Electronic Music Production – Synthesis

Learn Modern Synthesis – Hardware and Software for any genre

What you’ll learn
Synthesis for Music Production
How to navigate and create your own sounds on hardware synths
How to navigate and create your own sounds on software synths
What each component on a synthesizer does
Hear a sound and know how to re create it on a soft synth or hardware synth
Requirements
A beginner level of Ableton Live
Description
Have you always wanted to approach a hardware synth like a Moog or a software synth like Massive and understand how to program it? Well this course is for you. The goal of this course is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of how synthesizers work and how to manipulate them to create the sounds they’ve always wanted to make.Learn essential synth elements such as oscillators, filters, and envelopes: what they do, how they work together, and how to go about creating sounds beyond the manufacturer’s pre-set patches.UPON FINISHING THIS COURSE YOU WILL KNOW:How to identify just about any synthesizer by type, old or new, and how to use itHow to create any sound of your own concept using a hardware or software synthesizerHow to incorporate synthesizers and synth-style processing techniques into DAW programs like Ableton LiveHow to distinguish where your favourite “retro” synth sounds come from along with other classic sounds like those made by Moog, ARP and OberheimTOPICS COVEREDSignal Generators and Signal ModifiersTypes of Synthesis (subtractive, additive, FM, wavetable etc.)Synthesizer modules – (VCO, VCF, VCA, CV processors, LFO, Wave Shapers)Common synthesizer layoutsIncorporating synth elements into audio productionHardware vs. software – finding the right synth for youWHAT YOU WILL NEEDWe cover all the Ableton Live Synths so Ableton Live would be helpful but not mandatory. We cover Native Instruments FM8 and Massive. Again not mandatory but helpful.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 How Sound is Made

Lecture 2 What is a Synthesizer

Lecture 3 Hardware vs Software

Section 2: Hardware Synth Overview

Lecture 4 Moog Model D

Lecture 5 Moog Model D Jam

Lecture 6 Novation – Bass Station II

Lecture 7 Bass Station II Jam

Lecture 8 Roland System I

Lecture 9 Roland System I Jam

Lecture 10 Native Instrument FM8

Section 3: Types of Synthesis

Lecture 11 Types of Synthesis

Section 4: Software Synth Overview

Lecture 12 Software Synth Intro

Lecture 13 Ableton Operator

Lecture 14 Serum

Lecture 15 Geography of Analog I

Lecture 16 Geography of Analog II

Lecture 17 Loading and Saving Presets

Lecture 18 Hot Swap

Section 5: Components of a Synthesizer

Lecture 19 Oscillators Part 1

Lecture 20 Osciallators Part 2

Lecture 21 Filters

Lecture 22 Modulation

Lecture 23 Samplers and Envelopes

Lecture 24 Retriggering

Section 6: LFO’s

Lecture 25 What is an LFO

Lecture 26 Operators LFO’s

Lecture 27 Make a Dubstep Wobble

Lecture 28 Max For Live

Section 7: Frequency Modulation Synthesis

Lecture 29 What is FM Synthesis?

Lecture 30 FM – Part 1

Lecture 31 FM – Part 2

Lecture 32 FM – Part 3

Lecture 33 FM – Part 4

Lecture 34 Mapping and Sound Design

Lecture 35 Making an FM Arp Sound

Lecture 36 Making an FM Piano Patch

Section 8: Types of Sounds and Analysis

Lecture 37 Types of Sounds

Lecture 38 Analysis of Sound

Lecture 39 Reverse Engineering Part 1

Lecture 40 Reverse Engineering Part 2

Section 9: Physical Modelling Synthesis – Ableton Live

Lecture 41 Electric – Ableton Live

Lecture 42 Collision – Ableton Live

Lecture 43 Tension – Ableton Live

Section 10: Sampling Synthesis – Ableton Live

Lecture 44 Simpler – Ableton Live

Lecture 45 Sampler – Ableton Live

Lecture 46 Instrument Racks – Ableton Live

Section 11: Native Instruments

Lecture 47 Intro to Massive

Lecture 48 Massive Patch Excercises

Lecture 49 Intro to FM8

Section 12: How to make a Future Pad

Lecture 50 Future Pad Tutorial

Beginner and Intermediate Music Producers,Music Producers who are wanting to create their own sounds,Music Producers who want to understand synthesis,Music Producers interested in how music is made and what sounds they are hearing in their favorite tracks