[Free] 80s-90s Surge XT Airy Synth Bell Presets

This is a collection of Surge XT presets that I made while studying the workings of synths such as the SQ-80, D-50, and DX7, with the thought that I could create a similar system for the Surge XT.

This pack contains soundbanks of twinkling, airy synth bells that you might hear in old Italo House or early Eurobeat.It sounds a bit old-school when you listen to it now, but it's that kind of sound that you wouldn't want to be without.

However, the waveforms are different from those of the original synths, and I did not reproduce the actual presets. It is just a "sound like it". It's more like a jumble of elements from the SQ-80, D-50, and DX7. Still, I hope you enjoy the atmosphere of the late 80s and early 90s as much as I did.

It helped that I found a specification in Surge XT's Wavetable that makes it sound like PCM if you select the One shot folder. In the preset I created this time, the attack is a mixture of PCM, FM synth, Wavetable, and noise oscillator. Since there are several oscillators sounding at the same time, turning off unnecessary oscillators will change the impression of the sound.

Presets with suffixes such as "-2" and "-3" were readjusted so that the attack time of the decay component changes depending on the Keytrack. In my first preset, the PCM length became shorter at higher notes, causing the attack of the sound to disappear. In the re-adjusted preset, the attack of the sound remains to some extent even on high notes. However, the Surge XT mechanism makes it difficult to match the decay timing exactly to the PCM expansion and contraction, so there is still some discomfort in some key ranges.

To load a preset into Surge XT, first click on the Patch Browser in Surge XT and select "Open user patch folder". Put the fxps of the preset you want to add into the opened folder and restart Surge XT. You will then be able to select the preset you added from the Patch Browser.

The version of Surge XT used to create these presets is "1.3.1.4b53827". It is possible that these may not work properly with a different version of Surge XT.