10 Creative Synth Layering Ideas

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  • Опубликовано: 5 апр 2025

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  • @SynthHackerTV
    @SynthHackerTV  2 года назад +82

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    • @anchorofcl1892
      @anchorofcl1892 2 года назад +3

      yo do you have a midi Pack to purchase ? love your chords and vids!

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  2 года назад +2

      @@anchorofcl1892 Not currently but not a bad idea!

    • @superproducerthird4250
      @superproducerthird4250 2 года назад +2

      Could you list the plugins you used please

    • @merct2894
      @merct2894 2 года назад +1

      I would love to see more videos like these just giving general creative ideas, these are all helpful tips and i often feel demotivated to get back to producing, these ideas help me think of how to improve my sound. Thanks!

    • @ProfessorSaibertin
      @ProfessorSaibertin 2 года назад

      Thx for sharing! #subscribed

  • @HI_IM_MIKO
    @HI_IM_MIKO 2 года назад +40

    I gotta be real bro your chord progressions make me want you to make french house so bad 😭😭

    • @dstorfer
      @dstorfer 3 месяца назад +2

      I'm kinda hungry right now, so for me these sounds make me wanna make some French toast.

    • @effortless4588
      @effortless4588 2 месяца назад +1

      W FRENCH HOUSE Now I gotta check it out to see why it's called French house and not just house or just French😂
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  • @Oversampled
    @Oversampled 2 года назад +616

    Good video dude! My favorite one is the keytracked noise, never thought about this!

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  2 года назад +32

      Appreciate that man, it’s a super fun one to play around with!

    • @xystumlol
      @xystumlol 2 года назад +5

      hi oversampled

    • @Nesthetic99
      @Nesthetic99 2 года назад +4

      Whattup

    • @TheJackJulian
      @TheJackJulian 2 года назад

      Same!!

    • @Bittamin
      @Bittamin Год назад +1

      Also if you have MISHBY it has a noise slider built in and might be the most intense plugin you can play with only just white noise 😅

  • @jaymacyjoo
    @jaymacyjoo 2 года назад +213

    That last trick is so simply but genius, been doing that with orchestral arrangements but never think to do it with synths

    • @benjaminlazar8363
      @benjaminlazar8363 2 года назад +1

      Same, I’m learning about arrangement in school right now and it never occurred to me to use it with my synths

    • @RxSlate
      @RxSlate 2 года назад +2

      Were out here looking at the big picture forest like we were told and this man is looking at the trees and decides we need new types of trees to make up this forest. He is CHANGING the game

    • @oscarrivas7240
      @oscarrivas7240 Год назад

      Same!

    • @magnerart
      @magnerart 2 месяца назад

      same!!

  • @don_glover_lover6619
    @don_glover_lover6619 2 года назад +46

    Call and response blew my mind. So simple but adds so much

    • @WetPigeonWet
      @WetPigeonWet 5 месяцев назад +2

      basically the foundation of all music. I spent years wondering why kick and snare are the "default" drums before I realised it's just call and response

  • @HUGOLA
    @HUGOLA 2 года назад +278

    Thank you for such a simple explanation. Those are great ideas.

  • @sinat8571
    @sinat8571 2 года назад +177

    My personal favorite has been convolution synthesis. I use a free plugin called Convology XT and what it does is creates reverbs based on impulse recordings. It has a built in file browser that you can navigate to your sample library which allows you to select any sound you have and use that as an impulse! Taking a bass sound and using a perc roll as an impulse gives some really crazy textures and effects, or using a vocal one shot as an impulse for a pluck can create some really spooky and eerie atmosphere.

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  2 года назад +14

      That’s a great one, I love it for drum sound design too!

    • @sinat8571
      @sinat8571 2 года назад +3

      @@rainer3755 Huge fan of Trash 2! When I want a nice dry gritty sound it's my go to with a little bit of the old camel crusher. Recently though I picked up Rift by Minimal Audio through Splices rent-to-own system and it's becoming more and more integral to my sounds. It's a little more chaotic to try and understand compared to Trash but wow it can do so much. Definitely recommend checking out a free trial

  • @xtldubz
    @xtldubz 2 года назад +39

    My new homework assignment

  • @jaroddavid5933
    @jaroddavid5933 2 года назад +20

    That keytracked noise technique is insane

  • @thedeltadriver1438
    @thedeltadriver1438 2 года назад +247

    i know this’ll probably get lost in the comments but hearing some of these samples like actually moved me and i wish i knew where to find music that sounds like this…

    • @mac0285
      @mac0285 11 месяцев назад +11

      Me too, especially the last one. If you haven't listened to Rival Consoles then I would check him out

    • @DarwiniaShock
      @DarwiniaShock 11 месяцев назад +4

      Fusq uses one or two of these methods but their discography is only like 40 minutes long :/

    • @Joniyah444
      @Joniyah444 10 месяцев назад +2

      Look for soaking music , deep relax worship music , and also windows 96 artist

    • @kazlives
      @kazlives 10 месяцев назад +12

      Why not make ur own music bro?

    • @shinysands
      @shinysands 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@kazlives😐

  • @heck.6184
    @heck.6184 Год назад +5

    I'mma make a pluck out of that keytracked noise tip! It has Demotapes vibes that sounds so cool

  • @PlaylistunesCommunity
    @PlaylistunesCommunity 2 года назад +337

    I'd like to see more granular stuff on the channel, especially using Quanta

    • @xX_dash_Xx
      @xX_dash_Xx 2 года назад +9

      aka the IMANU machine

    • @danielgoldstein150
      @danielgoldstein150 2 года назад +12

      I second the request for granular synthesis stuff!

    • @MaxDontStack
      @MaxDontStack 2 года назад +3

      @@xX_dash_Xx Was just gonna comment something similar :D

    • @joeanderson1307
      @joeanderson1307 2 года назад +2

      yes, with Quanta!!!

    • @mli3083
      @mli3083 2 года назад +1

      Personally I'd like for him to start doing fm synthesis

  • @RobSanx
    @RobSanx Год назад

    0:53 Hi. I've used Una Corda with another felt piano, because I couldn't control the volume of the felt and the volume was very low. I'm glad you've thought the same. 🙂

  • @TheAzzaTom
    @TheAzzaTom 2 года назад +21

    babe wake up new synthhacker video just dropped

  • @stefanguy
    @stefanguy 2 года назад +80

    So good bro! Loved this, I’m gonna be using some of these!

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  2 года назад +2

      Ahh cheers man appreciate it! Hope you’re doing well bro!

  • @officialkinoco
    @officialkinoco Год назад +7

    Often come back to watch this video when I'm out of ideas for a production! Thanks for putting it together! 👾

  • @timgriesbach1056
    @timgriesbach1056 Год назад +6

    That last tip is so simple yet effective! Very nice!

  • @ekellysnoco
    @ekellysnoco 2 года назад +28

    It’s cool to see such neat tricks explained so succinctly. You totally earned my sub!

  • @timmyarisa
    @timmyarisa 2 года назад +2

    it's crazy that this info is just on here for free

  • @avantagonist
    @avantagonist 2 года назад +9

    great synth concepts and also really tasty harmony in your examples! They all have at least one great unexpected change.

  • @Kpm1985
    @Kpm1985 4 месяца назад

    I watch so many similar videos on RUclips but it’s rare that one really drops your jaw with its simplicity and the potential it points to. Bravo

  • @chicago_beats
    @chicago_beats 5 месяцев назад +2

    This gotta be the best video of adding effects to my Synths. Gratitude

  • @ondadevapor
    @ondadevapor Год назад +1

    i like ppl who make everything by themselves. First time watching ur video and its so good

  • @runo6508
    @runo6508 2 года назад +18

    I'm honestly so glad for finding this gem of creativity, thank you so much for the straightforwardness and simplicity of technique. This'll help me lots during my journey

  • @HAJJ101
    @HAJJ101 2 года назад +9

    This is a classic. I remember watching you a bit when I first started production and now, this tutorial is perfect before everything happens for me so thank you so much!!

  • @NuAspect
    @NuAspect 2 года назад +6

    Love this stuff man!

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  2 года назад +2

      Appreciate that man, I’m a big fan of yours, keep the bangers coming!

  • @NICUofficial
    @NICUofficial 2 года назад

    Really nice synth tips, definitely using these on the next album for NICU

  • @nickguitarfiorentino
    @nickguitarfiorentino 5 месяцев назад

    The sound for Polyphonic Splitting at 9:15 is insane! Would love to see the Diva sounds for that, thanks for making this video it’s inspiring!

  • @bahutu802
    @bahutu802 2 года назад +3

    Super helpful! What I like most is that you explained those techniques mainly as general concepts, instead of being too much focused on a particular DAW and/or plugin. Thus, it can be easily applied to basically any DAW, sequencer and groove box. Thanks for sharing!

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  2 года назад

      Appreciate it, definitely trying to do this more going forward!

  • @JacobRestituto
    @JacobRestituto 2 года назад +5

    this video was phenomenal thank you!

  • @vishalkaranam
    @vishalkaranam 2 года назад

    i really like the vocoder layering. great vid.

  • @Neimm
    @Neimm 2 года назад +33

    You have excellent chord progressions to be honest. You did a great job

  • @AKAtAGG
    @AKAtAGG 2 года назад +3

    Got a new sub from this. Tricks I already use, really, but I rarely see producers on this platform attack this subject. Good work man.

  • @theonlymajed
    @theonlymajed 2 года назад +1

    i couldnt believe you uploaded i missed you

  • @bwah9481
    @bwah9481 2 года назад +1

    the amount of things you can do with sound is insane.

  • @timspencer1
    @timspencer1 Год назад

    Great video! Thank you! Different instruments for different notes seems so obvious now you have mentioned it, but it's something I never thought of using as a tool for layering. There is no limit to how far you could push this!

  • @trickynickofficial
    @trickynickofficial 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for continuing to do what you do, Tom! ❤️

  • @karacoldmusic
    @karacoldmusic 2 года назад

    love this video. easy tips to make our tracks more interesting

  • @ukimperialbeats
    @ukimperialbeats 2 года назад +9

    Love this! So simple but so effective. Thank you 🙏

  • @CamoColumbo
    @CamoColumbo Год назад

    Really loved this video, thanks for sharing these ideas. The idea of added noises that are polyphonicly pitched are dope! And I'm definitely going to use the mechanical layer of some libraries on some synths.

  • @julienandross
    @julienandross 8 месяцев назад

    awesome vid, imma probably buy one of your preset packs, theyre very reasonably priced and serum is my go-to plugin!

  • @imwaiting
    @imwaiting 2 года назад

    these are fantastic, definitely going to use some!

  • @ralphy3393
    @ralphy3393 Год назад +1

    #7 and #10 were my favorites by far.

  • @TKBarnes
    @TKBarnes 2 года назад +1

    This was so helpful! The keytrack blew my mind, so simple but added a crazy amount of depth.

  • @DrysimpleTon995
    @DrysimpleTon995 Год назад

    Wow I didn’t expect to learn so much in such short amount of time. Thank you!

  • @parasiteunit
    @parasiteunit Год назад +1

    Arpeggios - do two tracks using similar, but different sounds. Play with note panning ... As one synth is panning left, the other pans right... Add a synchronised delay, set to around 1/4 note or sometime around that (triplets can work if you're careful 😅) and you have moving and audio interest that grabs the old lugholes.

  • @mattey909
    @mattey909 2 года назад +2

    I love this creative ideas type videos. This video is super unique & extremely helpful.

  • @JulianGrimmMusic
    @JulianGrimmMusic 2 года назад

    The first and last tips are GOLD!

  • @eliasknaapinen
    @eliasknaapinen 2 года назад

    This is the best music related youtube video that I've seen this year. Straight to the point, no bullshit, great sounds. Wow.

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  2 года назад

      Really appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed

  • @HamedQafari
    @HamedQafari Год назад

    super cool tips, my favorite one was the band pass filter on any noise and turn it tonal thing! great

  • @ISuperI
    @ISuperI 2 года назад +24

    Oh man, I really loved the physical modelling one, this form of synthesis is truly underrated

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  2 года назад +6

      It really is, I feel like there’s still so much potential there too!

    • @halosoddworld1154
      @halosoddworld1154 2 года назад +4

      What plugin was he using?

    • @jaynsadaam
      @jaynsadaam 2 года назад +3

      @@halosoddworld1154
      Imagine by Expressivee

    • @halosoddworld1154
      @halosoddworld1154 2 года назад

      @@jaynsadaam thanks!!

  • @jdotbeatsofficial
    @jdotbeatsofficial 25 дней назад

    #3 is super fire

  • @TheDormantPsycho
    @TheDormantPsycho 2 года назад

    I got chills on the physical modeling sounds!

  • @AugnierCalyenin
    @AugnierCalyenin Год назад

    I thought I knew how to do layering but this man showed me a deeper level of layering. Something more simple but ten times more effective and a hundred times better sounding. Friggin brilliant video 10/10 and subbed

  • @JasperLaw
    @JasperLaw 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wow, unexpectedly brilliant and inspiring video, i can't thank you enough!

  • @milhouse777
    @milhouse777 2 года назад

    I'm so proud of this channel!

  • @pricepewitt1187
    @pricepewitt1187 2 года назад +2

    amazing video. wow.

  • @karvn1148
    @karvn1148 Год назад

    LOVE THESE TIPS!!!!something i do is isolate a frequency from a noise/ambience track using band pass filter with q at max, tune the frequency to a key using pro q 3 keyboard and then automate that frequency to match the melody

  • @rosariostgod
    @rosariostgod 7 месяцев назад

    A lot of these are really helpful and I feel like I've learned a lot watching this. Thank you for making this dude ❤

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  7 месяцев назад

      @@rosariostgod So glad to hear it! Thanks for watching :)

  • @itsbittynow
    @itsbittynow 7 месяцев назад

    Great video! I've been doing a lot of polyphonic splitting (though I never thought of that name haha) and some vocoder layering on my future soul productions ... excited to try the rest :)

  • @alyxonline
    @alyxonline Год назад

    6:36 this sound?? oh my god i love that sound HAJDJSKSJ 💗💗💗

  • @RichieDuprey
    @RichieDuprey 2 года назад

    Great stuff, man! Cheers for the video! Much love

  • @bloominruin
    @bloominruin 2 года назад

    I like the last tip, that sounded really cool. Thanks for the ideas, mate! :D

  • @trzanko
    @trzanko 2 года назад

    your channel is the gold standard synthesis education

  • @SuperGinkgo
    @SuperGinkgo 2 года назад

    Whoa just found you, that vid was phenomenal! You made this old noob grin. Instant sub! 👍

  • @LordBokito
    @LordBokito 2 года назад

    4:16 I really like how subtle the granular layer comes up here :)

  • @speedcrawlmusic
    @speedcrawlmusic Год назад

    Thanks Tom! 🙌

  • @lordofstringss
    @lordofstringss 2 года назад +2

    Wonderful video, my synths will never be the same again! Thanks a ton!

  • @ArtEntity
    @ArtEntity 2 года назад

    the physical modeling pluck layered with the regular synth changed my life

  • @BodyOfPlayMusic
    @BodyOfPlayMusic 2 года назад

    Very informative video, keep experimenting!!

  • @larryfinke6133
    @larryfinke6133 Год назад

    All of them were my favorite! Very creative.

  • @thepassenger6499
    @thepassenger6499 Год назад

    4:19
    This particular melody was freakin' beautiful! Thank you for showing us these amazing tricks. 😊
    Also 9:25 That's so good! 😮
    Another thing: I'm a metal head who was always interested in synths. I'm planning to buy a good beginner synth but I'm still looking things up. Any ideas?! 😅

  • @basslinephunk3441
    @basslinephunk3441 2 года назад

    Really great, creative ideas!! No favorites, they're all GREAT!!

  • @TrevorMag62
    @TrevorMag62 2 года назад +16

    11: different chord voicings (wide, inversions, omitted notes - we hear too many close triads).
    12: panning layers to different positions in the stereo spread.
    13: when using polyphonic splitting, apply pitch bend to some-but-not all notes.
    14: distortion,
    - especially on tracks with "one and sometimes two" simultaneous notes
    - especially effective if one note has pitch bend, but not the other.
    15: when vocoding - speed up / slow down vocal before applying vocoder effect, so formants more alien sounding

  • @brentlehman5028
    @brentlehman5028 Год назад

    I really love the result of layering with physical modeling.

  • @BigZMusic
    @BigZMusic 2 года назад

    SynthHacker the G.O.A.T.!

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  2 года назад

      Ayyy Big Z, appreciate it man hope all is well!

  • @silverize.channel4382
    @silverize.channel4382 2 года назад

    This is mindblowing. Thanks for sharing.

  • @alexandreclouzard1483
    @alexandreclouzard1483 2 года назад

    Amazing Video! I loved the granular trick would for sure enjoy more granular stuff

  • @Justauri-asdfghjkl
    @Justauri-asdfghjkl Год назад +1

    This just changed my life

  • @rashanetee
    @rashanetee Месяц назад

    Vocoder layering sounds so good I’m gonna go learn more about that

  • @xBLVCKLOTUSx
    @xBLVCKLOTUSx Год назад

    dude that synth at the end was FILTHYYY

  • @sakurasepuku4374
    @sakurasepuku4374 Год назад

    Awesome, bro really thought out of the box and these ideas are really interesting. The use of mechanic noises was my favorite,, it adds a something, like making the synth sounds as you say, more like if a real instrument. It was really creative, I don't know yet how i will re- create that in my daw, but I 'd love to try! Thank you so much for sharing these.

  • @luiscasanova1418
    @luiscasanova1418 2 года назад +1

    Polyphonic Splitting was my favorite!!

  • @greyjaye7115
    @greyjaye7115 2 года назад

    Wow, what a man, watched one video and I have subscribed now. Respect

  • @sulfin3penthes
    @sulfin3penthes 2 года назад

    yeah a complete video on granular synthesis would be dope

  • @MeAlexSenna
    @MeAlexSenna 2 года назад +3

    Very good tricks. Granular is always welcome, also Wavefolding as a trick on any simple waveform.
    Perhaps you can also make a video about synth matrix (Envelopes + LFO’s + virtual patching, etc) I don’t think they are many of those around and some synths are coming up with a lot of ruting options to do creative sound design. I think this could be a task right up your alley.
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  • @paperstreetaudiocompany
    @paperstreetaudiocompany 2 года назад +10

    Absolutely brilliant and well demonstrated. I’ll be sharing this with my midi class.

  • @DmnkBrn
    @DmnkBrn 2 года назад +1

    These are some very inspiring tips! Awesome video! 👍🏻

  • @karisdarkness
    @karisdarkness 3 месяца назад

    good short video with plenty of solid ideas, nice

  • @NoahRamseySmith
    @NoahRamseySmith 24 дня назад

    Super rad - going to apply these to guitar tracks as well

  • @anirudh5583
    @anirudh5583 2 года назад

    That last trick was a literal WHOA

  • @ProducerHaven
    @ProducerHaven 2 года назад +6

    Very inspiring tricks! 👌

  • @TayWoode
    @TayWoode 3 месяца назад

    I’ve done that last one when I write orchestral stuff so it sounds more natural but I didn’t realise it had an actual name
    Great tips 👍🏾

  • @ChrisBevrly
    @ChrisBevrly 2 года назад

    This is the most helpful layer video ever.

  • @bornpyro3851
    @bornpyro3851 2 года назад

    just smashed the like button for the first time in years

  • @nobbystyles4807
    @nobbystyles4807 2 года назад +1

    yes the granular effect was a stand out for me. i reckon even with my limited skills i can do that. subbed the channel for this vid. cheers!

  • @jdmusic3126
    @jdmusic3126 Год назад

    Yesss What a nice inspiration video - I am a synth nerd and I actually got inspired an learnt alot Thanks !

  • @roh7september
    @roh7september 2 года назад +1

    great job bro
    love from india ❤️

  • @SergeantButters
    @SergeantButters Год назад

    I love that keytracking noise tyvm

  • @tunefulsoulonaroll7669
    @tunefulsoulonaroll7669 Год назад

    Thank you. I found 2 techniques in this video which I am planning to use soon :) Rest all went above my head for now, but I will try to come back to them soon.