Quick synth tips: Part 2
Get more out of your synths with our series of quick-and-dirty synthesis tips
QUICK SYNTH STRINGS
You can make vast-sounding synth strings by using saw waves, your synth’s unison control, and a splash of spacious reverb. Unison, which stacks copies of the oscillator to create a bigger sound, should be turned up above two voices on each of the oscillators you’re using, with the voices distributed across the stereo field using the spread, pan and detune controls, or whatever the equivalent is on your synth. EQ the low end out if needed, and you’ve got quick synth strings.