Lead

Track · LD · 3 lessons

One expressive voice.

Lessons in order

  1. LD1 · Lesson 1 of 3

    One voice

    Do: Go mono, add glide.

    Result: A singing, sliding lead.

    Teaches Mono + glide/portamento · Reuses Low-pass cutoff + resonance

  2. LD2 · Lesson 2 of 3

    Vibrato

    Do: Route an LFO to pitch under the mod wheel.

    Result: Expressive vibrato on demand.

    Reuses Low-frequency oscillator, Modulation source → destination

  3. LD3 · Lesson 3 of 3

    Cut through

    Do: Add bite and a short delay.

    Result: A lead that sits on top of the bed.

    Reuses Saturation / gain staging, Tempo-synced delay, Low-pass cutoff + resonance

Concepts covered

The lead track introduces and reuses these concepts, in roughly the order they appear in the lessons. Each links to its glossary page — open one for the full definition, the analogy, and the FAQs.

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