Ten & Taeyong Enthrall With ‘Baby Don’t Stop’ Music Video – Billboard
- Baby Don’t Stop – NCT U (Genius credits and song page)
- Baby Don’t Stop – NCT U (Apple Music song credits)
- 유영진 (composer/producer) – Namu.wiki (notes on gear used)
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:
- Primer, our free synthesizer VST
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