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I'm getting a little confused when layering leads, with that being said here is my scenario;
Ill write a supersaw lead in Sylenth with 4 Oscillators and 8 voices per Oscillator, all Oscillators detuned to about 11 O'Clock, and that aspect of the lead is sounding nice and thick, ill then open another instance of Sylenth and start cutting a Square lead through it with on 1 Oscillator with 8 voices with not to much detune for a cleaner sound and some pitch modulation to make it sound interesting, first question, the phase knobs in the Oscillator settings of Sylenth, its very hard to hear what this is actually doing, is it beneficial or should it be left untouched?
Another thing I've noticed is long/dark reverbs seem to help glue the sounds together well. Obviously adding reverb to the leads reduces the volume so i will make slight increases on the volume, now in FL Studio you can increase the volume firstly in the step sequencer area, you can increase the volume within the VST and you can increase the volume in the mixer for the channel you assign the VST to, which is the best volume to edit that will offer the best results, the set volume in the step sequencer area is user 78%, should that not be touched and is it set at 78% by default for a reason?
Another thing i have noticed is in the mixer is seems to be a peak controller for the volume, but when i run a DB meter on the channel it is telling me its higher than the reading of the peak meter on that channel, its very confusing in getting an accurate reading?
Now when i have all my layered leads mashed together i will cut the bass frequencies out through eq, is it best to manually eq the low end out or use a specialized filter plugin in, i feel safer using an eq for some reason?
I use the FL plugin stereo enhancer i think its called to try and widen the signal which does sound great specially when its opened right up and it almost sounds like a slight delay between the L&R however in the end the leads sound good layered but it doesnt hit hard and sound full and thick at the end of it all like i want it to, i have tried eqing in certain frequencies to try and beef but still not the desired result.
Another thing i was confused about is once i get all my layers together would it be wise to compress them together?
Do any of you have any tips, tricks or assistance you can offer for any of the mentioned issues? Its really puzzling me, i can provide an audio clip of what Im talking about later when i finish work if you like.
Ill write a supersaw lead in Sylenth with 4 Oscillators and 8 voices per Oscillator, all Oscillators detuned to about 11 O'Clock, and that aspect of the lead is sounding nice and thick, ill then open another instance of Sylenth and start cutting a Square lead through it with on 1 Oscillator with 8 voices with not to much detune for a cleaner sound and some pitch modulation to make it sound interesting, first question, the phase knobs in the Oscillator settings of Sylenth, its very hard to hear what this is actually doing, is it beneficial or should it be left untouched?
Another thing I've noticed is long/dark reverbs seem to help glue the sounds together well. Obviously adding reverb to the leads reduces the volume so i will make slight increases on the volume, now in FL Studio you can increase the volume firstly in the step sequencer area, you can increase the volume within the VST and you can increase the volume in the mixer for the channel you assign the VST to, which is the best volume to edit that will offer the best results, the set volume in the step sequencer area is user 78%, should that not be touched and is it set at 78% by default for a reason?
Another thing i have noticed is in the mixer is seems to be a peak controller for the volume, but when i run a DB meter on the channel it is telling me its higher than the reading of the peak meter on that channel, its very confusing in getting an accurate reading?
Now when i have all my layered leads mashed together i will cut the bass frequencies out through eq, is it best to manually eq the low end out or use a specialized filter plugin in, i feel safer using an eq for some reason?
I use the FL plugin stereo enhancer i think its called to try and widen the signal which does sound great specially when its opened right up and it almost sounds like a slight delay between the L&R however in the end the leads sound good layered but it doesnt hit hard and sound full and thick at the end of it all like i want it to, i have tried eqing in certain frequencies to try and beef but still not the desired result.
Another thing i was confused about is once i get all my layers together would it be wise to compress them together?
Do any of you have any tips, tricks or assistance you can offer for any of the mentioned issues? Its really puzzling me, i can provide an audio clip of what Im talking about later when i finish work if you like.