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Originally Posted by coryallen2
This is what T-pain does right?
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No. T-Pain uses auto-tune.
He's the new Cher.
To the OP:
Kin,
A lot of people use the patches on synths without modifying or creating their own. It's frowned upon by some folks, but honestly, as long as you find a sound that fits your song, you're doing something right. Ultimately the end justifies the means.
Obviously, you'll want to learn a little more about synthesis and how it works so that you don't have to always rely on factory patches. Having to rely on them because of an inability to create your own can often lead to settling for sounds that may not be what you need because they are your only options.
If you learn how to make your own patches, you'll open up a lot of creative possibilities and you won't be as limited.
Start by loading a pre-made patch and study what parameters are involved in making the sound what it is. One by one, disable a parameter and take note of what it does to the overall sound. Do this until you're left with a basic oscillator, then go back and start enabling the parameters you disabled. Take note of how it builds the sound back up.
When you do this, it gives you an idea of what building blocks fit together to form the finished product.
You can also experiment and change any of the parameters to alter the sound.
Think of it as reverse engineering. Doing it that way provides you with a hands on training lesson by ear.