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An easy trick Bicep uses to make their sounds more epic
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An easy trick Bicep uses to make their sounds more epic

Bicep's Apricots Synthesizer Sound Design Tip

In this video, the presenter shares a simple trick used in Bicep's synthesizer sound design for their song "Apricots". The trick involves manipulating the envelopes of the sound to create tension and release during a break.

Envelope Manipulation

  • Envelopes shape how filters and amplifiers work in subtractive synthesis.
  • Adding attack to an envelope creates a softer start to the sound.
  • During a break, increasing filter cutoff, decay, release time, delay and reverb can create tension and release.
  • Bicep raises sustain to max and adds long release time instead of increasing decay length for tension and release during a break.
  • This manipulation turns the once snappy pluck into a long washed-out splash of synth.

Conclusion

  • Manipulating envelopes can take small elements from being really small to really large.
Video description

Here's a tiny video for a simple concept: let's look at how Bicep raises their "sustain" level at the climax of their track to super-charge their otherwise plucky wavey synth sound. The Mailing list for Foundations level 2 ► http://eepurl.com/gZmNbv The Foundations course ► https://courses.underdog.brussels/courses/foundations-of-electronic-music Oscar's other courses ► https://courses.underdog.brussels Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/underdogmusicschool Discord ► https://discord.gg/trDbVcDHB3 Contents: 00:00 that apricots envelope technique 00:34 the pluck envelope that becomes a drone 1:33 the bicep trick: raising the sustain 1:58 showing it in practice 2:30 example with the beat 3:14 learn how to make electronic music yourself 3:25 oscar dissolves into a dimension of warm pixels