Sound SynThesis

Sound Synthesis
Published 4/2023
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz

An Introduction to Synthesis Methods and Techniques

What you’ll learn

Develop and/or solidify a deep understanding 
of basic sound parameters and interaction concepts.
Develop an understanding of the basic parameters 
used in both software and hardware synthesizers.

Develop the ability to manipulate and adjust existing 
presets to suit your own sonic needs.

Develop the ability to create sounds from scratch.

Give you the tools to explore and discover sounds 
you’ve yet to imagine!

Requirements

A basic understanding of MIDI controllers and MIDI messages (I’ll give a brief recap of MIDI in this video.

A set of open ears ready to explore, discover, and create new sounds!

Description

Overview

Section 1: The Fundamentals

Lecture 1 Overview

Lecture 3 Synthesis Methods

Lecture 4 Sound Fundamentals

Lecture 5 Synthesis Fundamentals

Section 2: Virtual Synthesizers

Lecture 6 ES M (monophonic synthesizer)

Lecture 7 ES E (ensemble polyphonic synthesizer)

Lecture 8 ES P (80’s Style polyphonic synthesizer)

Lecture 13 EFM1 (FM synthesizer)

Lecture 14 RetroSynth (multiple synthesis engines including FM, Sync, Wavetable, and FM)

Lecture 18 Alchemy (additive, spectral, granular, virtual analog synthesis, and more)

Lecture 19 Tension (physical modeling synth in Ableton Live)

Lecture 20 Analog (analog emulation synth in Ableton Live)

Lecture 21 Vacuum (virtual analog tube synth in Pro Tools

Lecture 22 Customizing Presets

Section 3: Outro

Lecture 23 Review

Lecture 24 Logic Session and Examples

This course is intended for musicians, composers, electronic music producers, audio engineers, and sound designers.,The course is geared toward beginner and intermediate levels.