GuitarCleanRiff
Faded Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Alan Walker
Alan Walker · 2010s+ · other
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
No electric guitar used; main riff is a synthesized pluck sound
Pickups
N/A (synthesized sound, not a guitar pickup)
Amp
N/A (no guitar amp used; produced in DAW with soft synths)
Pickup Position
N/A (synthesized sound, not a guitar)
Studio recording, 2015; the main riff is produced using a digital audio workstation (DAW) with soft synths (notably 3xOsc in FL Studio is commonly cited for recreations). No evidence of a real guitar or amp on the original recording.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb4
Treble7
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Tremolo effect (DAW or plugin, model unknown) · tremolo
Synth pluck (3xOsc or similar) → Tremolo/sidechain effect → Digital reverb (plugin or DAW effect)
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Tone Character
- bright and percussive
- plucky attack
- electronic and synthetic
- sidechained/pumping feel
- clean with no distortion
- no guitar string noise
- consistent dynamics
- no amp coloration
- crisp transient
- digital clarity