QUICK TIPS

1

Hold function: Allows your sound/arpeggiator to infinitely sustain and gives you two free hands to tweak away. Or use a sustain pedal.

2

Distortion/feedback/ Audio-Mod: These effects enhance your sounds adding grit, grain and breakup. Analogue distortion, running your synth back through its input (feedback) and FM/fast audio-rate LFOs are indispensable.

3

Using Shape-Mod and PWM: A single wave on its own can be boring but introduce some LFO or envelopedriven PWM/Shape-Mod and it will extend any wave’s mileage massively.

4

Try digital/hybrid synths for sonic versatility: Wavetable synths’ more complex waves are great for Ambient music (ie the Waldorf Blofeld), while Vector synths allow joystick-driven patchmorphing (Wavestation/ SY22). DSI’s Pro-2/ Prophet-12 feature wave-morphing.

5

Use high-quality hardware reverb: Examples are the Boss RV-3, Eventide Time Factor, EHX Cathedral, Strymon BlueSky, TC Electronics Hall Of Fame, Ensoniq DP4 and the Alesis Quadraverb.