The Epic Melodic Techno Lead (Bodzin Style)
This is that big, soaring, detuned lead sound popular in melodic techno.
Bodzin 5th Lead #
- Start with a Saw wave. (10:53)
- Just like the House Organ, use a Chord or Multi-Note mode to stack oscillators into a chord.
- Use these notes:
- Root (0)
- +7 semitones (a perfect 5th)
- +12 semitones (an octave up)
- +19 semitones (an octave + a 5th up) (11:19)
- Add a Moog-style Low Pass filter and set the cutoff to taste. (11:49)
- (Optional but recommended) Add an LFO with a Random (S&H) shape and assign it to slightly modulate the pitch of all the oscillators. This gives it that modern, unstable, detuned feel. (13:05)
- Add a big Reverb to make it wide and fat. (12:17)
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