Timbaland synth patches?

drewharris · 4th October 2007

My apologies if this is a bit of a cliche question, but there are some Timbaland synth sounds that I am stumped on breaking down. Specifically the lead synth from Justin Timberlake's "My Love" I'm good on the arpeggiator, lfo opening up the filter, and other stuff going on in the patch, but the one part of the patch i really want is the actual raw waveform and I can't figure it out. I don't know if its the oscillator or some sort of saturation but I cant get something close enough to that raw form that has that kind of attack but is still super smooth and chill. Obviously he uses alot of outboard gear, so if anyone can point me in the right direction, be it waveform, saturation, or just specific pieces of gear, i'd greatly appreciate it.

-drew

computa · 4th October 2007

BOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

drewharris · 4th October 2007

haha I know I know, please note the disclaimer apology at the top

. I just like the timbre of that synth and I want to be able to get that and I can't find it. So all joking and booing me aside, someone please shoot me some info. And feel free to make fun of me, just so long as info comes with it.

-drew

Dr.Wu · 4th October 2007

the one time i heard the song on the radio i thought it sounded like the typical cliche technosynth. Those are mostly based on Roland Supersawtechnologie that you can find in the JP-8000/8080 and the SH201 and the V-Synth.
Actually its just a bunch of heavily detuned sawwaves that are beating around eachother to create that wobbling pitch mess.
The new Virus TI has a similiar funtion.
Theres also a bunch of softwareinstruments that offer some sort of supersaw.

wildpark · 4th October 2007

i mean on some tracks of timbo are patches of arturia soft synths !

patrick

AON · 4th October 2007

Read the rules.

DO NOT START A THREAD WITH THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

1. What keyboard or patch did "X" producer use for "X" song. It's OK to talk about what producer uses a keyboard, but do not start a new thread asking which preset was used for a song.

CWsounds · 4th October 2007

vanguard. period. sawtooth oscillators...

**TonyBelmont** · 4th October 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by AON

Read the rules.

DO NOT START A THREAD WITH THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

1. What keyboard or patch did "X" producer use for "X" song. It's OK to talk about what producer uses a keyboard, but do not start a new thread asking which preset was used for a song.

4th October 2007	#1
drewharris Gear nut Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 133 Thread Starter	Timbaland synth patches? My apologies if this is a bit of a cliche question, but there are some Timbaland synth sounds that I am stumped on breaking down. Specifically the lead synth from Justin Timberlake's "My Love" I'm good on the arpeggiator, lfo opening up the filter, and other stuff going on in the patch, but the one part of the patch i really want is the actual raw waveform and I can't figure it out. I don't know if its the oscillator or some sort of saturation but I cant get something close enough to that raw form that has that kind of attack but is still super smooth and chill. Obviously he uses alot of outboard gear, so if anyone can point me in the right direction, be it waveform, saturation, or just specific pieces of gear, i'd greatly appreciate it. -drew

4th October 2007	#3
drewharris Gear nut Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 133 Thread Starter	haha I know I know, please note the disclaimer apology at the top. I just like the timbre of that synth and I want to be able to get that and I can't find it. So all joking and booing me aside, someone please shoot me some info. And feel free to make fun of me, just so long as info comes with it. -drew

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computa Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,613	BOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

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Dr.Wu Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,062	the one time i heard the song on the radio i thought it sounded like the typical cliche technosynth. Those are mostly based on Roland Supersawtechnologie that you can find in the JP-8000/8080 and the SH201 and the V-Synth. Actually its just a bunch of heavily detuned sawwaves that are beating around eachother to create that wobbling pitch mess. The new Virus TI has a similiar funtion. Theres also a bunch of softwareinstruments that offer some sort of supersaw.

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wildpark Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2006 Location: GERMANY:FRANKFURT-WIESBADEN Posts: 1,475	i mean on some tracks of timbo are patches of arturia soft synths ! patrick

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AON Gear addict Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Stockholm Posts: 370	Read the rules. DO NOT START A THREAD WITH THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: 1. What keyboard or patch did "X" producer use for "X" song. It's OK to talk about what producer uses a keyboard, but do not start a new thread asking which preset was used for a song.

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CWsounds Gear addict Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 433	vanguard. period. sawtooth oscillators...