Explain your current main lead

[Lurion]

Hi guys!!! Since lead creation is the main issue on this part of the forum, I thought we could kinda explain our leads in this one post so everybody could express their opinions and offer advise! Of course if you can post a sample better still! I, unfortunatelly, can't at the moment. I will as soon as I can!

Here's mine:

My main lead is programmed on my M1 since I haven't got around to deeply studying my wavestation (but as soon as I get the hang of it I will use it instead).

I use a combi with a square-detuned saw wave as the main sound. Next to that and a little lower on volume there is a triangle wave with an envelope controlled filter that opens up after a short period, as a sort of feedbacky thing. Also for feedback, but activated on velocity, is a very harsh 2osc saw wave (the seccond slightly detuned) also modulated by an envelope controlled filter and amp. Also on velocity I have a the same square-saw program as the first but set an octave higher and detuned 5% of a tone (to get a harmonic feel) and set to a relatively low volume. To get a bit more attack bite i use an electric guitar sound that the M1 has.

As for effects, a slow, deep flanger (but with the effect ballance set pretty mildly) and a fast and pretty short delay.

The control options on the M1 are shit: afetrtouch can only do either vibrato or an lfo filter with very little editing possibilities and the joystic can only bend (x axis) or do vibrato (y axis up) or wah (y axis down). Also the joystik sensitivity is crap so I'm forced to use automatic vibrato.

I'm quite happy with the lead considering it's an M1. The wave samples on it aren't all that great but hey, you got to work with what you have!

[Taurus]

My current lead is Georges Krakatau lead, one of the best I've played so far. Gotta love the 'feedback' :lol: :lol:

[Axe2Grind]

My current lead sound is a custom patch I created on the ES-1 softsynth which is only available within Emagic/Apple Logic. For the heavier guitarlike distorted version of my lead I use Amplitube VST amp modeler plugin and use distortion, flanger, bit of delay and a bit of spring reverb on the top of my patch. For a lighter synth type sound I'll use my same patch but with logic's clip distortion which is quite warm sounding along with stereo delay and flanger fx.

[voiser]

well, here comes mine.

First of all, I use a monophonic sound of a typical synthesised strings with a sweeping low-pass filter. This sound is slightly chorused and equalized and sent to a mixing desk. Then it's passed through a autowah, a very hard compressor and a metal distortion pedal (yes, a guitar pedal). The output sound is fed back to the mixing desk. As the autowah is controlled with the amplitude of the input signal, you can control it with the mixing desk volume and with the feedback amount. The feedback frequency can be controlled with the fedback-trank equializer. The output signal is re-equialized and i think that's all.

i love feeding back my mixing desk. it sounds great :P

[Wizard]

Leads I used in my band's demo CD:
Monster Lead (Korg Trinity V3, Prog B014)
Mono Lead (Korg N5, Prog A018)
Maya Dance (Korg N5, Combi B064)


Marco

[Feltronc]

can you put the link to one of your band's demos so we can hear your leads?

[tufif]

For my leads I almost always use something involving hard sync modulation. I just love that sound! It sounds so dirty and agressive without sounding too much like a guitar.

[Wizard]

can you put the link to one of your band's demos so we can hear your leads?
Alas I can't, sorry. We have to record the vocals, so, until then, I won't put anything online.
Anyway, those leads I listed are all preset :)

Marco

[Feltronc]

i haven't listened to those leads anyway, well i guess i'll have to wait :(

[Wizard]

Patience is the key (for me too! :P)

Marco

[Kirby]

I use 3 leads on a regular basis:
1. A sync lead with an AD envelope for Osc 2 to get some cool effect in the attack phase, this lead is quite cutting, sometimes I add some external distortion. Very little portamento.
For feedback effects, I use a delay with low delay time but lots of feedback and a high feedback level.

2. A very soft saw lead, I vary the attack time when playing, since it doesn't need to have such as fast attack when played slow. Portamento also varied during playing, effectwise, I use a little delay. It sounds great with synth strings or soft pads.

3. A pulse lead, which is a modified K2000 preset ("Lucky Lead"). Not as soft as 2.

[PsawniK]

On my S90, I use two distorted leads. The first is a variety of pulse waveforms, lowpassed, and a triangle wave up an octave and a fifth which is brought in by aftertouch for feedback. All the layers are boosted 18 dB before going into the compressor effect, with the settings for maximum percussiveness and gain. This goes into an amp sim+delay effect with lots of gain. Finally, this goes to a chorus and reverb. Pitch wheel is +2/-12, modwheel slides the pitch up an octave, slider one adds more chorus, and slider two increases the amount of delay. The other distorted lead has the same set up, except it uses saw waveforms. Additionally, I turned up the resonance, so i set slider one to sweep the filter for an awesome wah effect.

On my Ion, my main lead consists of a variety of pulse wave forms, detuned, with an S+H LFO modulating the pulse width, These go into two comb filters, which are modulated with regular LFOs. This goes into a flanger+delay+reverb effect on my Mangler. Pitch wheel is +2/-2 (since you have to have the same range for up and down), modwheel 1 slides it down an octave, and MW 2 slides it up an octave.

Another lead I use on the Ion is kind of a classic sound. It's 3 detuned saw waves into a resonant filter that sweeps down as you hold a note. There's about 30 msec of portamento on it, and it goes into a chorus+delay+reverb effect. MW 2 sweeps the wave shapes.

That's about it.

[costan]

On my S90, I use two distorted leads. The first is a variety of pulse waveforms, lowpassed, and a triangle wave up an octave and a fifth which is brought in by aftertouch for feedback. All the layers are boosted 18 dB before going into the compressor effect, with the settings for maximum percussiveness and gain. This goes into an amp sim+delay effect with lots of gain. Finally, this goes to a chorus and reverb. Pitch wheel is +2/-12, modwheel slides the pitch up an octave, slider one adds more chorus, and slider two increases the amount of delay. The other distorted lead has the same set up, except it uses saw waveforms. Additionally, I turned up the resonance, so i set slider one to sweep the filter for an awesome wah effect.

On my Ion, my main lead consists of a variety of pulse wave forms, detuned, with an S+H LFO modulating the pulse width, These go into two comb filters, which are modulated with regular LFOs. This goes into a flanger+delay+reverb effect on my Mangler. Pitch wheel is +2/-2 (since you have to have the same range for up and down), modwheel 1 slides it down an octave, and MW 2 slides it up an octave.

Another lead I use on the Ion is kind of a classic sound. It's 3 detuned saw waves into a resonant filter that sweeps down as you hold a note. There's about 30 msec of portamento on it, and it goes into a chorus+delay+reverb effect. MW 2 sweeps the wave shapes.

That's about it.

can you send me some pacthes for S90 please?
I'm tryin to create a lead by it's always too distorted and noisy!

[Alucard]

Generally i use 2 saw waves passing through a flanger>distorsion>delay fx chain (basically it's a Jens Johansson lead emulation).

In some songs i also love to use something like Kevin Moore saw lead. (The one used in Pull Me under for example).

[dladio]

What about my leads.. well I love to mix square and saw lead to make the lead in the same time sweet and powerfull: korg distortions are so cool cause they sounds so aggressive but without destroy the sound.. than after a good mix of waves, it's better to mix up a dist and a wha effect.. and as ever an aggressive chorus..

[hephiroth]

i use a KILLER lead. it's comprised of an accordion and a flute and then I sprinkle some tuba on it. i put massive reverb on it and quadruple tap delay for ultimate awesome! YES~~~~```111 i have the best lead. Also, on the master EQ, i cut the low and hi ranges entirely and BOOST THE MIDS ONLY!

it is beautiful

-jeff-

[Drusillus]

i use a KILLER lead. it's comprised of an accordion and a flute and then I sprinkle some tuba on it. i put massive reverb on it and quadruple tap delay for ultimate awesome! YES~~~~```111 i have the best lead. Also, on the master EQ, i cut the low and hi ranges entirely and BOOST THE MIDS ONLY!

it is beautiful

-jeff-

Can u plz post this sound 4 teh Casio WK1983289 plz kthxbye

[hephiroth]

Can u plz post this sound 4 teh Casio WK1983289 plz kthxbye

only if i can add a Laughter sound effect to it. i think that will give the lead a "fun" aspect, you know?

-jeff-