Here's the original song, sound comes in at about 0:57.

Here's my remake attempt (not the best tbh).

What's missing, how would you guys approach this sound?

What do you guys know about Ethan's sound design?

edit: I thought I should maybe include a few more details. Here's a comparison between the same sections of each on a spectrum analyzer:


There are some areas in the upper mids (or highs?) that have more harmonic content in the original (right side). What could be the cause of this? Obviously the sound has somewhat of a different character, I'd like to hear what you guys think the sound's quality is based on.

That's pretty darn close Sleepy.

Is that effect partially achieved by sliding the "Dry" almost 90% down and the "Wet" about 90% up on the the reverb Vst you're using?

I'd keep one uni OSC relativelly low detuned to keep it in pitch, but also add another one, octave or two higher an EXTREMELY detuned. Also there is not so much high frequency in the original as is in yours. Lower that cutoff, maybe add a tiny bit of resonancy.

mmm the octave higher thing worked well, but I kept them both with around the same amount of detune. Sounded to buzzy otherwise, resonance didn't sound too good either. Thanks.

That's pretty darn close Sleepy.

Is that effect partially achieved by sliding the "Dry" almost 90% down and the "Wet" about 90% up on the the reverb Vst you're using?

Thanks! There's more wet than dry, but the difference isn't that much

One of my favorite songs. So good.

Good job!

P.S. What's the midi info? I love that melody.

Thanks. Yeah the song is fantastic, melody is A#, F, A#, A, A#.