My Biggest Tips for Diva (After 1000+ Hours!)

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    Whether you're someone that likes to make your own synth patches from scratch, or prefer using presets from others like myself for instance, there's a tonne of not so obvious tricks for U-He's Diva that can really take any patch to the next level. There's a reason that Diva still remains one of if not the most used virtual analog synths to this day, and I assure you after watching this you're gonna be excited to dive back in.
    The goal of this in depth video is to provide you guys with everything I wish I knew when I first started using Diva starting with some of the more more basic tips I have for you, and as we get further into the video I'll be covering more and more advanced techniques. Pretty much all the presets I'm using in this video are from my brand new preset pack Pulse for Diva, a highly versatile collection of presets that combines everything I've learned about this synth over the years.
    Timestamps:
    0:00 Intro
    0:52 Templates & Envelope Tip
    3:21 LFO Quirks
    5:08 Tune Mod Trick
    6:24 HPF Tips
    9:14 Velocity Modulation
    11:33 Dual FX Tips
    13:38 Trimmers Tab Tips (IMPORTANT)
    16:46 Pan Modulation (IMPORTANT)
    21:18 Additive Manual Automation (Very Cool)
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  • @SynthHackerTV
    @SynthHackerTV  10 місяців тому +2

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  • @ShortP1089
    @ShortP1089 11 місяців тому +7

    wow thank you, this video is amazing! i am using diva for 2 years now but you made some parameters very more clear for me. Also your Apricot Preset is on point, sounds extremely similar to bicep

  • @rwharrington87
    @rwharrington87 11 місяців тому +1

    Perfect timing on the Diva content. Hope to see more of it!

  • @paulthehorse
    @paulthehorse 4 місяці тому

    Incredible insight, thank you for sharing! I've been using Diva for a while & I learnt heaps from this video.

  • @brailyndsummers
    @brailyndsummers 11 місяців тому +11

    Your understanding of what sounds good contextually and ability to apply a fundamental knowledge of synthesis to arrive at that specific sound is impeccable. I always enjoy your videos. Even if I may not have the synth you're using in a video I always stick around because I will undoubtedly learn something new. You're concise and informative when you explain the what, why, & how of a patch. Aside from that I just really admire the way your patches sound, they always sound familiar in a way. If this comment wasn't evident enough, let me just say that I think you and your channel here on youtube are incredibly cool.
    If I wasn't broke all the damn time I would be buying your preset packs because I can hear so much utility in every patch you make dude. Keep on doing your thing man, your contributions are appreciated by many in the music making and synth community.

  • @Barnet310
    @Barnet310 11 місяців тому +2

    Just realised how many years I’ve been watching your videos! Got you to thank for so many of the songs I’ve made

  • @MokkaMusic
    @MokkaMusic 9 місяців тому

    Thanks a lot! I've been waiting for this video for a long time, because some aspects were always unclear to me.

  • @sebastiantamayo3601
    @sebastiantamayo3601 11 місяців тому

    Great video! Would love to see how you use the modulation section in the video. Awesome overview, thanks for sharing your process!

  • @rocknrory
    @rocknrory 11 місяців тому +11

    Your explanations are the best! Easy to understand and very effective. The tips on stereo width are next level, looking forward to using them! Automation as well. Big ups!

  • @roderickstaples127
    @roderickstaples127 11 місяців тому +37

    This is the kind of tutorial you need when you already know how synths work, but not what's best to do with them.
    A tutorial like this for Hive would be great.

    • @baardmanbeats
      @baardmanbeats 11 місяців тому +7

      Second this, too many tutorials out there for complete beginners just saying how something works. Its the same with 99% of music theory tutorials on YT

  • @KBoxx
    @KBoxx 5 місяців тому

    beautiful tutorial, am loving diva so far and this helps just get my head around it easier thank you

  • @Naturallproductions1
    @Naturallproductions1 Місяць тому

    The stereo width

  • @MrSerejaEremenko
    @MrSerejaEremenko 2 місяці тому

    Thanks pal! This one is very informative

  • @PabloRodriguezwhyCharlieWhy
    @PabloRodriguezwhyCharlieWhy 5 місяців тому

    great Video... I love diva this take any preset to twist in to another level

  • @andreasoberg2021
    @andreasoberg2021 13 днів тому

    Lots of gret tips. The pannong control was new to me and also additive modulation

  • @mac0285
    @mac0285 9 місяців тому +2

    Great tips! Another tip I have for all Diva users is to check out the Aiko and especially the new Mona skins for Diva from Plugmon. They make Diva look and feel like a brand new synth, add functionality (like Massive-style modulation assignment and adjustment), and put all the main controls on one page.

  • @theARDISAN
    @theARDISAN 11 місяців тому

    That pan modulation is amazing (for stack and voicemap specifically).

  • @KiDAppleBorg
    @KiDAppleBorg 11 місяців тому

    Tom you’re a 💎!! Many thanks

  • @CavallaroFabrizio
    @CavallaroFabrizio 11 місяців тому

    this is so useful man, thankss

  • @dbdbdb12345
    @dbdbdb12345 10 місяців тому

    very useful ! thank you bro!🙏

  • @SpacedOutDoonie
    @SpacedOutDoonie 6 місяців тому

    Really good tips in here thanks

  • @diegolondono93
    @diegolondono93 10 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge

  • @TheValueOfN
    @TheValueOfN 11 місяців тому +1

    Diva is the mutt's nuts. I'm learning a lot of valuable knowledge from this vid. Cheers for that. Keep 'em coming.

  • @briancase6180
    @briancase6180 9 місяців тому

    Great stuff. Thanks.

  • @elonthebass6870
    @elonthebass6870 5 місяців тому +1

    Man, thanks so much for helping me demystifying this synth! Diva is intimidating AF lol

  • @bonafontciel
    @bonafontciel 11 місяців тому +4

    Lucid explanation. This is an excellent video. I refuse to see 5:-hrs Diva training videos and yours cover everything in 26 minutes :D Thanks and Looking forward for more U-He videos like this ❤

  • @shanzyan
    @shanzyan 11 місяців тому +2

    definitely would love to see tutorials for repro-1/repro-5

  • @diemturner5755
    @diemturner5755 8 місяців тому +1

    Great vidjayo, thanks for this. I do have one question - correct me if I misunderstood you but, early on in the video while addressing the envelopes and that you choose either analog or digital, it sounded like you said that after years of working with serum you had found not having control over release time very frustrating. Each of the three envelopes has its own AHDSR section. Further more you can change any or all of the four LFOs to function as envelopes giving you a total of no less than seven envelopes. If I misunderstood you, apologies, then I'm not telling you anything new.
    Anyways, thanks again.
    Godspeed
    Diem

  • @thegeenius
    @thegeenius 11 місяців тому

    beautifully broken down sir.. thank u,

  • @ribymusic7896
    @ribymusic7896 4 місяці тому

    This is PURE GOLD

  • @JurassicTrance
    @JurassicTrance 9 місяців тому

    Really great video, learned a lot of useful stuff. I had one question about the Trimmers Tab. Can you explain what the numbers above "Voices" and "Stack" mean? I'm also a bit confused about the "12" shown for "Voices" because as you mentioned there are only knobs for 8 voices, so where does the 12 (or more as I think this amount can be increased) come in?
    Also I notice when you play the lights under the oscillator voice detune section light up differently with each note. What does this mean?
    Thanks! Cheers

  • @hendrix6
    @hendrix6 11 місяців тому +1

    ✌👍 Apricots such a tune, beautiful patch too. Great video, thanks.
    Btw, I can't seem to download the free stuff on your site.

  • @JohnSmith-pn2vl
    @JohnSmith-pn2vl 11 годин тому

    amazing content

  • @ALEXROSSuk
    @ALEXROSSuk 10 місяців тому

    Unreal tutorial, thank you!

  • @DeeBoGoat
    @DeeBoGoat Місяць тому

    THANK YOU ITS VERY HELPFUL ❤❤

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  Місяць тому +1

      I’m so glad! Thanks for watching :)

  • @Banquet...
    @Banquet... 6 місяців тому

    Great video, have u tried the Mona skin? Be interested to hear what u think of it

  • @speedcrawlmusic
    @speedcrawlmusic 4 місяці тому

    thank you! 🙂

  • @glintstone415
    @glintstone415 3 місяці тому

    beast of a synth

  • @hyena0815
    @hyena0815 9 місяців тому

    08:45 Man, that's lovely.
    I am so in love with this sound. Great job!
    Where can I buy your preset pack with this included to support you?

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  9 місяців тому

      It’s included with my Diva pack ‘Pulse for Diva’ on my site, glad you like it :)

  • @TudorLaurini
    @TudorLaurini 11 місяців тому

    sick

  • @platinummonster9755
    @platinummonster9755 7 днів тому

    I recently demoed Diva, wondering what all the hype was about. I think I got through about 15 presets before the wallet came out. It's so above and beyond in sound quality that even my ragged, untrained ear could tell there was magic inside. There are definitely Fairies at the bottom of this one. Thanks for the tips :)

  • @mullewap6670
    @mullewap6670 10 місяців тому

    One of the best synths.👍

  • @basspartout
    @basspartout 10 місяців тому

    Absolutely great video! It adresses all the question marks I still had with DIVA (after 1000+ hours). So well explained and straight to the point!! I wish U-HE themselves had done such a video years ago!. Thank you so much!!!

  • @toteles7297
    @toteles7297 10 місяців тому

    thank you!

  • @StevenKaeser
    @StevenKaeser 11 місяців тому

    Hey, how do you get that cool sequenced repeat midi on the minute 7-9, do you just program the notes?

  • @lavatr8322
    @lavatr8322 11 місяців тому +2

    7:18 I just listened to this track _Howl_ and its the exact sound lol

  • @louzky.177
    @louzky.177 6 місяців тому

    Is there way too do the manual automation in fl studio? Much love!

  • @taijahne1
    @taijahne1 6 місяців тому

    hiya what are your minimum requirements for the versions of each synth/plugin for your preset packs? thank you

  • @antoine7085
    @antoine7085 9 місяців тому

    Thank you

  • @rick_amsterdam
    @rick_amsterdam 10 місяців тому

    This synth just sounds so great. Instant Rufus Du Sol vibes lol 😂

  • @SynthHackerTV
    @SynthHackerTV  11 місяців тому

    What other virtual analog synths should I make presets/tutorials for?

  • @StevenKaeser
    @StevenKaeser 11 місяців тому

    Repro 5? Yes!!

  • @olymoon2008
    @olymoon2008 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for the video. When I see the envelope thing at the beginning, I think for that price having envelopes with Max 4 segments is a no go for me. How difficult is it to offer more options? I dont know but most actual synth do.

    • @voltijuice8576
      @voltijuice8576 10 місяців тому

      It fits within the intended goal of Diva as an instrument - to mix and match building blocks from vintage mono and poly synths. So it makes sense that they choose to not clutter it with functions and features which weren't present in those. When you want more or arbitrary envelope segments then it's time for a plugin instrument for more modern sounds.

    • @olymoon2008
      @olymoon2008 9 місяців тому

      @@voltijuice8576 Well, it's perfectly possible to keep the essence of a vintage synth, adding segments to an envelope. It's not another function, it's just evolution.

  • @helmet212
    @helmet212 7 місяців тому

    Thanks man! I've got novation launchkey mini but I am unable to control diva through the knobs. Is there anyway to program it to midi keyboard?

    • @soulwarfare
      @soulwarfare 6 місяців тому

      Have you tried clicking the cog wheel at the top right. It’s ages since I used Diva but you might be able to map each parameter to your keystep.

  • @MarkyGoldstein
    @MarkyGoldstein 11 місяців тому

    Good taste

  • @adammassacre1981
    @adammassacre1981 7 місяців тому

    Diva is awesome fun im always finding new things in it when i play around. I have Zebra2 and Zebra HZ too but only realy play with preset packs because Zebra is WAY too intimidating to me and i just cant get my head around it no matter how much i play with it haha. Diva is a bit more friendly and easier to use IMO.

  • @PK-ct1bm
    @PK-ct1bm 7 місяців тому

    TY. The LFO section of Diva is a mess to me.

  • @davidpurple3698
    @davidpurple3698 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for the video. Very useful. But you also nicely demonstrated how non-friendly this plug-in is and what a hopeless GUI it has.

    • @SynthHackerTV
      @SynthHackerTV  11 місяців тому

      Ah it's not that bad once you get used to it, it came out 12 years ago too!

    • @davidpurple3698
      @davidpurple3698 11 місяців тому

      @@SynthHackerTV yes thats also why it needs an Update 😳

  • @djjohnny5166
    @djjohnny5166 2 місяці тому

    Can you recommend another virtual analog synth? I just can’t stand how Diva looks.

  • @almazmusic
    @almazmusic 11 місяців тому

    Cool skin for Live. Does it have a name?

  • @mctapia12
    @mctapia12 5 місяців тому

    Normally I can't watch synts demon and tips because it's all about fiddling around the settings and getting nowhere soundwise. Like the sound remains awful from the beginning till the end. This is not the case. The work around is done through cool patches and demonstrating the real sound work. Cool!

  • @The_Arctic
    @The_Arctic 11 місяців тому

  • @aniketpatole
    @aniketpatole 11 місяців тому +1

    😮

  • @SoundSignals
    @SoundSignals 11 місяців тому +3

    Can you please port your SOULECT and LUCID presets to Diva 🙏

    • @ryanbent9368
      @ryanbent9368 11 місяців тому

      Just do it yourself. You’ll learn a lot more about the synth

    • @SoundSignals
      @SoundSignals 11 місяців тому +2

      @@ryanbent9368 there's no way i could do it myself, i don't have enough understanding of synths, also they sound like very crafted packs. If you think that it's so easy maybe you could do it for me and I'll give you £20 for each pack 😏

  • @mancio18
    @mancio18 6 місяців тому

    Apricot ---> Bicep

    • @mancio18
      @mancio18 6 місяців тому

      oh my gosh also Opal. lovely!

  • @EgoDeather
    @EgoDeather 11 місяців тому

    Shout out to Elderbrook - Howl. Knew the sound instantly.

  • @lavatr8322
    @lavatr8322 11 місяців тому

    Do we have a plugin for PAD sounds... like outof the box lush, beautiful pads

    • @AutPen38
      @AutPen38 11 місяців тому +1

      If you have the money for it, Omnisphere will provide you with enough pads to keep you occupied for several lifetimes.

    • @lavatr8322
      @lavatr8322 11 місяців тому

      @@AutPen38 damn....
      But I guess it is cpu intensive?

    • @AutPen38
      @AutPen38 11 місяців тому +1

      @@lavatr8322 I've not used it, but one of the main issues with Omnisphere is you need loads (hundreds of gigabytes) of hard drive space, since it uses tons of samples as well as synthesis. Most of the presets would probably use less CPU than Diva does, because it doesn't take much processing power to play back a pre-recorded sample. The CPU gets busy when it has to calculate the effect of LFOs, delays, reverbs and other modulators. Diva is processor-intensive, because it starts with simple saw, sine, and square waves and your CPU has to calculate how to combine them to make pads etc. While you can certainly modulate the sounds in Omnisphere, it's fundamentally a ROMpler that is used to call up samples (of pads etc) from old synths. Diva essentially has to make those sounds from scratch.

  • @DrummerTurnedProducer.
    @DrummerTurnedProducer. 7 місяців тому

    Well shit that's will Clarke designs for you 😂😂😂 8:58

  • @nicorentzsch9946
    @nicorentzsch9946 11 місяців тому

    can you asign an envelope to an lfo? like make the vibrato fade in with a long attack?

    • @SynderNOfficial
      @SynderNOfficial 11 місяців тому

      absolutely but it is a shit synth with no mod matrix no clue why people use it

    • @filo1210
      @filo1210 5 місяців тому

      What an unnecessary comment ​@@SynderNOfficial

    • @SynderNOfficial
      @SynderNOfficial 5 місяців тому

      it's not an emulation of any synth so why deliberately limit its potential? after all these years even@@filo1210

  • @NullCreativityMusic
    @NullCreativityMusic 11 місяців тому

    Divine Diva

  • @colourbasscolourbassweapon2135
    @colourbasscolourbassweapon2135 11 місяців тому

    Fun facts about Diva the knobs are the same as my moog grandmother synth lmao

  • @AKAtAGG
    @AKAtAGG 11 місяців тому

    I've never heard U-he said out loud. I always think it's yooo aitch eee. the things you learn.

  • @itsstevenstv
    @itsstevenstv 11 місяців тому

    Please make course of this synth, we gonna Pay for it bro, dont worry 😅

  • @hampsonpaul3531
    @hampsonpaul3531 6 місяців тому

    Great synth shame it uses too much CPU..

  • @grobinson4805
    @grobinson4805 3 місяці тому

    I wish I knew it was such a CPU hog…

  • @blackleg13
    @blackleg13 10 місяців тому

    dude in 0:19 you said virtual analog synths hhahahahah lmao , there is no such a thing :)))))

  • @smarthalayla6397
    @smarthalayla6397 11 місяців тому

    My Biggest Tips for Diva is don't use Diva. Use Zebra.

    • @andivax
      @andivax 11 місяців тому

      Great tip. But Zebra doesn't have that filters.

  • @maartenschellekens
    @maartenschellekens 7 місяців тому +2

    Hi SyntHacker. It is not clear to me how to get the 20% discount when ordering Pulse for Diva. Can you clarify? Thanks!

  • @_mickmccarthy
    @_mickmccarthy 11 місяців тому +1

    How timely! Was just checking out your course on SonicAcademy there

  • @daflux7
    @daflux7 11 місяців тому

    great

  • @elonthebass6870
    @elonthebass6870 5 місяців тому

    Man, thanks so much for helping me demystifying this synth! Diva is intimidating AF lol