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- Lead articulation (velocity, legato, late vibrato, drop-off) techniqueMaking a sampled or synth lead sound played : per-note volume (velocity), legato slides between notes, vibrato that arrives late, staccato and grace notes, an echo, and the "drop-off" at the end of a big note. A tracked …
- Pitch slides and tone portamento techniqueGliding into a note (tone portamento) or bending a note's pitch up/down (pitch slide) — the cheapest way to add emotion. Classic uses: slide up into the highest note of a phrase, slide down at the end of a phrase, slow …
- Vibrato and delayed vibrato techniqueA periodic pitch wobble on a held note. The important variant is delayed vibrato: the note lands straight, then the vibrato fades in — real singers and lead synths don't wobble immediately. Straight attack + late …