Sound Synthesis Theory. Contents[edit] Introduction A Foundations 1. Sound in the Time Domain 2. 3. 4. B Synthesis 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. C Appendices i. Ii. Special Pages[edit] Authors[edit] Damien Karras. 8 Quick Tips on Designing Synth Basses. If you create dance music, it's important to know how to create and tweak synth bass sounds.
Here's a collection of eight short sound design tips about how to make better, stylish, and more versatile synth bass sounds. 1. Octave Stacking To make my synth bass sound fatter, I use a polyphonic bassline and play two notes at once, spaced an octave apart. A similar technique is to add a second oscillator tuned an octave below. 2. With subtractive (analogue) synthesis, try combinations of different oscillators to achieve the character that you want. For a more pronounced effect, turn on oscillator sync, which will also increase the preceived amplitude of the sound. Here are some ideas to try: square for low and square for highsquare + sawtriangle + squaretriangle + sawsine + squaresine + saw. You can also use wavetables (with synths like Massive, Dune, Thor, Synthmaster, Zebra, Largo, PPG Wave), which are custom-made (custom harmonic content), unique waves. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Conclusion. Music From Outer Space - Your Synth-DIY Headquarters. Synth Secrets. The skilful articulation of a synthesized string patch can improve it no end, even one created using very basic building blocks, as we saw at the end of last month. But we can take this approach much further... This is the 51st article in a 63-part series. Read all parts. Gordon Reid Nowadays, when people talk about synthesizers and synthesis, they invariably talk about keyboard instruments. Yboards or modules controlled via CV and Gate signals or MIDI from a keyboard. The Tyranny Of Discrete Notes It wasn't always like this. Unfortunately, far from being the dawn of a new age of music, the 1970s proved to be the end of this fascinating era of synthesis. Counterpoint, but 200 year-old central European music scholars would probably find no difficulty comprehending the form of today's popular music. This is stranger than it might seem. Now, you could point out that many modern synths offer alternative temperaments such as Pure Major, Pure Min .
Another Way To Play Synths ike articulation. 20 Tips On Synth Programming. We've all experienced the burst of creativity that getting hold of new sounds can bring about - but not being able to afford new synths and sound modules is also a familiar feeling. Simon Lowther offers some tips for creating inspirational new sounds without spending money. Using the same old tired sounds again and again is frustrating, but it's all too easy to assume that the only way to get out of the rut is to open your chequebook, when it may be that you're not exploiting the programming opportunities your existing equipment offers. Programming sounds can be done by blind twiddling or careful analysis and skilled construction - each approach will produce a different set of results, and both are valid.
If you already have a good selection of bread-and-butter sounds in your library (as most instruments do these days), you can just enjoy experimenting and customising. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Massive Synth Tips - White Noise Transition FX - 1 of 2 With Marc Adamo.