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Here is a demo of 'hypersaw' leads using pulse waves:
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on top of this you can add a closing lowapss filter to turn it into a pluck.

i can make pretty nice leads with the virus snow now, but it still isnt that nice as i hear in tracks, im also wondering whats the trick for nice full sounding leads. even with more layers it doesnt come close too it

hardologic: correct me if I'm wrong, but I suspect that you are trying to set everything all at once, while actually this sound is built step by step, and if the n-th step doesn't sound right the n+1-th step will not sound better.
The basic layer of this sound is a pulse modulated square wave. If you can't get the modulated square wave to sound detuned, like a beginning of a hypersaw, there is no use to continue. Here, in section "2: Another Simple Modulation" you can find the theory and practice behind the modulated square, and once you get it right you can use the second oscillator with the same technique but maybe a little different modulation, add sub oscillator, and generally follow the tutorial video above.
Good luck!

is that made with an Virus C? or the TI Series?

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Okay, well ive no idea what stuff is on the virus c, because i have a TI. but in my ears it sounds a bit too sharp and noisy. it needs to be a bit more clean. did you used an LFO on it or ring modulator? maybe use less of that stuff to keep it clean. also dont boost the high freqs too much. you need high freqs in leads but not too much because it will get noisy.

Actually it sounds good to me. Some people add reverb/delay at this point. Maybe What you feel is missing is the compression that will make this lead pop out of the mix. Or is it the pluck timbre that you are looking for?

Good reverb and delay is important, but you have to set it up right. if you do it wrong it will get muddy in your mix. too pop it out of the mix is just good EQing, i actually never use compression on leads, but you can use a little bit of compression i guess.
For reverb, try "Lexicon", and put it on a Send Channel. you also can use a sublayer thats pretty dry to give it some power.

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I have used LFO's. I will try less of that and i will pay some attention to the EQ of the lead.

Thnx for the tip!

No problem man, but it's also taste how you want something too sound. some people likes more high EQt things and some people like less high EQt.

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He dudes,

Had is been a while but finally got some time to tweake the Virus.

How do you like the sound??

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I can share the midi patch.

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not bad man! nice one