Vital Preset Generator
Design a trance sound with a handful of knobs, hear a sketch of it here, then download it as a real preset for Vital, the free wavetable synth. Supersaw leads, plucks, pads, trancegates and rolling basses.
Sound
Gate pattern
The pattern becomes LFO 1, synced to your DAW's tempo, opening and closing the oscillators' level each 16th.
What's in the preset
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.
Loading the preset in Vital
Download the .vital file, then drag it onto Vital's window, or open Vital's preset browser and use Import. It works in the free version of Vital (1.0 and later), in any DAW. The preview here is a quick browser sketch of the same settings; the real thing in Vital sounds much richer.
Each preset comes with two macros set up: Macro 1 (Brightness) opens the filter, and Macro 2 (Space) adds reverb and delay. Automate them through a build-up for an instant filter sweep.
How the sounds are built
Supersaw lead: two saw oscillators with up to 16 unison voices each, one an octave up, through a gentle 12 dB low-pass, with ping-pong delay at a dotted 8th. Pluck: a few detuned saws through a filter that snaps shut with a fast envelope. Pad: slow-attack supersaws with chorus and a long reverb. Trancegate: a sustained supersaw chopped by a tempo-synced LFO drawn from the gate pattern you pick. Rolling bass: one mono saw with a short filter envelope and a sub an octave down.
Questions
Is Vital free?
Yes. Vital's basic version is free from vital.audio and has every feature these presets use.
The gate doesn't move. Why?
The gate LFO follows your DAW's transport, so press play in the DAW rather than just holding a key. If it still doesn't move, check LFO 1 is set to Sync in Vital.
Can I share or sell the presets?
They're yours: use them in your music, tweak them, share them. Please don't sell them as a pack as they come.
Does it make Serum presets too?
Not yet. Serum's preset format is closed, but the Supersaw Calculator gives matching settings for Serum, Sylenth1 and Spire.