Deconstructing Tracks, Identifying Synths

DJJohnnyG

Hi Folks -

Long time musician and Native Instruments fan here, digging in deeper on the synth/sounds end of things. I put together a list of songs where I like the instruments/synths and want to see if I can pull together a sound palette but I'm finding it harder than expected to find the instruments used. Digging through Komplete Kontrol/Massive/etc... can be overwhelming and I get completely lost. Anyone got a good way of reverse engineering songs to find the instruments? I'm sure there are some good engineers that know the plug-ins off the top of their head. Here's my list, anyone know these sounds? Preferably in NI tools?

Phantoms - Been Here Before

Glitch Mob - Carry the Sun

Phantoms - Tried to Be Nice

Celldweller - Solid State Playmate

Celldweller - Shut ‘em Down

Krewella - Killin’ It

K/DA - Drum Go Dum

K/DA - More

K/DA - I’ll show You

Glitch Mob - Skullclub

Kean Dysso - Black Bimmer Remix

Rezz - Taste of You

Reza - Sacrificial

Kean Dysso - Fvck You

Dua Lipa - Physical

Dua Lipa - Break My Heart

Entheogenic - Timeless E.S.P.

Entheogenic - Ground Luminosity

Megan Thee Stallion - Savage

Rezz - Menace

Dua Lipa - New Rules

Rufus Du Sol - Two Clocks

Phutureprimitive - Innocence Lost

Phutureprimitive - Losing My Mind

Phutureprimitive - Distorted Reality

Booka Shade - Body Language

Charli XCX - Good Ones

Bromage - Sweet Dreams

Deadmau5 - Sofi Needs a Ladder

Kaiwan_NI

Hi @DJJohnnyG not sure about the others, but at the top off my head I remember Dua Lipa's New Rules is made with Razor:

RAZOR at 10: Get to know ten essential tracks made with the additive classic

Nico_NI

In case you missed it, we had a blog article for the 25th anniversary of NI which reflects well-known tracks made with NI synths. Could be helpful for your search, and if not, it's still fun facts to know about 👇

https://blog.native-instruments.com/25-for-25/