How to create Synthwave / Chillwave Style Lead Sound In Under 20 Minutes.
Add a retro beat and we're driving down 80s Miami in no time.
We delve into creating some really slick sounds with u-he Repro to make a synthwave/chillwave style sound in under 20 minutes.
Using glo-fi samples and a few instances of u-he Repro, we quickly see how we can turn a mundane, static sounding melody into a synthwave sensation.
We look at some of the techniques employed in a chillwave and synthwave type lead, as well as the creation of the lead itself.
We'll add a limited bass sound in keeping with the genre, then a drum break, a bit of a levels balance and finish. Covers synthwave, chillwave and outrun styles.
Some technical aspects are explained, along with why we choose certain filters and parameters to help achieve our sound.
Get the sound: u-he Repro is the synth doing all the work here, and the bundle includes two of our Repro-5 packs free.
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Synthwave and Chillwave Sounds From SOUND7
Presets and drums for the drive down to Miami.
Repro5 - Outrun Vol.1: 64 synthwave and outrun presets for Repro-5, influenced by 16-bit consoles, Timecop1983 and The Midnight.
Repro5 - Outrun Vol.2: 64 more Repro-5 synthwave presets, fusing retro with neo.
Repro5 - Chillwave Vol.1: 64 chillwave presets for Repro-5: unstable, jittery tones saturated with tape sheen.
Glo-Fi Drums Vol.1 - Chillwave Drum Loops: Over 200 retro chillwave and glo-fi drum loops at 90 and 100 BPM.
U-he - Repro + SOUND7 Sound Packs Bundle: u-he Repro-1 and Repro-5 with two SOUND7 Repro-5 packs of your choice included free.