# Synthwave for the night drive

> Make synthwave in your browser: warm pads, a pulsing bass, big drums with echo. Describe the drive, hear it, then change any part by asking.

Describe the scene, like "driving through a neon city at 2 a.m.", and Shawarma makes the synthwave for it: wide pads, a bass that pulses in eighth notes, drums with a big room.

Then shape it while it plays. Ask for a slower tempo, a brighter lead or a longer build before the drums.

Night drive

100 BPM, wide pads and a pulsing bass

1. **The highway** bass, pad
2. **Full speed** drums, bass, pad, lead

[Open this song in Shawarma](https://shawarma.studio/open?example=made-synth-drive)

## One more for the road

- Neon sunset: 84 BPM, electric piano and a soft lead: [Make it yours](https://shawarma.studio/open?example=made-synth-sunset)

## Then ask for *changes*

Once your song plays, type what it needs. It changes while it plays, and you keep only what you like.

- You darker, more like a chase
- You slower, about 85 BPM
- You add a long build before the drums
- You a brighter lead with more echo
- You take the drums out for the intro

## Made for the neon hours

- The sound you know: Wide pads, a bass that pulses, drums with a big room and an echo on the lead.
- Every layer can change: Ask for a darker pad, a slower bass or no lead at all. The rest stays the same.
- Yours to use: You own what you make and can use it in your videos and games. Some built-in sounds ask for a credit; the list is on the Terms page.

**See the code of “Night drive”**

```
setcpm(25) // 100 BPM, A minor, a night drive

const drums = s("bd ~ ~ ~, ~ ~ sd ~, hh*8").gain(.36).room(.3)
const bass = note("<[a1 a2]*4 [f1 f2]*4 [c2 c3]*4 [g1 g2]*4>").s("sawtooth").lpf(900).decay(.12).sustain(.3).gain(.3)
const pad = note("<[a3,c4,e4] [f3,a3,c4] [c4,e4,g4] [g3,b3,d4]>").s("supersaw").lpf(1800).attack(.3).release(.8).gain(.14)
const lead = note("<[e5 ~ d5 c5] [a4 ~ ~ ~] [g5 ~ e5 d5] [d5 ~ ~ ~]>").s("sawtooth").lpf(2600).delay(.35).room(.4).gain(.12)

arrange(
  [4, stack(bass, pad)],                // the highway
  [8, stack(drums, bass, pad, lead)],   // full speed
)
```

## Questions

**Is it free?**

Yes. Your first song needs no sign-up, and making, editing and sharing songs is free.

**Can I make darker synthwave, like darkwave?**

Yes. Ask for it darker, slower or with a harder bass, and the song changes while it plays.

**Can I use it in my videos?**

You own what you make and can use it in your videos and games. Some built-in sounds ask for a credit; the list is on the Terms page.

The sounds that ask for a credit: [Sound credits on the Terms page](https://shawarma.studio/terms#sound-credits).

## Make your own synthwave

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