Demystifying Audio Synthesis: Beyond The Basics
1h 25mIntermediate2021-03-18
Authors

Scott Hirsch
NYU Professor, Sound Designer, Film and Video Editor, Audio Engineer
Course details
Up your levels. Move beyond the basics of sound synthesis, in this course with musician Scott Hirsch. These advanced tutorials explore the inner workings of familiar synth programming techniques, as well as a few alternatives for pushing your sound further. Scott builds from modular-component synthesis to other types of synthesis, including frequency-modulation (FM) synthesis, modeling synthesis, and vocoding techniques. The course finishes up with a series of tutorials on creating new sounds, including a classic vocoder effect, big moving basslines, evocative percussion patterns, and rich synth pads.
Skills covered
SynthesisLogic ProAudio EngineeringAppleAudio and MusicLearning
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Synth programming deep dive
1. Beyond the Basics
- 02 - Inside modular component synthesis
- 03 - Defining modern modular synthesis in Alchemy
- 04 - Exploring wavetable and granular synthesis with Alchemy
- 05 - Controlling sound with pulse width and sync in Massive
2. Further Synth Possibilities
- 06 - Discovering FM synthesis
- 07 - Working with FM synthesis
- 08 - Concepts in modeling synthesis
- 09 - Vocoding techniques
3. Making New Sounds - Tutorials
- 10 - Making a classic vocoding effect
- 11 - Making a rich evolving FM bass
- 12 - Making an evocative synth hi-hat
- 13 - Making an arpeggiating percussive sound
Conclusion
- 14 - Next steps
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