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Sound design and synth fundamentals

In The MixSaved in 15 people's production playlists, 2019–2026
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1.6M views · 7 years ago · tutorial

Michael Wynne covers the basics of synthesis and sound design: oscillators, filters, envelopes and LFOs, so you can start making sounds with confidence.

A complete, well-paced introduction to how synths make sound.

  1. 0:00 Overview
  2. 0:30 Basic Waveforms
  3. 3:10 Additive and Subtractive Synthesis
  4. 4:35 Unison
  5. 6:50 Filters
  6. 8:15 Envelopes (ADSR)
  7. 11:00 LFOs
  8. 13:20 FX Processors

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