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Synthwave lead

A saw synth with chorus, long echo and hall: the retro eighties melody.

Genre: Synthwave
Timbre: Analog synthesizer

Effect chain

On a Roland JUNO-DS

Sound Sy:010 Saw Lead 1, Combined mode: loads the keyboard sound and writes this recipe's effects into it. Piano Effect does it from the iPhone over MIDI and puts the keyboard back the way it was when you leave. Every JUNO-DS sound by genre.

On a Yamaha PSR, Korg Pa or Casio

KeyboardVoice to look forEffects
Yamaha PSR and GenosSynthChorus · 0.6 Hz + Delay / Echo · 450 ms + Reverb Hall · 2.4 s
Korg PaSynth Lead / SynthChorus · 0.6 Hz + Delay · 450 ms + Reverb Hall · 2.4 s
Casio CT-X and CT-SSynth LeadChorus · 0.6 Hz + Delay · 450 ms + Reverb Hall · 2.4 s

Voice and effect names change between models: if you can't find one, look for the closest in the manual. The full values are in the chain above.

Play it

"Synthwave lead" ships in the app's library: it plays on the on-screen keyboard or on your MIDI keyboard, and you can duplicate it and tweak its knobs. If you want the one from a specific song, scan it and the app measures its chain.

Download on the App StoreFree · iPhone and iPad (iOS 17 or later)
Android: get it on Google Play

Frequently asked questions

How do I get the Synthwave lead sound?

Start from a analog synthesizer and add, in this order: chorus, delay (echo), hall reverb. The exact values are above. In the app, open "Synthwave lead" in the Library and it plays on the on-screen keyboard or on your MIDI keyboard; tweak the knobs to taste.

Which JUNO-DS sound should I use for Synthwave?

"Sy:010 Saw Lead 1". Piano Effect loads it by number from the iPhone in "Combined" mode: loads the keyboard sound and writes this recipe's effects into it.

How do I get it on a Yamaha PSR or Genos?

Pick a Synth voice and set: Chorus · 0.6 Hz + Delay / Echo · 450 ms + Reverb Hall · 2.4 s. For Korg Pa and Casio, see the table above.

How do I know which effects the song I want to learn uses?

Scan it with Piano Effect: in 10–30 seconds it tells you the timbre and the effect chain with measured values, and you can save it under the song's name.

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