Hi, been trying to make supersaws for melodic dubstep like culture code seven lions etc. When I make supersaws they always seem to either be to low and muddy/lack clarity or to high/thin/harsh. Even with layering multiple supersaws/synth layers still seem to have the wrong problem and I feel like it could be chord voicings. Can some please give some advice tips on chords for supersaws and how they process them, thanks
Making melodic dubstep supersaws that sound good is about being able to hear what needs to be added/taken away and doing that. If your supersaws are muddy then how about removing the 200hz with an EQ or lowering the layer that takes up those frequencies? If they're too thin then why don't you try added one more layer that specifically takes up the 60hz -100hz range?
Don't just stack a bunch of random layers. Each layer must have a purpose to fill out the frequency spectrum.
When it comes to chord voicing try to avoid small intervallic distances between the bass note and the middle voices. Having the two at least a fifth a way from each other well help keep the chords from getting blurry in lower registers.
You definitely don't want your supersaws going down to 60 hz. Most of these large saw stacks are lowcut anywhere between 150-350 hz. Then a mid-bass is used to layered the low mids and a sub for the lows 40-120/150'ish. Sounds much cleaner, more powerfull and you have less phasing in the low end than if you were to use a supersaw for the lowend.