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Examples and demo songs
Real projects to listen to, open and take apart. Every sound in them is made from SynthLab's modules: open one, press ✎ on a track and see how it is patched. Press play on a player to hear it right here.
Soundscapes
Ambient drone
A slowly drifting fifth on A, generative glass bells that never quite repeat, and a breath of wind.Open ↗
A slowly drifting fifth on A, generative glass bells that never quite repeat, and a breath of wind.Open ↗
Rain on a tin roof
Rain on corrugated metal, distant thunder rumbling in the low end, and drips into a gutter.Open ↗
Rain on corrugated metal, distant thunder rumbling in the low end, and drips into a gutter.Open ↗
Deep space station
The low hum of a hull, a beacon pinging into the void, computers chattering, and air hissing through the vents.Open ↗
The low hum of a hull, a beacon pinging into the void, computers chattering, and air hissing through the vents.Open ↗
Nebula
A slowly shifting grain cloud with rising shimmer, a deep drone and a few sparse notes: a space texture to float in.Open ↗
A slowly shifting grain cloud with rising shimmer, a deep drone and a few sparse notes: a space texture to float in.Open ↗
Night-time city
Traffic hum, light rain on the window, an electric piano somewhere upstairs and a distant siren.Open ↗
Traffic hum, light rain on the window, an electric piano somewhere upstairs and a distant siren.Open ↗
Ocean shore
Waves rolling in and drawing back over pebbles, wind, and gulls far away.Open ↗
Waves rolling in and drawing back over pebbles, wind, and gulls far away.Open ↗
Demo songs
Short pieces in different styles, each a starting point for your own. The space-music ones lean on arpeggiators, tempo-synced echoes, unison pads, shimmer reverbs and slowly sweeping filters.
Techno · 128 bpm
Simple techno loop
Four-to-the-floor kick, clap and hats, a squelchy acid bassline whose filter opens over 16 bars, and dub chord stabs into a ping-pong delay.Open ↗
Simple techno loop
Four-to-the-floor kick, clap and hats, a squelchy acid bassline whose filter opens over 16 bars, and dub chord stabs into a ping-pong delay.Open ↗
House · 122 bpm
Late house
Shuffled hats, warm minor-ninth chords, a rolling bass and a soft pad, at 122.Open ↗
Late house
Shuffled hats, warm minor-ninth chords, a rolling bass and a soft pad, at 122.Open ↗
Lo-fi hip hop · 78 bpm
Rainy study beat
A lazy, swung beat with dusty electric piano chords, a round bass and vinyl-like crackle.Open ↗
Rainy study beat
A lazy, swung beat with dusty electric piano chords, a round bass and vinyl-like crackle.Open ↗
Synthwave · 100 bpm
Night drive
Pulsing eighth-note bass, a big detuned pad, a gliding lead and a snare that fills the room.Open ↗
Night drive
Pulsing eighth-note bass, a big detuned pad, a gliding lead and a snare that fills the room.Open ↗
Drum & bass · 172 bpm
Liquid roller
Rolling breakbeats at 172, a moving Reese bass and a shimmering pad.Open ↗
Liquid roller
Rolling breakbeats at 172, a moving Reese bass and a shimmering pad.Open ↗
Chiptune · 150 bpm
Pixel quest
An 8-bit adventure: a pulse-wave lead, arpeggiated chords, a triangle bass and noise drums.Open ↗
Pixel quest
An 8-bit adventure: a pulse-wave lead, arpeggiated chords, a triangle bass and noise drums.Open ↗
Dub · 75 bpm
Echo chamber
A one-drop rhythm, a deep melodic bass and offbeat chord skanks thrown into a tape echo.Open ↗
Echo chamber
A one-drop rhythm, a deep melodic bass and offbeat chord skanks thrown into a tape echo.Open ↗
Downtempo · 88 bpm
Slow motion
A heavy, slow beat, a sub bass, string-machine chords and a lonely electric piano.Open ↗
Slow motion
A heavy, slow beat, a sub bass, string-machine chords and a lonely electric piano.Open ↗
Space opera · 88 bpm
Starship bridge
A space-opera synth score: a huge detuned pad, glittering arpeggios into ping-pong echoes, a sub drone, timpani-like toms and a slow gliding melody.Open ↗
Starship bridge
A space-opera synth score: a huge detuned pad, glittering arpeggios into ping-pong echoes, a sub drone, timpani-like toms and a slow gliding melody.Open ↗
Space rock · 160 bpm
Running sequence
Space rock: a relentless sixteenth-note synth sequence sweeping through a resonant filter and flanger, ticking hats, a jet-like noise swoosh and a drone.Open ↗
Running sequence
Space rock: a relentless sixteenth-note synth sequence sweeping through a resonant filter and flanger, ticking hats, a jet-like noise swoosh and a drone.Open ↗
Art rock · 112 bpm
Robot dreams
Art-rock synth pop: a sequenced bass ostinato, phased electric piano, a vowel choir, a drum machine and a reedy lead.Open ↗
Robot dreams
Art-rock synth pop: a sequenced bass ostinato, phased electric piano, a vowel choir, a drum machine and a reedy lead.Open ↗
Berlin school · 118 bpm
Kosmische
Berlin-school electronics: interlocking arpeggios in different lengths, a generative melody, a drone and a long shimmer.Open ↗
Kosmische
Berlin-school electronics: interlocking arpeggios in different lengths, a generative melody, a drone and a long shimmer.Open ↗
French house · 124 bpm
Filtered disco
Filter house at 124: a disco chord loop that opens up through a sweeping filter, a funky octave bass, everything pumping with the kick, and a robot voice on top.Open ↗
Filtered disco
Filter house at 124: a disco chord loop that opens up through a sweeping filter, a funky octave bass, everything pumping with the kick, and a robot voice on top.Open ↗
Nu-disco · 115 bpm
Afterglow
Nu-disco at 115: a warm electric piano through a phaser, strings, a bouncing disco bass, a pumping pad and a robot voice singing the melody.Open ↗
Afterglow
Nu-disco at 115: a warm electric piano through a phaser, strings, a bouncing disco bass, a pumping pad and a robot voice singing the melody.Open ↗
Robot funk · 112 bpm
Chrome circuit
Robot funk at 112: a gritty two-bar synth riff, a heavy beat, a pumping chord bed, and a talk box answering the riff.Open ↗
Chrome circuit
Robot funk at 112: a gritty two-bar synth riff, a heavy beat, a pumping chord bed, and a talk box answering the riff.Open ↗
Electro-orchestral · 128 bpm
Light cycle
An electro-orchestral chase at 128: a relentless sixteenth-note ostinato opening through a filter, brass chords, strings, big drums and a heroic lead.Open ↗
Light cycle
An electro-orchestral chase at 128: a relentless sixteenth-note ostinato opening through a filter, brass chords, strings, big drums and a heroic lead.Open ↗
Cinematic · 90 bpm
The grid
A slow cinematic build at 90: a deep drone, strings, a pulsing eighth-note ostinato, brass swells and timpani, rising to a slow melody and fading away.Open ↗
The grid
A slow cinematic build at 90: a deep drone, strings, a pulsing eighth-note ostinato, brass swells and timpani, rising to a slow melody and fading away.Open ↗
Instruments
Each opens in Modular mode in the playground, ready to play on the keyboard. In Studio mode they are all under + Track.
| Instrument | What it is | |
|---|---|---|
| Analog poly Synth | The classic: a sawtooth through a resonant low-pass filter, with two envelopes and a touch of reverb. | Open ↗ |
| Galaxy pad Space | Seven detuned saws per note, a slowly breathing filter and a shimmer reverb whose tail keeps rising. | Open ↗ |
| Space arpeggio Space | Hold a chord: an arpeggiator plays it up and down over two octaves into a dotted-eighth ping-pong delay. | Open ↗ |
| Cosmic lead Space | A gliding, singing unison lead with vibrato and a wobbly tape echo. | Open ↗ |
| Running sequence Space | Plays by itself: a sixteenth-note sequence through a sweeping resonant filter, flanger and echo. | Open ↗ |
| Glass bells Space | Two-operator FM bells with an inharmonic ratio, ping-pong delay and shimmer. | Open ↗ |
| Solar strings Keys & pads | A 1970s string machine: detuned saws, a phaser and a chorus. | Open ↗ |
| FM electric piano Keys & pads | Frequency modulation, as in the classic digital electric pianos, with tremolo and chorus. | Open ↗ |
| Shimmer keys Keys & pads | Soft triangle keys into a shimmer reverb. | Open ↗ |
| Vowel choir Keys & pads | A synthesised "ah" vowel, looped in a sampler, with chorus and reverb. | Open ↗ |
| Deep bass Bass | Saw plus a square an octave down, through a 24 dB filter with a snappy envelope. | Open ↗ |
| Sub bass Bass | A clean sine sub with a hint of second harmonic. | Open ↗ |
| Acid line Bass | A squelchy resonant saw with glide and drive. | Open ↗ |
| Reese bass Bass | Detuned saws, slowly moving filter and grit: drum and bass weight. | Open ↗ |
| Talk box lead French house | A robotic singing lead: a buzzy tone through three vowel filters that open with every note, with glide and vibrato. | Open ↗ |
| Disco bass French house | A funky, punchy bass with a snappy filter: play octave jumps. | Open ↗ |
| House organ French house | Square and saw stabs through a phaser and chorus, for filtered chord loops. | Open ↗ |
| Robot riff French house | A gritty, distorted saw for riffs that repeat. | Open ↗ |
| Grid ostinato Cinematic | A tight, pulsing bass that locks to sixteenth notes, pumping with the beat: the engine of electronic film scores. | Open ↗ |
| Synth brass Cinematic | Huge detuned saws whose filter swells open with every chord; low notes make deep, menacing hits. | Open ↗ |
| Pluck Synth | Short, bright and chorused: for stabs and arpeggios. | Open ↗ |
| Chip lead Synth | A narrow pulse with vibrato, crushed to 6 bits. | Open ↗ |
| Reed lead Synth | A reedy square-wave lead with vibrato and a long tape echo. | Open ↗ |
| Played drone Soundscape | A drone that swells in on each note and fades very slowly, with drifting filter and a long reverb. | Open ↗ |
| Drum kit Drums | Kick (C2), snare (D2), clap (D♯2), closed hat (F♯2), open hat (A♯2) and tom (A2), the General MIDI drum notes, through a bus compressor. | Open ↗ |
| Boom kit Drums | A long, booming kick and crisp metallic hats. | Open ↗ |
| Dusty kit Drums | Soft drums, bit-reduced and darkened. | Open ↗ |
| Chip kit Drums | Noise drums from an 8-bit console, crushed. | Open ↗ |