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Music Music Production Synthesizer

Synthesizers and Samplers Explained

Taking the guess work out of sound design
Rating: 4.7 out of 54.7 (160 ratings)
744 students
Created by Matt Hayes
Last updated 2/2016
English
English [Auto]
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What you'll learn

  • Create custom original instruments on samplers and synthesizers
  • Route and control effects on a synthesizer
  • Follow the internal signal flow of a synthesizer
  • Map samples to MIDI controls
  • Understand the process of sampling
  • Do basic MIDI sequencing

Requirements

  • Students should have an audio/MIDI software application (DAW) they can use to follow examples (I.e. Garageband, Pro Tools, FL Studio, Reason, etc.)
  • A MIDI keyboard is recommended.

Description

Musicians, Producers, Audio Engineers, Beat Makers, and Artists: Odds are you have used a sampler and a synthesizer already. These instruments do amazing things, but do you truly understand what you are doing when you turn those knobs and push those buttons? Or are you just trying stuff until it sounds cool?

I can help you take the guess work out of that, as well as improve your workflow when making music. Whether you use hardware instruments or plug-ins, these controls and concepts are universal to every synthesizer and sampler. If you are creating using music software such as FL Studio, Logic, Pro Tools, Reason, Nuendo, Cubase, MPC Renaissance, etc., it doesn't matter. Again, these concepts are universal.

This short course (less than 30 lectures, all less than 20 mins) will dig in to how synthesizers and samplers create and manipulate sound. I will show you how to create a custom synth patch from scratch and how to create your own sampler instruments, as well as some basic MIDI sequencing and editing.

Who this course is for:

  • Music Producers
  • Beat Makers
  • Artists
  • Musicians
  • Songwriters
  • Sound Designers
  • Audio Engineers

Course content

6 sections • 24 lectures • 4h 40m total length

  • Preview03:10
  • Sound Waves
    09:41
  • Preview15:36
  • Quiz on Sound Waves
    4 questions

  • Preview12:10
  • Additive Synthesis
    06:38
  • Subtractive Synthesis
    08:36
  • Frequency Modulation (FM) Synthesis
    07:53
  • Granular Synthesis
    08:35
  • Modeling Synthesis
    18:53
  • Quiz on Synthesis
    5 questions

  • Oscillators
    17:21
  • Filters
    11:55
  • Envelopes
    14:58
  • Low Frequency Oscillators (LFO)
    15:43
  • Putting it all together: Creating a custom synth patch
    16:26
  • Quiz on Synthesizer Controls
    5 questions

  • Preview09:33
  • Loading Samples
    12:47
  • Creating Samples
    17:12
  • Mapping samples to a MIDI keyboard
    19:29
  • Using DSP on Samplers
    14:05
  • Quiz on Sampling
    5 questions

  • MIDI Basics
    09:21
  • Recording a MIDI sequence
    06:26
  • Offline MIDI Sequencing
    06:13
  • A Bit More MIDI
    07:30
  • Quiz on MIDI
    5 questions

  • Review of Concepts
    10:22

Instructor

Matt Hayes
Recording and Mixing Engineer
Matt Hayes
  • 4.3 Instructor Rating
  • 1,037 Reviews
  • 5,071 Students
  • 7 Courses

Audio Instructor at Atlanta Institute of Music and Media

BBA, Florida International University

Avid Certified Pro Tools Instructor

Waves Audio Certified

Certified Higher Education Professional from NASASPS

I have been involved in the music industry for 17 years, and engineering (recording and mixing) for 12 years. Originally, I started out as a musician before becoming involved behind the scenes in recording studios. I have worked in many different genres of music through the years, and I am a voting member for the Grammy Awards.

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