Riser and FX Maker
Risers, downlifters, sweeps, impacts and reverse cymbals, made to the exact length of your build at your tempo. Shape one, hear it against a kick, and drop the WAV straight into your arrangement.
FX
Sounds to load your MIDI into
Supersaw Essentials: 25 free trance presets for Vital, the free synth. Leads, plucks, pads and gated stabs, voiced for every tool on this site.
Using the FX in a trance track
Noise riser: place it so it ends exactly on the drop's first downbeat. Every riser here is cut to a whole number of bars at your tempo, so it snaps to the grid. A 4 or 8-bar riser suits a main build-up, and 1 or 2 bars suits a short fill into a new section.
Downlifter: the opposite of a riser. Start it on the downbeat after a drop or at the start of a breakdown to release the energy. Impact: on the first beat of the drop, under the kick, for weight. Reverse cymbal: ends on the downbeat, like a riser, but shorter and brighter. It's the classic way into a new 8 or 16-bar section. Synth sweep: a detuned saw chord rising in pitch through an opening filter, for builds that need to feel musical rather than noisy.
Layer a riser with a snare roll from the Build-up Generator, and automate a high-pass on the music under it with the Automation Builder. Sidechain risers lightly to the kick so they pump with the build.
Questions
Can I use these FX in released music?
Yes. Every sound is generated in your browser when you press download, so it's yours, royalty-free, with nothing to credit.
What format are the files?
Stereo 16-bit WAV at 44.1 kHz, normalised to −1 dBFS, with short fades so nothing clicks. Turn them down in your mix: a riser usually sits well under the music.
Why does my riser not line up?
Check your DAW is at the same tempo you set here, and that the clip starts on a bar line. A 4-bar riser at 138 BPM is exactly 6.96 seconds long.