adam (synthlib)

Clean and clear electronic lead somewhere between a harp and electric piano.

Starts mellow and mysterious gradually opening up almost to static. Employs a sharp release for dramatic effect.

Almost a wah-like bass. Added resonance makes it talk.

Piercing and a little distorted with a perfect 5th. Nice for bass lines to punch through the mix.

Filter and volume sweep together plus fat Roland chorus.

Randomly changing pitch creates a robotic sound effect. Employs a long release making the effect appear to live on forever. The sample is a single key press.

Fuzz and whistle split an octave apart—great for parallel octaves or contrary motion.

Nice and round in the bass, or light and spacious in the treble. Sustain notes for widening effect.

Gentle and melodic. This simple patch shows off the microkorg’s analog modeling.

Huge, bright, attention-grabbing chords.

Staccato chords. Try adding tempo-synced delay to liven it up.

From the synthlib podcast, this is the intro tone. A dark tone moving bright. Nice for sequences or bass.

Poly-800 hello world patch

Ring modulated distortion make this lead tone grab your attention. Mix with a heavy arrangement for stark contrast.

Warm and fuzzy like an old string machine.

Super bright and percussive. Add top-end excitement to your arrangement.

Just for Halloween, here’s a spooky organ that quickly descends into mayhem. Kid tested.

Just a simple percussive tone set to an arpeggio to mix with hi-hats at 1/8th or 1/16th notes. Try syncing the synth to midi (turn bottom knob to MIDI, then adjust knob 3.)

Stringy lead opening up to a brighter tone as it grows.

Versatile clean bass—almost like a bass guitar