How To Use A Synth: What is PWM (Pulse Width Modulation)? Roland JU-06A Boutique Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video we look at what Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) is on synth, and how we can use that to make some huge bass sounds.
For this video I'm using a Roland JU-06A Boutique, but most synths should have some option for PWM so you can try it for yourself!
Thanks, another great tutorial! More ju-06a videos please, it helps a lot :)
I love that this vid is 8:08
That was a complete accident but I like that too! :)
Wow talk about coincidence
Finally, a PWM video that gets straight to the point and explains things really clearly. Awesome.
Thank you!
Yes! I understand it now!!
Just picked up a ju-06A as a first synth and these are a great help. Many thanks.
Thanks Andy! You're one of the best at explaining this stuff, you should do more videos. I for one would love to see you dive deep into the Jupiter-X. With your knowledge and presentation skills, they would be amazing videos!
Thank you Robin! That would be a challenge, but I'll keep it in mind!
Thanks for the video. Yes agreed - any more basic tutorials / tips for the JO-06A would be great! You are great at explaining things simply!
Thank you very much for this quick tutorial, Just picked up a JU-06A myself and this has helped me understand this section of the synth much better :)
Great tutorial, I'm waiting for JU-06A delivery and very impatient...
Just got this lovely synth as my first ever! Thanks for all your work!
Very good video. I understand much more now. I like to see more JU-06A Videos from you!
Thanks! Your videos - How to use a synth are so good and helpful, because it’s easy to understand and you explain essentials. Why you don’t make more this kind of videos about basics of synths? There is really lack of this kind of videos on YT. Thanks again! :))
Thank you man , you solved my problem :)
I advice everyone to see this video and the other one made by same person , it will make you play on the ju like toy
thank you so much, man! I got mine a few weeks ago but I finally understood this thanks to your video. Thanks from Mexico City!
Thanks Alex! Enjoy making music!
When I think of PWM, I instantly think of Nick Batt. I'm glad Roland released this one. People wanted crazy used prices for the original JU-06, it was ridiculous and I say that as an owner of one. The 06a adds great features yet maintains the small form factor.
Nick is the king of PWM!
Loved this, thanks so much for doing it. Toward the end when you assign the pulse width modulation to be controlled by the envelope, is the envelope also controlling other parameters at the same time as well? Or is that dependent on how much is "sent" to the envelope from the VCF and VCA ...?
awesome video
Great Tutorial! Hope we can see some more! Thanks!
What a brilliant tutorial, thanks very much for making this !
Thank you! I'm glad it has been useful to you.
Hey! Thanks for clear explanation!
Thanks so much it helps!
Awesome. Thank you. Any other helpful tips would be awesome. LFO examples a plus. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of vids on this unit. Thank you again. Keep up great work.
Cool sound, well explained, thanks.
Can you do a video on how you manage cables in the back of a synth in general? Thanks!
Good video, subscribed -> please do more tutorials! Perhaps also with DSI prophet 6 or OB-6 :)?
Thanks Oscar, I'd love an OB-6 but money won't allow at the moment! Maybe some day!
Great tip, ty!
Coolio! Can you do one on using the sequencer?
great explanation and demo. Thanks man
Excellent thank you, I have learned today :)
You're very welcome!
very helpful! just subscribed to your channel! :) pls more ju06a videos! tnx !
Thanks Andy.
This synth looks like it was released in the 1970s. You should do synth tutorials with much newer gear.
Brilliant, thanks !
Awesome!
Awesome matey 😎✌️🙏🔥🌟🌟🌟🌟
Does anyone know which synth PWM first appeared on. I can't find any records. Obvs the minimoog had fixed width options but I can't find the first modulatable width synth.
PHAT. love it. Thanks for the vid.
Excellent video.
Thank you I'm glad it was helpful!
I love the sound of the 1980s so I had to buy a JU-06A. It's beautiful and within a few days, I have the hang of it even though this is all new for me. One issue is the manual. They seem to be written for people who are already familiar with synthesizers. Learning is great, so I downloaded the original Juno 60 manual and read that just to understand everything even more clearly but still there is one thing I cannot figure out...
In the Ju-06A manual under VCA it says that the switch selects whether the volume is controlled by the envelope or the gate signal. What is the gate signal in this context??? There is no explanation. I get the ADSR with the envelope and everything, but if I switch to gate then what is controlling the volume??? It's a small thing but has been driving me nuts because I like to know exactly what everything does.
When you switch to gate, really it means that the envelope isn't affecting the volume (amplitude) of the signal at all, the envelope will only apply to the filter.
The 'gate' is the note on/off message that the synth gets when you press down a key and release it again.
The best way to think about this is to imagine that when you set the VCA to gate, you are essentially setting a fixed ADSR setting for the amp of Attack = 0, Decay = 0, Sustain = 127, Release = 0.
But its a good question it definitely can be confusing! If I get time maybe I'll look at doing a video on it. Thanks for watching!
@@synthtipsandtricks522 So by "gate," it's just like a gate--the sound passes straight through. Man, I knew that was easier than I was making it! Thanks for clarifying that for me.
BTW Trying to get the same sound as a preset can be quite a challenge. At times I feel like the delay and portamento parameters might be tweaked. Great idea for getting into the synth, so thanks again.
@@kalibhakta Thanks, yeah I love trying to recreate preset sounds, it really helps develop your ear for sound design. Even if you don't get the exact same result its really worthwhile.
very informative
Glad it was helpful!
Super sweet
cab this be plugged to guitar pedals to shape its sound?
Add me to those asking for more JU-06A videos please!!
If I may ask a couple of questions, how would you define the difference between the 60 and the 106 modes.
As I understand it, one of them is more "punchy".
And does the pulse width work in both modes?
If I remember correctly, it was not a feature on the vintage analog, I still hate myself for selling it. Is the JU-06a warmer than the JU-06, I liked those warm strings and pads of the original?
I got a JU-06, and wondering if it is worth it to buy an A too, because I have a JX-03 (with a similar sounding cross mod) and a JP-08 (which has PWM).
And thanks for the video, it's very helpful.
thanks !
Any way possible to show us how to recreate the human league bass sounds on don’t you want me please?
Can you make a hoover sound with the JU-06a?
I know the sound was originally created on a Juno 1 but dont know much about the difference between them
Great vids!
Glad you like the video thank you! No you can't really make a hoover sound on the JU-06A unfortunately as it doesn't have a pitch envelope control. The old Juno's like the 6, 60 and 106 are quite different from the Alpha Juno series and don't have the same controls, but you can use the JU-06A to make lots of great sounds though!
@@synthtipsandtricks522 Damn thats a shame... I wonder if its possible on any of the other boutiques.
From my understanding you need 3 oscillators all 1 octave appart. One is a sub oscillator.
The key thing that appears to be missing is the chorus effect.
I was looking at the SE02 but im not sure if it has pitch modulation / Envelope which is needed.
Hi, maybe a stupid question but an LFO, which obviously means Low Frequency Oscillator, what kind of wave is this? A sine? a square? Using an LFO to control PWM, should a sine wave do this more nicely that a square? thanks in advance for your help. kind regards
There are no stupid questions, everybody is always learning! On this synth the LFO is a sine wave to get the smooth modulation of the sound which is ideal for things like PWM. A square wave would just change between two fixed values of pulse width, so the sound would be a bit blocky, and not ideal for this effect. But on a lot of synths you often get the option to choose the shape of your LFO (sine, triangle, saw, square, random, sample and hold etc), so you can make it whatever you want it to be.
@@synthtipsandtricks522 Hi, thanks for your reply. I own an Roland Juno-106.
Thanks
5:59 hand glitch
Bahahaha now that was weird !
are you the roland dude with the long hair?
I am. This channel is not any official Roland content, all my own work, just done for fun and my own enjoyment :)