![]() ![]() ![]() MPowerSynth is a great VST option for this. Once you start getting into weird ratios without strong fundamentals then you get close to this sound very quickly. Put a room or hall reverb on there so that the notes have some sonic overlap.Īlso try something like additive synthesis where you can control (and perhaps even randomize) the exact harmonics. Send a few instances to the same polyphonic synth (or VST patch) to get interesting and overlapping harmonies - bonus points if they are polyrhythmic. Try using a step sequencer (software or otherwise) that is not set to any particular key/scale, and simply wing it. Also, it seems like a lot of Jeff's synth line hooks are composed of a few pieces interacting, each with irregular harmonization. I hear lots of half step intervals and tritones. What are your thoughts?My guess is that he doesn't pay attention to modes or scales, and simply goes by feel. I can write a synth line in the same key as a track of his but it never sounds as "edgy" or full of tension. And wouldn't be surprised if he used things like the H3000 Harmonizer. And I've read he used effects such as the Ensoniq DP4. Tom Hades says he often uses the Phrygian mode. ![]()
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