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One of my clients in the Ambient Coaching tier recently submitted some presets for feedback and they needed some help! I'm not going to mention their name, but I felt like making a video explaining the process of how to fix the preset into something better might be a good teaching moment for all of you to learn from. 

In this video, I break down a pad made in Serum and go over the necessary considerations when thinking about pad sound design. Everything from volume level, filter envelope adjustment, EQ, and effects. There are so many things to think about it, but the important thing to remember is that if you know what result you're going after and how to get there, the process becomes that much easier and more satisfying. 

Hopefully you all find this useful. Thank you for supporting me on Patreon!

Chris | S1gns Of L1fe

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Patreon Exclusive: Let's Get Technical | Sound Design Tutorial

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Comments

Javier - Itinerant Ghost

Ohhh, I love this one! ;-) And yes, you did take the pad to another dimension. 🔥

SloLFO

I needed that, thanks Chris

Phil Baumann

Amazing content!! Thx for sharing!

Kenneth Lusk

Just those subtle tweaks took that pad to a different level. Great video, Chris.