| E2.2 | Create a massive festival lead - Intro to voice modes and the drift control

| E2.2 | Create a massive festival lead - Intro to voice modes and the drift control

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Beginner Synthesis in Ableton Live

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Module 1: Fundamentals of Synthesis: Components and Signal Flow

  • | 1.1 | What is Synthesis?
  • | 1.2 | Oscillators - Starting at the source
  • | 1.3 | Filters - Sculpting your sound
  • | 1.4 | Envelopes - Basic modulation [Part 1]
  • | 1.5 | LFOs - Basic modulation [Part 2]
  • | E1.1 | Creating a chiptune future bass lead - Intro to Voice Count and Glide
  • | E1.2 | Creating a driving techno bass - Parameter tracking and other functions

Module 2: Expanding Synthesis: Additional Components and Complex Modulation

  • | 2.1 | Intro to Drift - Multi-Oscillator Architecture
  • | 2.2 | Oscillator 1 - New waveforms and waveshaping
  • | 2.3 | Oscillator 2 - Blending, detuning, octaves, and the reese bass
  • | 2.4 | Oscillator 3 - Three essential uses for noise oscillators5
  • | E2.1 | Make a UK Garage style pad - Intro to the mixer and multi-source pitch modulation
  • | 2.5 | Creating rhythmic modulation with two envelopes
  • | 2.6 | The role of the filter in synthesizers with multiple oscillators
  • | 2.7 | LFO - Audio rate modulation + even more new waveforms
  • | 2.8 | MPE - Enter the Modulation Matrix
  • | E2.2 | Create a massive festival lead - Intro to voice modes and the drift control

Module 3: Synth Recipes: Practical Sound Design Exercises

  • | 3.1 | Leads - Grab attention with movement and expression
  • | 3.2 | Pads - Lush, evolving textures
  • | 3.3 | Arps - Using modulation for movement
  • | 3.4 | Keys - Simplicity and Flexibility / Create the synth keys from Charli XCX's 360
  • | 3.5 | Basses - Thick, punchy, and cutting through
  • | 3.6 | Drums - Kicks, snares, and hi hats

Module 4: Integrating Synthesis: Additional Processing and Workflow Techniques

  • | 4.1 | Effects chains for synth patches - Adding depth with processing
  • | 4.2 | Simplifying controls with instrument racks and macros
  • | 4.3 | Synth Drums - Nested devices
  • | 4.4 | Synth drums - Resampling with Drum Sampler
  • | 4.5 | Exporting pitched one-shots - Creating a chord stab with Drift + Simpler2