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Sound Design with GR-8 by Phuturetone

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In this course, I’ll show you how to make some awesome synthwave patches using the great and FREE synth GR-8 by Phuturetone. Additionally, you could follow along on any subtractive synth of your choice since we’ll cover very simple concepts that don’t require advanced features from your synth.

Before starting this course, make sure you download GR-8 by visiting their WEBSITE

Download the free Synthwave Dojo soundbank for GR-8 HERE

Course Content

Fat Line Bass Patch
The Fat Line Bass is a patch from the Korg Polysix synth which is used on tons of Synthwave tracks. It may just be the quintessential Synthwave bass sound due to its versatility and popularity. In this video, I’m going to show you how to recreate it on any synth VST, while using the free synth GR-8 by Phuturetone as example.

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PWM Strings Patch
In this Synthwave Recipe, I’m going to show you how to design a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) Strings patch using the free synth GR-8 by Phuturetone as example.

Brass Patch
In this Synthwave Recipes video I’ll show you how to create a simple brass patch using any subtractive synth. Don’t let the name fool you because once we’re done, it’s going to sound pretty awesome.

Strings Patch
In this Synthwave Recipes video I’ll show you how to create a strings pad using any subtractive synth.

Pad with movement
Movement can breathe life into any pad. In this Synthwave Recipes video I’m going to show you a few simple ways to turn a static pad sound into a living, breathing being.

Plucky Arp Patch
Plucks and arps are essential in Synthwave sound design. In this video I’ll show you how to make a plucky arp patch using the FREE synth GR8 by Phuturetone.

Plucky Chords Patch
The pluck is an essential type of sound in Synthwave production and very versatile when combined with chords. In this video, I’ll show you how to create a pluck chords patch in GR8 by Phuturetone.

Fast Brass Patch
Brass is a very popular sound in Synthwave because of its connection to 80’s music. In this video I’ll show you how to make a classic fast brass reminiscent of Van Halen’s “Jump” and Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al”. For this tutorial we’ll use the free synth GR8 but you can follow along with any subtractive synth you have.

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Glass Bells

Big Unison Lead
In this video I’m going to show you how to create a Big Unison Lead patch, which is awesome for synthwave, especially when playing guitar-like solos and soaring leads.

Sync Lead
In this video I’m going to show you how to create a Sync Lead patch, which is awesome for synthwave.

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