| 3.1 | Leads - Grab attention with movement and expression
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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 oscillators
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| 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 + Simpler
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