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Roland Schmidt

How to design a fractal sync tone: "When it comes to lead synth sounds, oscillator sync is about as iconic as it gets"

When it comes to lead synth sounds of the last 50 years, the patch described as ‘oscillator sync’ is about as iconic as it gets. 

Created by synchronising the pitch of one oscillator against another, while also modulating the pitch of the secondary oscillator, this ubiquitous sound has found favour with artists from Rick Wakeman and Jean-Michel Jarre, through to Daft Punk and LCD Soundsystem. 

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