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Vital Synthesis

Name: Vital Synthesis
Rating: 4.6 (64 reviews)

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Created byBen dudding

Last updated 2/2021

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What you'll learn

Audio Synthesis in the software synthesizer Vital
Sound Design

Course content

8 sections • 32 lectures • 2h 51m total length

Greetings0:48
What this course is about and who it is for.
An Introduction to Vital1:46
An Introduction to Vital.
A Tour of the Interface1:53
In this video we take a tour of the different sections of the Vital interface

Wavetable Oscillators6:27
A look at loading & using the factory Wavetable oscillators
Unison and Phase3:28
A look at the oscillator Unison and Phase settings
Wave Morph6:35
A look at the oscillator wave morph modes.
Spectral Morph5:00
A look at the oscillator spectral morph modes
Wavetables from Audio4:03
Text to Wavetable1:53
How to convert text to a wavetable
The Wavetable Editor8:32
Creating wavetables in the wavetable editor
Adding Other Wavetables1:36
Adding other wavetables from 3rd parties.
The Sample Oscillator3:20
A look at the sample oscillator.
Oscillator Pitch Snap2:46
A look at the oscillator pitch snap function.

Modulation Overview3:43
This lecture offers a modulation overview in Vital, covering envelopes, LFOs, and velocity; it shows assigning modulators to destinations like filter cutoff and oscillator pan.
Low Frequency Oscillators10:20
Envelopes5:34
The Random Modulation Source3:36
Explore random modulators and apply them to oscillator pitch and filter cutoff, with tempo-synced rates. Compare noise types, sample and hold, and chaotic patterns to create evolving, non-repeating patches.
Other Modulators4:55
The Modulation Matrix5:36
Explore the modulation matrix to view all assignments, remap mod sources like LFRs and envelopes, and shape stereo or bipolar modulation with draw tools and presets.
Macros Controls3:48

Texture Pad8:48
Design a lush texture pad using slow attack and release envelopes on multiple wavetable oscillators with unison and detune, modulating the wavetable position and filter, plus chorus and reverb.
Dubstep Bass9:05
Deep House Bass8:55
Explore frequency modulation synthesis to craft two bass sounds—deep house/techno and UK garage/dubstep—using efm between two or three oscillators, envelopes, and subtle unison.
Techno Chord7:50
Sequence Lead8:48

Requirements

basic knowledge of subtractive synthesis

Description

This comprehensive course takes a deep dive into synthesis using the cutting edge software synthesizer Vital. 

Vital is a powerful Wavetable subtractive synth that's capable of a plethora of modern contemporary sounds, and the best part is that there is a free version. Everything covered in the course is using the free version and a guide on the different versions and how to install vital is included.

A basic understanding of subtractive synthesis parameters (such as oscillators, filters etc) is assumed, and this course goes straight into the nuts and bolts of sound design in Vital.

We cover all the controls of Vital such as:

• Signal Flow 

• Wavetable oscillators 

• Multimode filters 

• Low Frequency Oscillators 

• Envelopes 

• Random Modulation Sources 

• The Modulation Matrix 

• Effects and more. 

There are many different example patches on how to build common types of sounds such as:

• Basses 

• Leads 

• Pads 

Although this course specifically focuses on Vital, many of the fundamental concepts of synthesis and sound design will also translate to other synthesizers with similar specifications.

This course is aimed at intermediate to advanced music producers who want to get up to speed with this amazing synthesizer.

So if you are ready to become a synth ninja this is the course for you.

Who this course is for:

Electronic music producers

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Greetings3 lectures • 4min

Oscillators10 lectures • 44min

Filters2 lectures • 17min

Modulation7 lectures • 38min

Advanced Settings3 lectures • 16min

Effects1 lecture • 9min

Example Patches5 lectures • 43min

Thanks & Bye1 lecture • 1min

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