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How to Make an FM Screech in Vital for Hard Techno

For hard techno, here's how you make a really cool screech in Vital.

My notes from this Short

01

Mono glide and 16 unison voices

I take down the voices, turn on legato and glide, and take the release down. Then I open the unison to 16 and around 80%.

02

FM and a fast LFO on the fine tune

Open oscillator 2 and take down the level. Then FM based on oscillator 2 and find the sweet spot.

LFO 1 in seconds at a very fast rate goes on the fine tune at 100%. In the matrix, put it in bipolar mode so it stays in tune.

03

Envelope 2 up two octaves

Envelope 2 gets a small attack and no release. In the matrix it goes to the global voice transpose, with the amount on 24 so it goes up two octaves.

In the effects section I add an EQ to cut the bass and distortion on Downsample mode to give it that vintage analog feeling.

Vital matrix for a hard techno FM screech: LFO 1 on the Osc 1 Tune in bipolar mode, and envelope 2 on the voice transpose with the amount on 24
Envelope 2 on the voice transpose, amount on 24.
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