Custom Instrument Archive

This is a list of many custom instruments and sounds created by the OS community.

Instruments

Oboe/Bassoon

Creator: Solea

How to create:

• Select synthesizer or create a clone.
• Set the waveform to sawtooth
• Set the filter to lowpass and set the frequency to somewhere around 1200
• Change the LFO to pitch, and set the intensity to 5
• click on the ASDR envelope and set the attack, decay, and release to 0. Then, set the sustain to around 0.5.

Synthesizer settings for oboe

• In advanced options, set Classic Reverb to about the middle of the slider
• Click EQ and set the High and Mid EQs to around 20.
• Turn the volume down to your liking.

Advanced options settings for oboe

To make the oboe more realistic, use markers to increase the pitch LFO intensity on long sustains.

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Oboe 2

Creator: ewrruewc

How to create:

• Select flute or create a clone.
• Set the reverb to Classic (100%)
• Set the distortion to hornet (100%)
• Lower the mid and high Eqs to -10
• Lower the low Eq to -48

you will need to psuedo sustain for notes longer than a quarter note but it works well for shorter notes

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Bagpipes

Creator: spira.

How to create:

• Select synthesizer or create a clone.
• Set the waveform to sawtooth
• Set the filter to lowpass and set the frequency to somewhere around 1200
• Set the resonance all the way up to 10
• Change the LFO to pitch, and set the intensity to 5
• click on the ASDR envelope and set the attack to 0.60, the decay to 0.90, the sustain to 0.60, and the release to 0

Synthesizer settings for bagpipes

• In advanced options, set Large Reverb to around 0.30

• Click distortion and set it to Hornet with an intensity of 0.55
• Click EQ and set the High EQ to around 9
• Set the detune to -1200 (optional)

Advanced options for bagpipes

Now, make a clone of the bagpipe, and set the detune to about 10-20 cents above the first synth. Layer both on top of each other to get the bagpipe sound.

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Ragtime Piano Sustain

Creator: Unknown

How to create:

• Create your desired melody with grand piano
• Create a clone and detune it about 20 cents higher than the latter.
• Layer it on top of the other piano.

This is very simple, but it is included because it is very practical.

Example Sequence

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Clarinet

Creator: ewrruewc

How to create:

• Select synthesizer or create a clone.
• Set the waveform to square
• Set the filter to lowpass and set the frequency to somewhere around 2200
• Set the resonance all the way up to 3
• Change the LFO to pitch, and set the intensity anywhere from 2 - 8
• click on the ASDR envelope and set the attack, to 0.10, the decay to 0.30, the sustain to 0.70, and the release to 0

• In advanced options, set Short Reverb to around 0.65
• Click distortion and set it to Hornet with an intensity of 0.25
• Click EQ and set the High EQ to around -35
• Click EQ and set the Mid EQ to around 15

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Trumpet

Creator: wasedrftq1234

How to create:

• Select brass or create a clone.
• In advanced options, select Gated Reverb to around 1.00
• Click distortion and set it to Tremor at 0.5
• Click EQ and set the High EQ to -45, the Mid EQ to 10, and the Low EQ to 3

Advanced options for trumpet

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Glockenspiel

Creator: Unknown

How to create:

• Select vibraphone or create a clone.
• In advanced options, set Large Reverb all the way up to 1.0
• Move the detune slider all the way up to 1200
• Click EQ and set the High EQ to around -8

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Bipa

Creator: GeometryDashIsTheGameOfGods

How to create:

• Select Grand Piano or create a clone.
• Select Reverb to Classic Reverb
• Set the Reverb to 1.0
• Set the Limit to 1.0
• In the Equalizer, set the High EQ to 1.0
• Keep the Mid and Low EQs at the default middle position

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Theremin

Creator: GeometryDashIsTheGameOfGods

How to create:

• Select Synthesizer or create a clone.
• Set the waveform to Triangle.
• Set the filter to Low Pass with the slider nearly at the maximum.
• Set Resonance (Q) to the middle position.
• Set the LFO to Pitch with a 1/32 rate and a slight intensity for vibrato.
• Set the ADSR (Envelope) as follows:
• Attack: Low (~0.25)
• Decay: Low (~0.20)
• Sustain: High (~0.85)
• Release: Medium-Low (~0.35)
• Select Reverb to Classic Reverb.
• Set the Reverb to 1.0.
• Set the Limit to 1.0.
• In the Equalizer, set the High EQ to 1.0.
• Keep the Mid and Low EQs at the default middle position.

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Gas Guitar

Creator: TheDrench

How to create:

• Select Bass Guitar or create a clone.
• Set the volume to around 1.00
• Set the panning to around 0.20
• Set the detune to around -100
• Set the Reverb to 1.0.
• Set the Limit to 1.0.
• In the EQ, set High EQ to 48, Middle EQ to 18, and Low EQ to 20.

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Recorder

Creator: GeometryDashIsTheGameOfGods

How to create:

• Select Synthesizer or create a clone.
• Set the waveform to Sine.
• Set the filter to Low Pass with the slider near 2400.
• Set Resonance (Q) to 16.
• Set the LFO to Pitch with a 1/2 rate and a value of 9.
• Set the ADSR (Envelope) as follows:
• Attack: Low (~0.1)
• Decay: Low (~0.20)
• Sustain: High (~0.85)
• Release: 0
• Set volume to 2.
• Keep Panning and Detune at 0.
• Select Reverb to Classic Reverb.
• Set the Reverb to 1.0.
• Set the Limit (SoftLim) to 1.0.
• In the Equalizer, set the High EQ to -27, the Middle EQ at -6, and Low EQ at 11.

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