Here’s a reference song: Purple Disco Machine & Sophie and the Giants - In The Dark (Official Music Video).
I haven’t had much free time to work on this, but I took a few minutes on the Gemini to try to make the bright, kinda bell like sound from this song. I made a quick video of the settings in manual mode:
I don’t usually try making drum sounds on synths (I have drum machines for that). I did get an electronic kick type sound, but not quite 808. Seems the 808 envelope may have a snappier attack. Not sure.
I made an entire multisample drum kit using the Super 8. It sounds incredible. I really hope UDO makes a drum machine and sampler next. I find the Super 8 fantastic for creating fm and drum tones. The stability of the FPGA oscillators makes FM super easy. I just need a fine tune mode for the LFO 1 in audiorate. Also, I’d like to see a FM mode that isn’t cross mod. Obviously, LFO 1 can do it, but dialing in the right pitch can be a PITA.
I disagree. I only produce and write Modern Pop mixed with some R&B and Rock oriented music, and the Super Gemini is the best synth I have ever owned for those genres. However I don’t use the factory presets and I learned how to design the kinds of sounds I want after lots of experimenting.
If you want sounds like Purple Disco Machine into The Dark or most modern pop music, those are easily done on the SG. A lot of times just your basic Init startup patch with 50\50 osc mix and HPF cutoff about mid way with high release time and some ENV and you’re getting close with just a few tweaks.
You can go from Radiohead tones to Stevie Wonder to Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter with just the SG. Just learn what the foundation of the sounds you like consist of (is it a saw wave, sine wave dual OSC etc) and go from there. Also explore in manual mode!
You’d be surprised just how simple the patches for modern pop radio ready type of sounds are when you get the hang of the SG. You can literally create just about any modern or vintage synth sound with it!
Also check this video which could help you understand sound design in a different way. Most vintage or modern synths can do pretty much any sound you want, but you need a method to recreate those kind of sounds yourself. That way you are not reliant on factory presets to get a synth to sound the way you want!
