Economical Synth sound (for a bass)

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#1

Hello there,

I would like to add a synth-like sound to my pedal board…
What combination of plugins do you suggest I use ?

Thanks a lot !
Laurent

#2

If you want a synth sound for the very bottom end, the MDA SubSynth is the cheapest option. MDA RePsycho can be an option if you dig its crazy beating.

For a more proper CV synth there is a minimal Guitar Synth board meant for the Duo that could be act as a module in a bigger board:

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#3

Hey there @gianfranco ,

I tried the subsynth, it’s great as an octaver but was not able to get a synth sound for the higher register… let me try again with that othee thing you are mentioning:)

#4

Interesting. I kind of miss C4 and GR55 units in my arsenal, so I would keep an eye on this thread.

Everything I’ve found so far to get something synthlike sounding is ringmod plugins, but has quite specific sound that I had not found to be actually delightful. But maybe you could make something of it by stacking other effects, I do not know.

Audio2CVpitch does not feel to track bass strings well (but that’s the same as on C4 guitar synth I guess)

#5

You can use the Capo to shift it one octave up before, so that it tracks better. The AudioToCVPitch has octave control, so you can compensate for the shift up

#6

in fact I am taking my issue on the head: I am using one of Jesse’s synth and I am adding a little “classic” audio path to play my regular bass sound. That does the trick.