Remaking the lead synth from the 2020 song "Leftover" by Sierra can be an exciting challenge for any synthesizer enthusiast. Here’s how you can create the "Leftover" 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
Our Remake of The Lead Synth
This audio clip is how close we've matched the original tone of the lead synth from the song "Leftover" by Sierra, 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
Remake This Sound Yourself
Learn how to program this synth preset with Syntorial, all by ear. Download the demo and try up to three challenge packs for free.
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: 180 ms
- Sustain: 100%
- Release: 3250 ms
Oscillators
- FM Amount: 35%
- Carrier
- Waveform: Saw
- Volume: 100%
- Modulator
- Waveform: Saw
- Pitch: +1 Octave and +3 Cents
- Volume: 0%
- Unison
- Oscillators: All
- Voice Count: 4
- Detune Range: 9 Cents
- Stereo Spread: 100%
Filter
- Type: Low Pass
- Cutoff: 50%
- Key Tracking: 100%
Filter Envelope
- Modulation Amount: 25%
- Attack: 800 ms
- Sustain: 100%
- Release: 5000 ms
Delay
- Mix: 30% Wet
- Feedback: 50%
- Time: 1/16 Note
- Stereo Spread (Time shift of Left or Right Channel): 99ms
Reverb
- Mix: 50% Wet
- Size: Big
Pitch Bend
- Range: +/- 1 Semitones
Note: the patch settings may slightly differ in the Syntorial challenge.
Explore More
- No specific sources found in provided search results about Sierra’s “Leftover” synthesizer sound. The materials focus on other artists like Charles Wesley Godwin, Billy Strings, and technical discussions about synthesizers in different contexts.
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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