Parallel Synths in Tracktion Waveform
Channel: Bren the Navigator
Date: 2022-01-24

Running synths in parallel is amazing, especially once you start adding modifiers (modulators) to whatever parameters you want. Tracktion Waveform makes working like this so easy with Racks. You can do whatever you like in Waveform Racks, whatever kind of complex routing you can dream up. Your only limitations are your own imagination (oh, and the power of you CPU)! 

I pushed my CPU to the limit with parallel synthesis in one of the racks I demonstrate here with a full 8 synths with several modifiers. My Ryzen 9 was spiking to 90% and beyond. Of course it was. I was asking it to do crazy stuff with some seriously powerful synths, all running at the same time! 

Since that 8 synth patch needed such a silly amount of power to run, I removed a few synths to make it more workable for general use. For demonstration purposes, I built a simpler rack in this video with just 2 synths. I enjoyed the sound of that so much, I know I'll be returning to that one regularly, tweaking it to find new sounds for whatever project I'm working on. 

The synths I used in these racks are as follows. Some of them are free, all of them are awesome! 

Biotek2, MOK Miniraze, Vital, Surge, Odin2, Collective, Retromod Fat, u-he Podolski 

#tracktionwaveform #waveformracks #parallelsynths

0:00 5 Synths
1:04 8 Synths! 
1:34 From Scratch 
2:04 Adding Channels
2:44 Adding Modifiers
3:17 Complex Modulation
5:08 Each Synth 
6:24 Checking Parameters