And why would it? It sounds incredible, and is straightforward to programme.
#Free music production software techno update#
BUY NOW via Amazon.Īlso check out the Massive synth preset packs available at Loopmasters.ĭespite receiving an update to v3 earlier this year, the synth hasn’t changed much since it’s inception. Massive can be bought separately and is also of course included in NI’s huge Komplete 11 Ultimate Bundle, together with FM8 (see below) and a whole studios worth of other synths, effects and processors. Using one of the envelopes to modulate the pitch of a Sine wave to create a synth kick, you can then use the sidechain feature (sc) and use the same envelope to modulate the modulation for a really tight envelope and and punchy transient: It’s actually also great for synthesising drum sounds. You can hear the Dimension Expander effect on the bass loop in the below audio example:
One of my favourite ways to process basses in Massive is using the Dimension Expander, keeping the Size all the way down and pushing up the Dry/Wet to halfway adds nice depth whilst keeping the bass relatively central. It helped give rise to early dub step and went on to become a main stay for future house and bass house producers, not to mention it’s ability to create everything from traditional analogue style tones to complex evolving soundscapes. Massive has been perennially popular with producers of all electronic genre’s. I love modulating the WT Pos with an LFO and then drawing some unique shapes for next level wobbles:Īlso check out the Serum synth preset packs available at Loopmasters. You can also tempo sync your envelope settings by double clicking on the time value and entering your grid settings (eg. The FX section goes above and beyond anything I’ve seen before (multi band compression in a synthesiser?!?), and drawing your own customised LFO shapes is loads of fun. To me it’s the (unofficial) follow up to Massive, it’s really simple to use on the face of it and the bundled presets sound great, but if you want to go much deeper and start creating your own custom wavetables by importing audio (or even images!) it’s all possible. Jonny takes each of these synths for a spin (in no particular order, we’ve just numbered them for easy navigation), with audio examples, highlighting why they’re special or distinctive and picking out some key tips and tricks for getting the most out these favourite synths. Here, techno producer Jonny Strinati aka Strinner takes us through his selection of some of the best synth plugins available for all types of modern electronic music production, with an emphasis on techno, house and other punchy electronic genres. The sounds range from Hard Techno, Rave Techno and Industrial Techno to the softer genres like Deep Techno, Melodic Techno and Dub Techno and are inspired by producers like Jeff Mills, Ben Klock, Richie Hawtin, Len Faki, Amelie Lens, Hector Oaks, Dax J, Florian Meindl, Klangkünstler, Tale Of Us and mainly Berghain style Techno.Everybody has their favourite synths, their go-to’s for particular types of sounds or for working in specific genres, and there has never been such a great selection of synth sound sources to choose from, whether you’re looking to create the most crisp and cutting-edge lead line or the warmest and most characterful analogue bass groove. This sample pack contains the basic building blocks of your first techno production and includes kicks, hihats, vocals, drones, synth and many more. You can import them also into all software samplers like Native Instruments KONTAKT, MASCHINE or hardware samplers like Elektron Analog Rytm or Toraiz SP-16. The format is 24bit WAV which is high end studio quality and works in nearly all audio related programs. This sample pack can be used in any music making software (DAW), including Ableton, Logic Pro, Bitwig, Cubase and FL Studio. If you want to get into Techno production - this massive 580MB Starter Sample Pack is for you!