[Sound Design] How do I make an EDM trap stab like Aero Chord?

I am fiddling around in Serum and Vital trying to make a stab like in Aero Chord's songs, for instance hear the main lead sound of Ctrl Alt Destruction at 0:36 or the lead sound of Surface at 1:52.

At first glance, it sounds perhaps like a hypersquare with a lot of hard clip distortion and OTT/multiband compression? But no matter how much I try, I can't get it to sound similar to the original songs. Aero Chord uses these kinds of sounds in most of his drops. Does anyone have any advice on how I can replicate that sound, or perhaps link me to a tutorial that showcases a similar sound? Thank you very much.

Posted Dec 11, 2025, 9:35 AM UTC

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