So You Want to Make a Sound: Introduction to Sound Design
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video for beginners, we'll look at the basics of thinking about sound when trying to make instruments with synthesizers. We'll check out what makes acoustic instruments sound the way they do. Then we'll explore volume, timbre, pitch, and filtering in Arturia Pigments and how they can lead to different results.
00:00 introduction
00:24 piano
04:45 strings
06:22 electric bass
07:10 review 01
07:26 sine, triangle, saw, and square
11:37 volume envelope
14:07 polyphonic, monophonic, or legato
15:21 low pass filter (bass)
17:58 review 02
18:20 low pass filter (keys)
20:11 low pass filter (brass)
20:34 low pass filter (pad)
21:47 high pass and bandpass filters
24:57 pitch modulation (solo)
26:02 pitch modulation (ensemble)
28:56 wavetables
32:56 review 03 and outro
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Thank you for watching. My name is Jeremy, and this is Red Means Recording. I've been making music for a few decades now, and this channel is a place to make music and to talk about the tools and techniques to make music with. We'll use synths, drum machines, modular gear, and software.
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Jeremy Blake circa 2021: "Here's a happy little C"
"Here's a kinky little wavetable" :D
Create a twitch channel and Bob Ross followers will jump from it.
@@NeedSpeed39 "Wavetables are these kinky motherfuckers. Look at this, kinky guy."
Please! Continue this as a series, it rules.
Yes please, this is definitely gonna help me with serum !
How is this comment 2 days old?
@@brinco3 Patreon! Jeremy occasionally posts stuff early for patrons.
yes please, ive just been introduced to synthwave and i really want to learn synthesis lol
what he said
Joseph Fourier 🤝 Jeremy Blake
"everything becomes sine waves if you believe"
this is legitimately the best explanation of basic sound design concepts I've ever seen. incredible work dude
Let go of your existential dread with Jeremy explaining sounds ✨
Why not enjoy both?
@@roryjineffect Best of both worlds
Reminds me of The midnight gospel's "Annihilation of Joy" episode.
@@vetiarvind Out of many very good episodes of a very good show, that one is maybe my very favorite
"You can recreate (theoretically) any sound by using sine waves". Additive synthesis is gold
The only thing I would add, which will make this slightly more complicated, is that pianos don’t have harmonics. Pianos have partials. Pianos are inharmonic. I’m a piano tuner. Still, I love this video. It really makes sense out of the basics of sound design.
That actually very interesting … thanks for the spark of curiousity now i must go and research this👍
Okay I looked this up, and it seems like that pianos ARE inharmonic because of the stiffness of the strings, but the partials are still just the overtone/harmonic series even if they’ll be a bit out of tune.
Jeremy, no cap, your channel is phenomenal. It's not always a given that someone can translate their talents and deep knowledge into an engaging, understandable and educational format. Talented people aren't always talented teachers. But you really crush it. Every time. This video came up on my feed today and I'm like, "OK, we gotta get this dude a key to the city, any city, just give him his due!!!!!!"
Excellently done, most synth tutorials explain the basic waves and ADSR then end it there. Harmonics get a mention but they don't spend any time detailing their relationship with modulation, meaning a beginner gets to the end and isn't any better off. This is the better way to teach it.
I'm down for a FM video in this format
Yeah I gotta talk some fm it's fun.
@@RedMeansRecording please do! Id love to learn about Fm
Yes af
@@RedMeansRecording fm would be great, I've looked into it and it seems interesting but there's not much usable info out there outside of the very basics
@@RedMeansRecording Nice! I'll subscribe then :) FM synthesis is a topic that keeps coming up and I still know very little about it. With the software I've built I can modulate the frequency, but I don't know of any specific process to exploit this 'properly'. But that's also part of the fun isn't it? Learning by experimentation.
"A sine wave is a pure expression of tone" , that's beautifully put
I've been watching music production videos for years without any "official" starting point and this is honestly the absolute best video I've ever seen. It's usually just someone with lots of experience kind of doing what sounds good to them, which is VERY hard to get across to somebody with zero intuition. This video fills in so many gaps! Thanks Jeremy
TH-cam genuinely made it possible for anyone anywhere to contribute to the legacy of music and for that I thank you sir
Pigments is the perfect synth for explaining this stuff, so clear and nice. The same could be said about Jeremy.
I've said it before and it's still true, this channel is like having a scented candle in the room
Very nice. For me as a synthesist of 20 years, this video was a great example of how getting back to basics, revisiting the things you thought you knew but from a new teacher can yield new insights or inspiration. Always keep the beginner's mind, no matter your skill level!
I had so many eargasms while listening to this!
For realll 😭
Wanna echo what everybody has said, the gift of conveying knowledge is very rare and you have nailed it. Thanks.
I need an "Everything becomes sine waves if you believe" cross-stitch for my residence. that's such a perfect line, lol.
Super useful video! Nicely done! :D
I think you missed an opportunity to talk about "distance". A high pass filter often moves a sound much "farther away". A low pass sends it to an "adjacent room". Its the combination of low, mids, and highs of a sound that allow to sit at a certain distance from the listener. ...this is a nitpick. What a wonderful video! Added to my favorites to reference later! :)
I've never produced sounds before, but now I feel like I can make something that gets me to headline a festival.
Around 16:00 the fact that not only the amplitude of a sound has to change, but also the HARMONIC nature has to change blew my mind!!! 🤯🤯🤯
I've really just been using the amplitude envelope and not thought about how the filter envelope can really change the timbre! Love the way you walked through this dude.
When you first explained what a low pass filter did, my mind was BLOWN. Thank you for the concise explanation! Subbed!
I love the way you said "It's just a sinewave baby."
This kicked ass. I haven’t been in audio school for a decade and this was a great refresher.
I've been pretty alright with understanding synthesis so far but this video was tremendous in explaining the "why" you would pick something as opposed to others. Would love more of these!
Your use of ADSR was like learning what I already knew but actually gaining understanding of it this time -- absolutely fantastic video, thank you!
It's really interesting to me how much simply changing the wave shape entirely changes the emotions of the notes/sounds. This video was also really easy to follow and understand, even with no musical background and I think that is truly a testament to the quality of the content you are creating. You're a better educator than many college professors I've had.
I keep coming back to this Video because I send it to my peers in Music and some of my friends who are just beginning to learn it and some who are just interested and everyone agreed that this is an absolute banger of a Video and is amazingly helpfull and beautifully paced. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart and from around 50 people in my circle :)
Man you explain synthesis so well. Some new things just clicked for me thanks to video.
This is flipping fantastic. Please continue this series! Ahhhhhh! Yes yes yes!
Incredibly incredibly helpful
Please continue! I would watch the whole series multiple times. This is precious.
Now THIS is the fundamental video to watch for aspiring music/sound makers BEFORE any other synth tutorial.
Totally brilliant, and i love when a wavetable rips your face off! Subbed!
Please continue! Extremely helpful!
Best video on sound design I've ever seen, and I've seen A LOT. Thank you.
Another master class in sound making. Love the clear instruction and humor throughout.
This is a perfect combination of incredibly soothing and wildly informative, and I love it.
Best tutorial on TH-cam! Thank you so much
This is probably one of the best and most useful synthesis videos I've ever seen, thank you so much
This is the best sound design video that I've ever seen.
OMG !! Where were you 40 years ago when my mind wondered about what sound is comprised of ? Thank you for your channel.
Really impressive overview. Not only an amazing musician, a great teacher too.
Love these types of videos! I always leave them with not just new knowledge but so many ideas of how to apply that knowledge to my music!
one of the best videos ive ever seen
This is the type of video I wish I would of have saw when I first started producing! This is the type of stuff that needs to be talked about more.
Probably the best explanation of subtractive synthesis that I have ever seen! Thanks Jeremy!
You make me fall in love with sound design more and more by the day
THIS IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE AND INSPIRING TUTORIAL!!!!
you are the best teacher dude. seriously !!!! so quality
This cleared up so many things at the fundamentals level. I now have a much greater appreciation of my filter. Thank you!
This was so helpful. I've seen content about overtones before but the visual aids you used made this finally click. Thanks!
Amazing explanations!
My man, as I wanted to search for a video like this, right then I saw you uploaded this one.. Your new album is a killer! Thank you for that. Hope you're doing great!
You changed my life with this video. I really can’t thank you enough. Keep being awesome!
What a solid video, breaking down these basic fundamentals & making this super easy to learn! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
More of these please.
There are teachers, and there's Jeremy. ❤️
This is basically a free PD for teachers on how to introduce kids to waveforms and sound design.
I cannot express how useful this vid is. And the fact that you're using my fav soft synth to demonstrate is the cherry on top. Thank you.
This has to be my favourite video of all time. Not "so far", I will cherish this video forever. Thanks Jeremy!!
Pigments is just a beauty of a synth. Sound design is a joy with it.
Thanks for the video, as always: gold!
If someone is interested in synths, this should be the very first video they watch. Bravo.
Fantastic as always!
Its day 3 of me learning to sound design. I was stuck at how to reproduce sounds similar to keyboards. Didnt think of filters and ADSR like this.
Thank you, much love.
i watch your videos from an year and a half, but this one made me a patreon. Next level explanation is what i needed. Thank you :)
Best vid so far about this topic. To sit beside you to watch you analysing the sounds teached me a lot.
I did not expect to keep watching past 5 minutes... but wow. This fully captured me and taught me so much, about something I wasn't even aware I was interested in. Nice!
Very professional and easy to understand. Right down to the fundamentals. Thanks for the explanation.
YES! Thanks Jeremy! I would love to see more sound design videos. Specifically, interesting things you can do past modulating the filter, pitch, and low hanging options.
What I just realized is to start with these fundamentals as they already sound just fine. I always tend to overthink esp. when I look at those presets and how complicated their routing seem to be.
jeremy, this video is exactly what i've been looking for. You really explained it so well, your pacing and tone are spot on here, easy to follow and easy to understand, not to slow and not to fast. just spot on! thank you! Really !
I was trying to learn about the sound design, so I searched today, and you uploaded yesterday! What a perfect timing haha, thank you so much!
WOW! I've literally watched DOZENZ of videos on synthesis. This is the most comprehensive yet concise, specific yet straightforward one I've seen yet. PLEASE start a series! And thank you!!!
yesss! i've been wanting to know this for years.
Truly outstanding. Thank you for pulling something very complex together in one spot. Your ability to detail and explain without overwhelming is difficult to match.
I needed this more than I knew. Jeremy, thank you. You are a star. More of these educationals please.
Probably the best tutorial of this type that I have seen and I have seen many.
This turned out to also be a fantastic pigments tutorial. Thanks so much Jeremy. This entire video was amazing.
I don't think I've ever been so interested in a video in my life. That was such a quick 35 minutes. Thanks for keeping everyone informed 🙏
This is perfect, thank you.
This is wonderful, Jeremy! Thank you very much!
Best yet - bravo sir. You explained this so well. My life and music journey has been unlocked!
This is so well produced. I’m new to synthesizers and just got my Digitakt and this is a perfect start to learn more about how to produce sounds. Thank you a ton!
This video, this singular video, taught me more about what I wanted that all of the other videos I've watched combined! Like, wow. Thank you so much.
Jeremy, the amount of care you put into the structure of the video was amazing! As someone who’s trying to learn about synths this was an awesome foundation - the little summary at the end really helped solidify the ideas for me and i hope that you make more vids about sound design in this format!
Either way, really just wanted to express how much i learned and enjoyed it - plus your voice was pretty soothing to listen to.
I’ve been playing with synths for years, but this helped me understand the waveforms and LFOs so much better. You’re an amazing teacher. Thank you!
Phenomenal video!!!! That was one of the best basic sound theory Vids I’ve seen! Kudos on this one!
Perfect synth lesson!
Still getting value from this. Thanks!
The best Chanel to learn and get inspired! Thank you Jeremy you rock
its genuinely mind blowing how you could create any sound by just arranging harmonics and inharmonics in a certain way
Excellent video! - rich with information - brilliantly presented!
Thank you!
Thank you for this amazing presentation!
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
This is an amazing video. It combined all these little disparate things I knew snippets about (Sine curves! Instruments! X-pass filters!) and then linked them all together in a way that let me understand the whole. I'll likely never make use of it but I've learned so much and it will make talking to our sound guy make SO MUCH more sense.
Its kinda insane that you made this compeletely for free! Thanks ALLOT!
Great approach to looking at sound synthesis. I've learnt a lot, thank you very much!
Great stuff. Thanks.
Just the way you described it, it makes sense more on WHY it is the way it is. Much easier to understand!
The visual envelopes on this plugin helped me lean quite a bit, nice video!