Full preset list

The following is a comprehensive preset list with notes and suggested sound design uses.

Note the use of common designators/identifiers such as lead, pno (piano), pad, bras (brass), str (strings), vo][ (voice), orgn (organ), FM (Frequency Modulation), PWM, epno (electric piano), gtr (guitar), hsyn (hard sync), PWM (Pulse Width Modulation), flut (flute), pluk (pluck), hi-hat (hiht), cymabls (cymb) or references to classic synthesizers and drum computer model names/numbers

Many kick, snare, percussion or FX patches can sound completely different depending on the pitch you play them at; you should try playing (and sometimes holding) different pitches when auditioning a preset. Patches designated 'hold' should be "held" (sustained) to let their sound play out over time.

Note that some chord presets rely on the "digital/variable" oscillator type that varies the filter and LFOs based on pitch to achieve a "ROMpler"-like evolving sound. This effect may not be apparent if chord presets are used monophonically.

Please tweak these, and use these as inspiration for your own sounds. Also consider using the randomization to find unique new sounds.

Chrd (Chords)

  1. orch str; orchestral string ensemble
  2. trnc str; slow trance strings
  3. 7Saw lead; dual octave JP8000/8080 super saw lead (heavy detune, 14 saw waves per voice)
  4. watr pad; organ pad with splashing water effect
  5. acc pno; approximation of an acoustic piano
  6. glis pad; swelling pad with "glistening" free-running pitch quantized sweep
  7. syn bras; classic analog brass
  8. talk pad; random filter frequency with vocal quality
  9. evol pad; highly textured random evolving pad
  10. wave lead; 80s ballad reminiscent pad
  11. viol str; highly detailed chamber strings ensemble
  12. hoov saw; classic "hoover"-like super saw mayhem; heavy detune, 2x 7 saws per note, one set tuned two octaves down, all playing the root note in unison (rather than playing chord) with all the voices sliding between octaves at random
  13. str vo][; string ensemble with vocal qualities
  14. reso lead; simple resonant lead
  15. warm pad; warm analog pad
  16. tape orch; warm analog tape orchestra
  17. mjst pad; warm cinematic majestic pad
  18. lofi pad; emulates a grainy AMIGA-like lofi pad, works well as single voice on other tracks in lower octaves for instant 80s scifi movie vibes
  19. casc pad; pad with cascading pitches
  20. hous orgn; 90s house organ
  21. rock orgn; rock organ, also consider lowering an octave (transpose -12)
  22. haaa vo][; "haaa" voice
  23. hooo vo][; "hooo"/chant voice
  24. horn bras; horn brass orchestra
  25. solo bras; solo brass-like instrument
  26. evlv pad; resonant textured random evolving pad
  27. hous pno; 90s approximation of an acoustic piano, good for stab chords
  28. ghst pad; ghostly ethereal pad
  29. spkl FM; bright sparkly FM sound

BaSS

  1. ltly bass; approximation of the iconic TX81z/DX11 patch
  2. club bass; basic bass without too many harmonics, useful for minimal tracks and sub-bass uses
  3. saw 303; dirty 303-like sawtooth bass as pioneered in the acid genre
  4. sqr 303; 303-like squarewave bass
  5. smok bass; bass with various harmonics that punches through a mix reasonably well
  6. synt bass; a generic synth bass
  7. lofi bass; bass with gritty lo-fi growl, emulating low samplerate sampled basses
  8. trap 808; 808 kick misappropriated as a bass, as seen in the trap genre
  9. love bass; growly lo-fi bass with many harmonics reminiscent of 90s dance hits (e.g. Robin S)
  10. tkno bass; short techno bass
  11. dirt bass; aggressive sounding dynamically filtered bass, reminiscent of some Prodigy tracks (e.g. Poison)
  12. bite bass; growly sounding filtered bass with subtle flanging, useful for 80s-inspired and synthwave genres
  13. fat PWM; CS-01 inspired PWM bass
  14. sine bass; simple sine wave bass with attack click (modify osc1 phase start)
  15. moog bass; Moog-inspired dual oscillator bass
  16. hldy bass; early/mid 80s inspired analog bass patch (e.g. Madonna's "Holiday")
  17. ftln ply6; Poly-Six inspired, free-running fat line bass, useful for contemporary 80s-inspired and synthwave genres
  18. bass gtr; picked electric bass guitar
  19. slap bass; electric slap bass guitar
  20. bond gtr; 60s electric bass guitar

LEad

  1. grnd pno; grand piano, using built-in hammer sample for attack transient
  2. 7Saw lead; JP8000/8080-style super saw lead (7 saw waves, heavy detune)
  3. 7Sw2 lead; bright ultra saw plucked lead (14 saw waves, medium detune)
  4. 7Sw3 lead; dual-octave fat super saw lead (14 saw waves, heavy detune)
  5. swrl lead; synth lead with swirling pitch quantized notes
  6. dune lead; synth lead inspired by cinematic Middle-Eastern sound tracks - play with legato
  7. juno lead; Juno-inspired lead
  8. sqr lead; simple filtered squarewave lead
  9. airy lead; K1-reminiscent airy lead
  10. lazy lead; "lazy" key-following (e.g. portamento-heavy) 80s/90s hip-hop lead
  11. anlg bras; analog brass section synth patch suitable for 80s-inspired genres
  12. c64 PWM; Commodore 64 SID inspired PWM patch
  13. stab orgn; 5th organ stab, reminiscent of many 90s and early 00s house hits
  14. elct epno; early (70s) electronic piano patch
  15. soft epno; soft early (70s) electronic piano patch
  16. drem epno; digital early 90s DX7-like piano (twin peaks)
  17. swrl epno; simple piano with swirling
  18. elec gtr; electric guitar patch
  19. talk hsyn; quintessential "hard sync" algorithm talk box-like patch
  20. pierce lead; mix-piercing lead with swirling notch filter, perfect for trance
  21. noise saw; atmospheric / melancholic saw wave lead, augmented by noise and subtle filter and detune wobble
  22. sumr gtr; mellow electric guitar
  23. dist gtr; distored guiatr
  24. funk ms20; funky MS20-like lead
  25. trbl flut; tribal flute
  26. indi sitr; sitar-like patch
  27. orch bras; orchestra hit brass
  28. frch bras; French horn brass
  29. sctn bras; brass section
  30. cllo str; cello-like patch
  31. wave lead; 80s/synthwave-inspired lead

ArPG (Arpeggio)

  1. saw1 pluk; sawtooth-based pluck
  2. saw2 pluk; sawtooth-based pluck with filter envelope
  3. 2oct pluk; pluck playing over two octaves
  4. sw.si bell; sawtooth + sine wave + shimmer
  5. nyln gtr; nylong guitar-like patch
  6. stel gtr; steel guitar-like patch
  7. pizz pluk; pizzicato strings
  8. 7saw pluk; dual differently tuned super saw (14 saw waves) pluck over two octaves
  9. bop pluk; dual differently tuned super saw (14 saw waves) pluck over two octaves + third sine wave oscillator
  10. wah gtr; auto-wah guitar
  11. 2sqr blip; 80s short-decay double octave square

KicK

Please note that kick patches will sound different, depending on the pitch played but also depending on the step length. Try a default step length of 1.

  1. univ kick; universally useful kicks, good basis for further tweaking
  2. univ lofi; universally useful lofi kicks reminiscent of early sampled kicks, good basis for further tweaking
  3. univ 909; universally useful 909-style kick, good basis for further tweaking
  4. hard 909; hard 909 kick that has good punch through in EDM mixes
  5. bonk 909; classic 909 kick that commands attention in the mix
  6. soft kick; soft kick for more minimal compositions
  7. long kick; kick with follow-through for emphasis
  8. acc kick; approximation of an accoustic kick
  9. over 909; overdriven 909 kick
  10. deep kick; kick with deep follow-through emphasis
  11. nois kick; kick with noise component for hard-style genres
  12. long 808; long-release 808-style kick
  13. shrt 808; short-release 808-style kick
  14. kick snre; various kicks, thumps and snares with lower pitches tending towards kicks and higher pitches tending towards snares
  15. twak kick; kick with audible "thwack" of a mallet
  16. comp kick; more compressed version of the "twak" kick with more high frequency components, making it punch trough the mix more

SnrE (Snare)

Please note that snare patches will sound different, depending on the pitch played.

  1. univ snre; universally useful snare
  2. acc snare; universally useful accoustic snare
  3. univ 909; universal 909-style "snappy" snare
  4. univ 808; universal 808-style snare
  5. 1982 snre; early 1980s drum computer snare
  6. 1986 snre; late 80s snare
  7. phil fill; good for tom fills
  8. rock snre; rock snare
  9. bang snre; big snare

hiht (Hi-Hat)

Please note that the hi-hat patches will sound different depending on the pitch played. Some patches will have high pitches sound like a closed hi-hat, while lower pitches will sound like an open hi-hat. Some pitches may sound completely unique to other pitches.

  1. uni1 hi.ht; universal hi-hat (909-style). High pitches sound like a closed hi-hat, while lower pitches will sound like an open hi-hat
  2. uni2 hi.ht; universal hi-hat (909-style). High pitches sound like a closed hi-hat, while lower pitches will sound like an open hi-hat
  3. uni3 hi.ht; universal hi-hat (80s drum computer). High pitches sound like a closed hi-hat, while lower pitches will sound like an open hi-hat
  4. mny1 hi.ht; various hi-hats.
  5. mny2 hi.ht; various hi-hats. Use 0-step lengths for closed hi-hat, use longer step lengths for open hi-hat. Try B5 or F6 for 909-style hi-hats.

PErc (Percussion)

Please note many percussion patches sound different, depending on the pitch played.

  1. smll clap; short 808/909-style clap
  2. lrge clap; brighter clap
  3. fat clap; lush hand clap
  4. huge clap; long clap with good mix punch-through
  5. brte clap; bright clap/noise sound with good mix punch-through
  6. fltr clap; filtered noisy clap suitable for hip hop and good basis for further sound design (filter/distortion tweaks, etc.)
  7. fngr snap; finger snap
  8. wood tick; various wood/rim shots
  9. bong drum; bongo drum at different pitches
  10. shrt drum; short drum
  11. metl clng; metal clang-like sounds
  12. hand tamb; various tambourines
  13. hand tmb2; tambourine with various lengths of shake depending on pitch
  14. synt crsh; various synthesized crash cymbals
  15. smpl crsh; crash cymbal using internal factory sample
  16. simm tom; Simmons tom approximation
  17. hand shkr; shaker
  18. cow 808; 808-style cowbell
  19. cow bell; more realistic cowbell as found on early drum computers with sample playback
  20. ride cymb; ride cymbal
  21. 909 tom; 909-style tom

Para (paraphonic)

  1. hous pno; house piano-like patch
  2. synt pno; synthesized piano-like patch
  3. dust pno; dusty lofi piano
  4. hppy bell; bell stab with shimmer
  5. surp stab; stab with "surprised" pitch mod quality
  6. fltr stab; filtered saw wave stab as commonly found in EDM
  7. dub stab; high-pass filtered sound reminiscent of dub
  8. viol stab; synthesized violin-ish stab
  9. sine stab; pure sine patch, good starting point for sound design
  10. tri stab; pure triangle patch, good starting point for sound design
  11. saw stab; pure saw patch, good starting point for sound design
  12. sqr stab; pure squarewave patch, good starting point for sound design
  13. sput hold; sputnik transmission
  14. alrm hold; alarm

EFct (effects)

Please note many effects patches sound different, depending on the pitch played.

  1. risr trns; riser noise transition with LFO on filter
  2. rifl trns; filtered noise riser + faller transition
  3. copt trns; "copter" riser
  4. levi hold; various pitch-dependent "anti-grav machine" levitation startup/shutdown/wailing/drone sounds, perfect for background ambience with strong reverb
  5. yoi vo][; dubstep "yoi"
  6. cybr vo][; (chromatic/playable) cyber future
  7. sklt vo][; skeleton cries
  8. revs cymb; sampled reverse crash cymbal
  9. FS01 init; factory sample kit (FS.01)
  10. arcd f][; (hold) various retro arcade sound FX
  11. pew f][; disco "pew"
  12. scrt f][; scratch effect
  13. pnch f][; being punched in the kisser
  14. helo vo][; (hold) hellololololo, good basis for formant synthesis sound design
  15. grwl f][; (hold) quintessential dubstep/trance growl with different LFO speeds for different pitches
  16. thnd f][; various types of thunder (pitch dependent; lower octaves yield sharper cracks)
  17. rain f][; various types of rain
  18. wind f][; various types of wind
  19. bird f][; various types of birds
  20. frog f][; various frog noises
  21. didg f][; sampled didgeridoo (native recording A5)
  22. guts f][; guts/feeding/swallowing sound effects
  23. zap hold; electric zap/spark
  24. engn hold; various combustion engines

Wtab (wavetable)

Please note wavetable patches can take on a different quality/timbre, depending on the octave played. Cinematic sounds are often found in the lower octaves.

  1. humn vo][; males + female choir
  2. male vo][; male choir
  3. dark hold; endlessly evolving pad with shimmer adapted to playing chord
  4. spkl hold; endlessly evolving pad with shimmer/sparkle
  5. stab pad; stab with D50/K1 qualities
  6. digi bass; stabby digital bass sound that can also double well as a low-octave lead
  7. sail away; D50-like bell with pizzicato-like quality
  8. vo][ bell;early 90s synth bell/piano sound doubled with a vocal quality
  9. drma F][; early 80s dramatic cinematic hit

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