Pull the cutoff frequency down to halfway and lower keyboard tracking (KEYB) to 8, which will change the filter frequency relative to the note played. A faithful software emulation of the Juno-106 is TAL U-NO-LX, and we can start creating the 'White Ferrari' sound by setting up a sawtooth and square wave patch, with PW mode set to LFO and the fader set to the 9 mark. The patch employs LFO detuning, a closed filter, and the Juno's legendary onboard chorus effect. The synth in 'White Ferrari' is credited to Buddy Ross and was recorded on a Roland Juno-106. Set both attack and decay to around 1000ms, and set the sustain high enough that the sound doesn't completely fade out after the decay phase. How you set up the ADSR envelope will control the speed that the filter rises and falls. The resonance emphasizes the filter cutoff point and has a noticeably electronic sound, and the envelope amount controls how much the filter will move. Set up a two-sawtooth oscillator patch and lower the cutoff frequency to around 100Hz, then set the filter's resonance and envelope amount to around midway to start modulating the filter with the envelope. The 'Thinkin Bout You' synth utilizes envelope modulation of the filter to create a rising and falling resonant sweep. The Prophet-6 is a modern tribute to the classic Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, which Arturia modelled in its Prophet-V. Additionally, the synth on 'Thinkin Bout You' from Channel Orange strongly sounds like it came from a Prophet synth.

The Dave Smith Instruments Prophet-6 makes several appearances on Blond, likely contributed by Buddy Ross. I'm going to explore the various electric piano, synthesizer, and other keyboard sounds on both albums, and show you how recreate them using software synths. And his often digitally manipulated vocals are accompanied with samples, synthesizers, live musicians, ambient dreamscapes, and a slick production style to tie it all together. His distinctive sound draws on a wide range of influences, collaborators, and sound sources. After releasing 2012’s Channel Orange to critical acclaim, Ocean was quiet for four years, until he put out Blond in 2016. You can find Ableton Live 10 project files and free soft synth preset patches at the bottom of the piece.įrank Ocean-the multi-talented singer, songwriter, and rapper-eschews the R&B label his music is traditionally given and references genres as varied as electronica, psychedelic rock, and hip-hop. Below, Dan Carr, aka Reverb Machine, details how to achieve these synth sounds using virtual instruments. Editor's note: In our video above, William Kurk shows you how to play through some tunes from Frank Ocean's Channel Orange and Blond albums.

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