Nicholestien Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 I use to own a program called melody assistant that had a sound in it called "the 5th saw wave". It's a very unique sound and I would like to know where I can find a good quality version of it. I've attempted emulating it with software synthesizers but I'm getting knowhere. There is one that is found in most onboard midi synths, but that sounds like crap, it dosn't have the twinge to it that the one that melody assistant has. Any help would be appreciated. It also had a synth lead on the sound bank that came with melody assistant that I really liked alot also but can't find it anywhere or emulate it. it's very important to me in a mix i'm making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skrypnyk Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Isn't that tuning? Like, you would have 2 saw waves, one would be set to the 12th oct and the other wave would be 17th or 7th oct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenPi Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 isnt it just 2 saws with one of them a 5th above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analoq Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 a pair of saw fifths might make sense, but maybe it's just a name. better idea: post a sample of this sound so others know what you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholestien Posted June 28, 2007 Author Share Posted June 28, 2007 you can find a sample of it on this page, just scroll down to the synth leads and click 5th saw wave http://www.myriad-online.com/en/products/demogold.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenPi Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 yea.. its exactly what I said. Just take 2 saw waves, make one of them always a 5th above the bottom one. There we go, 5th saw wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fray Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Yeah, the general idea is two saw oscillators, one of them tuned a fifth higher. It's a pretty common preset on synths. The sound you linked has some additional "fatness" to it that you might not get from just firing up your favorite VST and dialing in a saw wave. You could try slapping a chorus on it or fiddle with the fine tuning so the oscillators aren't quite in sync with each other. It's got some reverb on it too, I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavous Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Just to point this out -- Different sf2 files, VSTs, and synth presets all have different sounds. Sometimes you have to tweak the settings yourself, or you can just try a whole mess of different sounds to get the specific sound you really want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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