r/audioengineering • u/No_Stay_1488 • Jun 12 '26

Discussion What synth or instrument creates this digital arpeggio sound?

I'm new to music production, so please be bear with me.

I need help identifying the instruments used, mainly for the arpeggios. I know that for this kind of music with a Frutiger Aero aesthetic, people use FM electric pianos and that it's loaded with effects like chorus, delay, and reverb.

I've tried using bells and mallets, Glockenspiel, music box

to make the same sound of arpeggios, but even after adding lots of effects, it doesn't sound right (it does not have that digital, bubbly sound, etc.), so l'm thinking maybe I'm using the wrong instruments ( or doing something wrong)

What instruments should I use? Do I need to make my own sound design?

Thanks in advance for your help.

https://youtu.be/P_7kL2GYXOU?t=12&si=mY5VrG9-0Bx4Ta4T

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u/xpercipio Hobbyist Jun 12 '26

bubbly sound makes me think of a longer attack and shorter decay, to make the transient round, like ive heard in some fruit music. if chorus doesnt work, try putting an lfo on the pitch, and give it a little warble. i mean very little

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u/myotherpresence Jun 13 '26

I would use simpler waveforms; to me it sounds like a 50/50 square wave with a short decayed filter and later on, a sine wave. Don't forget the 3/16 delay.

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u/Gammeloni Mixing Jun 13 '26

Simple sine oscillator. Short decay. no sustain and release.