161 / Sub Bass / Drift
Willow Arc
Willow Arc is a sub bass sound made with Drift, Saturator and Utility. LP Freq: 151 Hz; Env 1 Attack: 9.87 ms; Env 1 Release: 144 ms.
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157 / Plucked String / Tension
Umber Grove
Umber Grove is a plucked string sound made with Tension, Saturator, Reverb and Utility. Exciter Type: Plectrum; Exc Stiffness: 38 %; String Decay: 45 %.
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Download WEBM ↓145 / Bass / Drift
Sorrel Hollow
Sorrel Hollow is a bass sound made with Drift, Saturator and Utility. LP Freq: 244 Hz; Env 1 Attack: 6.80 ms; Env 1 Release: 203 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓143 / Brass / Analog
Solar Brass
Solar Brass is a brass sound made with Analog, Chorus-Ensemble, Reverb and Utility. F1 Freq: 950 Hz; AEG1 Attack: 35 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓142 / Synth Keys / Analog
Smoke Veil
Smoke Veil is a synth keyboard sound made with Analog, Chorus-Ensemble, Reverb and Utility. F1 Freq: 868 Hz; AEG1 Attack: 5 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓138 / Filtered Pad / Wavetable
Slate Cove
Slate Cove is a filtered pad sound made with Wavetable, Chorus-Ensemble, Reverb and Utility. Flt 1 Freq: 839 Hz; Amp Attack: 660 ms; Amp Release: 1.87 s.
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Download WEBM ↓119 / Strings / Wavetable
Ribbon Ensemble
Ribbon Ensemble is a string sound made with Wavetable, Chorus-Ensemble, Reverb and Utility. Flt 1 Freq: 4.20 kHz; Amp Attack: 450 ms; Amp Release: 1.80 s.
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Download WEBM ↓118 / Organ / Operator
Reedlight Organ
Reedlight Organ is an organ sound made with Operator, Chorus-Ensemble, Reverb and Utility. Algorithm: Alg. 11; Filter Freq: 5.60 kHz; Ae Decay: 800 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓116 / Electric Keys / Electric
Quartz Trail
Quartz Trail is an electric keyboard sound made with Electric, Saturator, Reverb and Utility. Pickup Model: R; M Stiffness: 28 %; F Tine Vol: 33 %.
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Download WEBM ↓115 / Evolving Synth / Meld
Quartz Ripple
Quartz Ripple is an evolving synth sound made with Meld, Delay, Reverb and Utility. A Osc Type: Swarm Triangle (♭♯); A Filter Freq: 1.72 kHz; A Amp Attack: 1.03 s.
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Download WEBM ↓112 / Mallet Keys / Collision
Porcelain Steps
Porcelain Steps is a mallet keyboard sound made with Collision, Reverb and Utility. Res 1 Type: Marimba; Res 1 Decay: 1.50 s; Mallet Stiffness: 38 %.
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Download WEBM ↓106 / Evolving Synth / Meld
Polar Beacon
Polar Beacon is an evolving synth sound made with Meld, Delay, Reverb and Utility. A Osc Type: Swarm Triangle (♭♯); A Filter Freq: 2.60 kHz; A Amp Attack: 650 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓103 / Bass / Analog
Pewter Loom
Pewter Loom is a bass sound made with Analog, Saturator and Utility. F1 Freq: 455 Hz; AEG1 Attack: 5 ms.
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Pearl Well
Pearl Well is a bass sound made with Analog, Saturator and Utility. F1 Freq: 209 Hz; AEG1 Attack: 5 ms.
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Ochre Tines
Ochre Tines is an electric keyboard sound made with Electric, Saturator, Reverb and Utility. Pickup Model: R; M Stiffness: 44 %; F Tine Vol: 48 %.
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Download WEBM ↓064 / Pad / Wavetable
Indigo Arc
Indigo Arc is a pad sound made with Wavetable, Chorus-Ensemble, Reverb and Utility. Flt 1 Freq: 1.61 kHz; Amp Attack: 1.18 s; Amp Release: 3.04 s.
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Download WEBM ↓058 / Evolving Synth / Meld
Hazel Loom
Hazel Loom is an evolving synth sound made with Meld, Delay, Reverb and Utility. A Osc Type: Swarm Triangle (♭♯); A Filter Freq: 1.55 kHz; A Amp Attack: 1.03 s.
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Download WEBM ↓053 / Snare / Operator
Flint Snap
Flint Snap is a snare sound made with Operator, Saturator, Reverb and Utility. Algorithm: Alg. 11; Filter Freq: 160 Hz; Ae Decay: 110 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓044 / Kick / Operator
Ember Thump
Ember Thump is a kick sound made with Operator, Saturator and Utility. Algorithm: Alg. 1; Filter Freq: 3.20 kHz; Ae Decay: 460 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓043 / Synth Keys / Analog
Dune Reach
Dune Reach is a synth keyboard sound made with Analog, Chorus-Ensemble, Reverb and Utility. F1 Freq: 564 Hz; AEG1 Attack: 8 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓040 / Plucked String / Tension
Coral Isle
Coral Isle is a plucked string sound made with Tension, Saturator, Reverb and Utility. Exciter Type: Plectrum; Exc Stiffness: 30 %; String Decay: 65 %.
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Download WEBM ↓038 / Lead / Wavetable
Coral Crown
Coral Crown is a lead sound made with Wavetable, Saturator, Delay and Utility. Flt 1 Freq: 772 Hz; Amp Attack: 4.40 ms; Amp Release: 186 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓036 / Bass / Analog
Copper Circuit
Copper Circuit is a bass sound made with Analog, Saturator and Utility. F1 Freq: 270 Hz; AEG1 Attack: 5 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓035 / Evolving Synth / Meld
Clover Prism
Clover Prism is an evolving synth sound made with Meld, Delay, Reverb and Utility. A Osc Type: Swarm Triangle (♭♯); A Filter Freq: 1.72 kHz; A Amp Attack: 392 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓031 / Evolving Synth / Meld
Cinder Orbit
Cinder Orbit is an evolving synth sound made with Meld, Delay, Reverb and Utility. A Osc Type: Swarm Triangle (♭♯); A Filter Freq: 1.66 kHz; A Amp Attack: 771 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓022 / Synth Keys / Analog
Apricot Pulse
Apricot Pulse is a synth keyboard sound made with Analog, Chorus-Ensemble, Reverb and Utility. F1 Freq: 950 Hz; AEG1 Attack: 5 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓021 / Lead / Wavetable
Amber Lantern
Amber Lantern is a lead sound made with Wavetable, Saturator, Delay and Utility. Flt 1 Freq: 1.09 kHz; Amp Attack: 4.40 ms; Amp Release: 191 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓019 / Evolving Synth / Meld
Amber Crown
Amber Crown is an evolving synth sound made with Meld, Delay, Reverb and Utility. A Osc Type: Swarm Triangle (♭♯); A Filter Freq: 2.07 kHz; A Amp Attack: 473 ms.
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Download WEBM ↓018 / Percussion / Operator
Alder Well
Alder Well is a percussion sound made with Operator, Saturator, Reverb and Utility. Algorithm: Alg. 1; Filter Freq: 5.33 kHz; Ae Decay: 1.10 s.
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Download WEBM ↓013 / Bass / Wavetable
Submerged Pulse Horn
Balance a sine sub, pulse and upper harmonic, shape them with band-pass and notch filters, then add Saturator, Reverb and Utility.
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Download WEBM ↓012 / Keys / Wavetable
Random Filter Keys
Blend two saw waves and a sine sub, apply random modulation to filter cutoff and drive, then add Delay and Reverb.
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Download WEBM ↓011 / Pad / Wavetable
Swelling Pulse Pad
Blend two Pulse PW oscillators with light unison, shape their amplitude and filter envelopes, then add Chorus-Ensemble, EQ Eight and Delay.
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Download WEBM ↓010 / Pad / Drift
Resonant Octave Mist
Excite a resonant filter with noise in Drift, add upper and lower octave echoes with two Shifters, then surround the tone with Reverb.
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Download WEBM ↓009 / Keys / Drift
Faded Circuit Keys
Shape a Shark Tooth tone in Drift, blend in band-pass filtering, then add Redux texture and a spacious Reverb tail.
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Download WEBM ↓008 / Keys / Wavetable
Hammered Room Keys
Blend three pitched tones in Wavetable, shape the strike with a filter envelope, then add Saturator and Reverb.
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Download WEBM ↓007 / Bell / Wavetable
Lo-Fi Bell
Tune three bell tones in Wavetable, soften them with a lowpass filter, then add Reverb, Auto Pan-Tremolo and Redux.
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Download WEBM ↓006 / Pad / Operator
Detuned Room Pad
Blend three saw waves in Operator, soften their filter contour, then add Chorus-Ensemble and a diffuse room tail.
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Download WEBM ↓005 / Lead / Analog
Resonant Pulse Lead
Detune two pulse waves, shape their filter envelope, add saturation, then finish with flanging and Echo.
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Three Octave Bass
Stack saw waves across three octaves, shape the attack with a driven lowpass filter, then add saturation.
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Slow Harmonic Pad
Draw a ringing high tone, layer lower partials with different envelopes, then add slow modulation and Chorus-Ensemble.
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Hollow Pulse Bass
Balance four parallel oscillators, swell one harmonic, then close a lowpass filter and add a small tuning drift.
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Falling Spectral Lead
Use four oscillators in Operator, add a downward pitch envelope, then apply chorus, delay and reverb.
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