Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Start with a solid saw in Serum and widen it with unison. That gives you the body. Then push the wavetable position so it leans a bit brighter before shaping it down again.
The character really comes from the filter. Low-pass it, add a bit of resonance and drive, and suddenly the sound feels more closed and slightly aggressive instead of clean and open.
Underneath that, keep a simple sine sub doing the heavy lifting. No movement, just a stable low end that keeps everything grounded.
Two things that make a big difference: shorten your sustain so the note fades naturally, and add a bit of glide so the pitch slides between notes. That’s what gives it that moody, flowing feel instead of sounding static.
It’s not about stacking endless effects, it’s about getting these few steps right.
Follow for more production tricks like this.
Start with a solid saw in Serum and widen it with unison. That gives you the body. Then push the wavetable position so it leans a bit brighter before shaping it down again.
The character really comes from the filter. Low-pass it, add a bit of resonance and drive, and suddenly the sound feels more closed and slightly aggressive instead of clean and open.
Underneath that, keep a simple sine sub doing the heavy lifting. No movement, just a stable low end that keeps everything grounded.
Two things that make a big difference: shorten your sustain so the note fades naturally, and add a bit of glide so the pitch slides between notes. That’s what gives it that moody, flowing feel instead of sounding static.
It’s not about stacking endless effects, it’s about getting these few steps right.
Follow for more production tricks like this.
