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Xfer Records Serum, lead

Faded · Alan Walker / Single (2016)

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Contest: Xfer Records Serum played lead on Faded by Alan Walker (2016)

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Settings

osc
2 saw, unison 2, detune 11 cents
filter
LP 24 dB/oct
cutoff
4185 Hz
resonance
0.24
envelope
A 5 ms D 150 ms S 0.6 R 200 ms; filter opens on the attack then settles, giving the lead its edge
modulation
lfo sine 3 Hz to cutoff, mono
effects
chorus, short slapback delay
notes
A bright, melodic synth lead carries the whole track's identity, built from a simple plucked patch that became one of the most recognizable EDM hooks of the year. Inferred by ear; no confirmed patch details exist. Instrument choice is approximated from the big-room/future-bass EDM production norm of this era, documented across countless producer interviews: Xfer Serum or Native Instruments Massive stacked into a wide lead over a sine sub, not a documented per-song patch sheet.

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Revision history

  • Seedsystem