Introduction to Sound Design & Synthesis
  • Introduction & Overview
  • Asking Questions
  • About the Software we will use: Reason and Ableton Live
  • The types of Synthesis we will cover in this class
  • The 4 Elements to all Synthesizers
Fundamentals of Subtractive Synthesis
  • The Subtractor in Reason: The Interface
  • The Oscillator
  • The Filter
  • Envelopes
  • The Amplifier
  • Putting it all Together in Reason
  • Using Ableton's Analog for Subtractive Synthesis
The Other Elements: LFO, Modulations, and Other Key Elements
  • The LFO
  • Portamento (or Glide)
  • Trigger Modes
  • Velocity Control
Deconstruction, Part 1
  • Subtractive Synthesizer Patch Deconstruction No. 1 (Reason)
  • Subtractive Synthesizer Patch Deconstruction No. 2 (Ableton Live)
FM Synthesis
  • What is FM Synthesis?
  • Using Ableton's Operator: The Interface
  • Making Sounds Using FM Synthesis
  • Adding the Additional Elements (From Section 3)
Deconstruction, Part 2
  • FM Synthesizer Patch Deconstruction No. 3 (Ableton's Operator)
  • FM Synthesizer Patch Deconstruction No. 4 (Ableton's Operator)
Wrap Up!
  • Coming Up in Sound Design Fundamentals: Sampling
  • Parting Thoughts!
Bonus Videos: Ableton Live's Analog Instrument
  • Analog Overview
  • Analog Basic Outline
  • Programming Analog
  • Noise and LFO in Analog
  • Bonus Lecture: Live's Impulse Synth
  • Bonus Lecture: Discount Offers & Mailing List