Synth Basics (Everything You Need to Know)

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  • Get your free synthesizer cheat sheet here: www.musicianonamission.com/st...
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    00:01:45 - The Oscillator
    00:05:15 - The Filter
    00:10:03 - The LFO
    00:14:50 - The ADSR
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    Sick of synth videos that sound like graduate level textbooks? Today you'll learn all the basics of synths at a beginner level. By the end of this lesson you'll feel way more confident working with any synth you get your hands on!
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    #Synth #Oscillator #HomeRecording
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  • @masteringcom
    @masteringcom  ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Get the free synthesizer cheat sheet (along with ALL of our other mixing cheat sheets) for free here: www.musicianonamission.com/start-ytorg

    • @johne1599
      @johne1599 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great video! Thanks! Unfortunately, none of your cheat sheet links work. If you have a new link, that would be great, otherwise, thanks for the great video!!

    • @Alvsyn
      @Alvsyn ปีที่แล้ว

      Your link is broken. Oof.

    • @amorak223
      @amorak223 ปีที่แล้ว

      broken link

    • @LarsVanNistelrooij
      @LarsVanNistelrooij ปีที่แล้ว

      it doesn't work anymore!! :(

    • @embededfabrication4482
      @embededfabrication4482 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      vids showing how to create / mimic patches for popular music maybe?

  • @The0Stroy
    @The0Stroy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    LFO is basically like an extra hand that twist knobs for you.

    • @zt3853
      @zt3853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      *no innuendo intended*

    • @nervousneighbour
      @nervousneighbour 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@zt3853 Everything was fine until you brought it up. Now, I can't unsee it.

    • @phonybologna1697
      @phonybologna1697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I love it

    • @Bolockaye206
      @Bolockaye206 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like a compressor

    • @The0Stroy
      @The0Stroy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Bolockaye206 Not quite because compressor can twist knobs. LFO do it in repetitive pattern, Compressor takes value from outside imput.

  • @jc-fd7kj
    @jc-fd7kj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    This is the first time Ive felt like I might actually be able to understand how to use a synth. Very clear and extremely helpful. thanks so much!

    • @masteringcom
      @masteringcom  4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Glad it helped!

    • @rytaray
      @rytaray 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Saaaame!!😊❤

    • @tinikadavis2412
      @tinikadavis2412 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I KNOW RIGHT LMAOOO

  • @caseyspaos448
    @caseyspaos448 5 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    OMG! Someone actually explaining this stuff to total newbies like me! Thanks, brother!

  • @jeremya9675
    @jeremya9675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Perfect video. This is how you teach someone who is seeing this for the first time

  • @PutlOfficial
    @PutlOfficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    I don't comment very often, but this is an incredible video.. The review is so helpful and you describe it well. Thank you man

    • @masteringcom
      @masteringcom  4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Glad it was helpful!

    • @perkysid
      @perkysid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You don't comment very often but when you do.. you get a like and a comment from the creator himself

    • @PutlOfficial
      @PutlOfficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@perkysid I guess this youtube is run by God

    • @genegagnon7162
      @genegagnon7162 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      this is my first ever comment and I second this 👌🏼

    • @jamz9756
      @jamz9756 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PutlOfficial oooooh
      god bless him
      you comment in this video twice

  • @Sheepyhead
    @Sheepyhead 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Great video but there's no cheat sheet on the given link - just a form to insert first name and email address, kinda sus

  • @isaacdynys6518
    @isaacdynys6518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This is the most engaging synth video I’ve ever watched

  • @c.j.arellano2347
    @c.j.arellano2347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is the synth tutorial I needed in my life. THANK YOU!

  • @LanNguyen-iu3oe
    @LanNguyen-iu3oe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    wow, thanks so much! this is such an amazing beginning tutorial. ive been into msuic for a while now, mainly just playing instruments but recently i've been curious about production. My first midi keyboard I ordered is coming in a couple days, so I'm super stoked to try out your tips here! Thanks again, Drew!

  • @godsmacker744
    @godsmacker744 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Absolutely fantastic. Pedagogic, comprehensive, engaging and understandable. High quality content.
    Please consider making a second part to this, where you further explore the different aspects that make up the synthesizer.

  • @hockeytalk6084
    @hockeytalk6084 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You present this information in a way such that I am able to clearly process it and really, REALLY let it marinate. This is awesome man. You just filled in so many dots for me in terms of things I’ve been avoiding trying to understand for too long. Excellent tutorial. I actually finally feel like I’m ready to dive into some of these synths and start designing my own sounds

  • @qm9797
    @qm9797 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is a superb tutorial. Love how clear the info gets in to my mind and also love the pronunciation of the audio terms.

  • @boosterbeats3650
    @boosterbeats3650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thanks so much for the amazing tutorial!
    You explained so well that i really got excited

  • @phonybologna1697
    @phonybologna1697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've watched a ton of synth videos and this is the first one that explained the basics a clear and logical fashion. What it is nic!!

  • @FilipeSalgueiroo
    @FilipeSalgueiroo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This would have been so valuable a couple of months ago when I was trying to figure all of this out eheh Great content!!

  • @chillmanhillman2946
    @chillmanhillman2946 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would go as far as to say this is the most informative video on synthesis on TH-cam for beginners on the subject. This all just seemed to click the way you explained it. Thats a skill in itself! More like this PLEASE !!! bless

  • @lancearn7332
    @lancearn7332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Many thanks Drew.
    I have no musical or Synth experience, but some electrical knowledge and I have spent the last 2 months scouring the internet for tutorials on synth design and construction. This little tutorial of yours is exactly the right information I needed to get me started on understanding the simple basics of DIY synthesizer construction. If I ever get it finished I shall be sure to send you a pic, maybe even a vid of it (hopefully) working..

  • @gerryk9
    @gerryk9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    the best tutorial for beginners that i have watched. and ive watched sooo many

  • @ryanlu9004
    @ryanlu9004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow. Drew you are fantastic. Words cannot express how helpful this video is... Love it. This vid deserves at least 10 times more view...

  • @jimfogle184
    @jimfogle184 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    First time I've viewed one of your video tutorials. Fantastic video. Great content, well thought out script, good timing, professional production. Best of all, I learned what I hoped to learn from watching your video. Thank you!

  • @CJ-km5zz
    @CJ-km5zz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is seriously one the best video ever. I genuinely can't believe how clear, concise and thought through it is. I thank you

  • @DJMikeron
    @DJMikeron 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I now understand how a sound is built and what the 4 Blocks are. Now I can go ahead and build a sound because I understand the structure how it’s done. Great help and explained with simplicity. I really appreciate your work thank you. .

  • @Frank.Zimmermann
    @Frank.Zimmermann 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Drew! Very well explained. 👍 Thank you so much, and of course thanks for the cheat sheet! Greetings from Berlin!

  • @martinak.8226
    @martinak.8226 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely helpful! I’m a total beginner and THIS is the video I was desperately looking for! Great job, thanks!

  • @MrBmic
    @MrBmic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great explanation of the oscillator. Simple and straight to the point. Thanks.

  • @vibrantvibes326
    @vibrantvibes326 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I wanted to tell you that your teaching style was excellent. I have watched countless videos trying to learn different things on youtube and your teaching was one of the best I've seen. You were straight to the point, without being too animated and you did a little review at the end, which solidified the knowledge for me. Thanks for making this video and you should look into teaching if you are not already a teacher. It might be your calling!

  • @itsadamtruitt
    @itsadamtruitt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is the best tutorial on synth. You demystified it effortlessly. Thank you for this resource.

  • @bringerofdoom3750
    @bringerofdoom3750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good, clear, simple video. One of the better explanations I have heard.

  • @kalesalad1
    @kalesalad1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for making this video!! I love the way you organize the information. So easy to understand.

  • @PracticallyVocal
    @PracticallyVocal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Extremely helpful. Thank you for the thoughtful presentation!

  • @nessadove1369
    @nessadove1369 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Greaaat tutorial! Best I’ve seen. Simple. Informative. Illustrative. Thank you!🙌🏽

  • @zazaballz09
    @zazaballz09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I learnt a lot from this video, thanks so much for explaining the basics of synths and not jumping into complex tutorials :D

  • @eburone
    @eburone 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, I learned a ton! Thanks a lot for the effort you put in! Excellent video!

  • @henrythebee8179
    @henrythebee8179 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This video is really really great he really tries to get us to under stand and he repeats things incase we didn’t hear the first time amazing job !

  • @shannonia81
    @shannonia81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your explanation of an LFO was so helpful!

  • @nutelu3462
    @nutelu3462 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been trying to understand ADSR for a while now, but you explained it very well and I understood it immediately. Huge Thanks!

  • @Siralantoon
    @Siralantoon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your explanation of the LFO was a thing of beauty.
    As a newbie synth owner in my 70th year I have had difficulty in creating a coherent visualisation of how things function and interact.
    The clarity of your description has been such a help.
    Thank You.

  • @distvill-6812
    @distvill-6812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I brought my first synth a few days ago and I’m very excited. This was so helpful in helping me understand how making sounds work

    • @masteringcom
      @masteringcom  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So glad we could help! Enjoy your new synth!

    • @karlhudson7209
      @karlhudson7209 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      what did you buy?

  • @adamlandry7265
    @adamlandry7265 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic tutorial. I've been messing with presets for too long. Way simpler than I thought it would be!

  • @donflippin1086
    @donflippin1086 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks! At least I got more confident in their use, and now I'm able to create some nice sounding synths! Will definetily continue my journey to synthesizing.

  • @phiwolgast
    @phiwolgast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great video! I think it's very important to note, even as a beginner, that *most* synths have more than 1 ADSR: one for amp (the one you mentioned) and one for filter, so really not all ADSR envelopes are for amplitude. Otherwise great!

  • @alexsvetlevdontuseusenewal3732
    @alexsvetlevdontuseusenewal3732 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good video. Great pace. A lot of knowledge shared in a short time.

  • @steve6888
    @steve6888 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this video is absolutely GOLDEN, as someone who's totally new to synths and is learning, this has helped a ton. Thank you so much!

  • @Alex-no3co
    @Alex-no3co 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the best beginner synth tutorial I have watched. Thank you!

  • @DonnyNSN
    @DonnyNSN 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thanks Rob. That was very informative. We've all got to start somewhere, and that's as good a place as any I've seen on the tube.

  • @NirHason
    @NirHason 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You nailed it, brother! Thanks for making this video! now I have a clue what I'm looking at on the FANTOM 8 SYNTH.

  • @bobbypropes5346
    @bobbypropes5346 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    SUPER informative and fantastic video. This is EXACTLY what I needed to get started. Thank you, kind stranger.

  • @shaunsummerfield7798
    @shaunsummerfield7798 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent tutorial, one of the best I've seen - goes a long way toward clearing up the confusion. Thankyou fine sir. Much appreciated.

  • @RichardFriendartist
    @RichardFriendartist 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this was excellent. Today is the first day I am trying to learn this stuff (and not just turning on a VST and plucking around). This helps a lot!!

  • @yamittuiran1458
    @yamittuiran1458 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent explanation, earned yourself a like and a new subscriber. Also the cheatsheet is extremely clean, complete, and organized. Thanks for your work! Greetings from Colombia.

  • @mikevytal
    @mikevytal 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job! Thanks for sharing your knowledge in a way anyone should be able to grasp.

  • @ProfessorSaibertin
    @ProfessorSaibertin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The best synth explanation I have ever seen. Thank you!

  • @royevans4581
    @royevans4581 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was an excellent presentation. Thank you.

  • @neckknee8
    @neckknee8 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work on your channel !

  • @cael_i
    @cael_i 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for a great, explanatory, video! I actually took notes during this video. Heading off to my Bass station II to try these principles out!

  • @TDiamond777
    @TDiamond777 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    amazing video, exactly what i was looking for! Thank you bro!

  • @Kabodnm
    @Kabodnm 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST SYNTH VIDS....THANK GOD FOR U MAN

  • @vsillah
    @vsillah 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the best breakdown for a synth that I've ever seen. Automatic subscribe. Thanks!

  • @Hyper_Dreamer
    @Hyper_Dreamer ปีที่แล้ว

    The clearest video for beginners I have seen, cool. And thx for the great cheat sheets!

  • @RamnathSundar
    @RamnathSundar 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant simplistic explanation of all about synthesis... Kudos !!!

  • @OlympiaPiano
    @OlympiaPiano 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for explaining this so clearly. I will be watching this again! And subscribing!

  • @darrenjharris9907
    @darrenjharris9907 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video for beginner sound designers/synth users. Well done.

  • @SmokeChamp
    @SmokeChamp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had to get the synthesizer cheat sheet!!! I watched his 23 min video about taking your music to the next level and what it takes to make it there, and I admit there is so much about the basics that I don't know. Thanks to this video and all the different cheat sheets, I can learn.

  • @tomookay
    @tomookay 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic video! Definitely understand the basics now. THANK YOU!

  • @pohjarummuttaja
    @pohjarummuttaja หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've been a pianist all my life but since I've been playing in different bands I've been almost forced to try out some synths as well. But not knowing anything about them it has usually been just scrolling through the sound lists and trying to find a preset that I mostly like and use that.
    Now as I'm starting to use synths even more and more I began to think myself that maybe I should really start to learn some basics about them.
    I'm glad I found this video. What a perfect way to start my journey with synths.
    Thank you!

  • @sakuracloud__
    @sakuracloud__ ปีที่แล้ว

    you are incredible at explaining things and structuring a lesson. thank you so much

  • @kaimai2203
    @kaimai2203 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This really is a clear and intuitive tutorial, thanks for your effort

  • @purplehazeto
    @purplehazeto ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for all the info! and for all the PDFs! much appreciated! :)

  • @tarifanocturnajazz7564
    @tarifanocturnajazz7564 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your channel is very good and profesional, I've been playing and mixing from when Logic Pro X was called Supertrak in a commodore 64 rise to 128 through Atari Notator and so. You have the ability of telling all that is in each part of this big world called the acoustical . Mix, play, modulate, look at yourself and stop for a while ... and many things. Let me congratulate you. And is easy understand your langwich with in my case is not English but Spanish. I could make money just translating your videos that are wide and massive information. I'm Antonio Perales Mellado thank you

  • @mattwaters6987
    @mattwaters6987 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looking forward to receiving the cheat sheets. Great video. New sub too. 😊

  • @stuartquate7500
    @stuartquate7500 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the best music tutorials on TH-cam.

  • @pablowentscobar
    @pablowentscobar หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was awesome. I just picked up one of those Behringer VS pro mini with the joystick to blend the 4 oscillators. This vid cleared up some questions I had, Thanks.

  • @apppantry1272
    @apppantry1272 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent presentation!

  • @alexandrelaurent7941
    @alexandrelaurent7941 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very much. I'm so happy to finally understand all that potentiometers!!

  • @garyowston9140
    @garyowston9140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THIS IS SO SO GOOD. THANK YOU MATE! NOW I GET. IT.

  • @888BJSTAR888
    @888BJSTAR888 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes! Super vidéo merci beaucoup! Great explanation, thanks for your work!

  • @DavidConnors
    @DavidConnors 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a really concise intro for beginners. Thanks so much for sharing it.

  • @NathanFazekas
    @NathanFazekas 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for posting this! Great info for a synth newbie like me

  • @echterrosenquarz9443
    @echterrosenquarz9443 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    SO GLAD I stumbled over this video!

  • @nutmeg8864
    @nutmeg8864 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was so helpful! I am brand new to synthesis and this was very informative and easy to understand. Thank you! :)

  • @azaazelx
    @azaazelx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The explanation is quite simple and neat. Thank you ❤

  • @CarlosSanchezcsbphoto
    @CarlosSanchezcsbphoto ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video. It has helped me a lot to solve doubts. Thank you!

  • @LearnerChess
    @LearnerChess 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These are the best produced videos I've ever seen on TH-cam, hands down. I've made some videos myself, and I know how time-consuming it is to make them this good (well, actually, I've never made any THIS good, but I've done okay). You guys have hit it out of the ball park!

    • @masteringcom
      @masteringcom  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, Donald!

    • @LearnerChess
      @LearnerChess 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@masteringcom I was just watching a documentary about Making of The Doors' LA Woman, and I came across a 2 1/2 minute section that really showed the power of Audio Engineering. I have my music in in 24 bit 48,000 Hz FLAC, which I think is the fundamental quality one needs to get the best listening experience. The link I'm providing is something I got off of TH-cam (where I watched the documentary), so it's only in 248 mp3, which is higher than what I recorded it from, but you'll get the idea once you hear it.
      Two specifics are behind why I recorded it for you and uploaded it to Google Cloud: one is Jim's unmixed voice and the other is Robby's playing of the lead, which he did for the doc directly from his home speakers. It really gets across the POWER that using a DAW offers.
      drive.google.com/file/d/1PA-M3mZTXIe2XENSJAhQ5asa5Di_df0H/view?usp=sharing

  • @sergidrvmmer
    @sergidrvmmer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Really nice video, so helpful! Thank you :)

  • @dennischauhan_dc2964
    @dennischauhan_dc2964 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was very clear to understand so thank you for your help ❤️

  • @asahelleberg1925
    @asahelleberg1925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi there! Excellent school for me, thank you. Just wrapped up my brand new Medusa from Polyend. Making music will be different and so much more creative from now on. So much more playful. And if it wasn’t for this easy to learn video, we never know when new traps would pop out.

    • @masteringcom
      @masteringcom  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome! Glad we could help!

  • @Jon-py7vw
    @Jon-py7vw 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    A lot of good info here. I’ve played around with some analog machines that look like the pilot dash controls on a plane and they’re always very intimidating to me lol. THANKS!

  • @xutsider
    @xutsider ปีที่แล้ว

    this is the best synth tutorial ive ever watched.. and its only a basic tutorial lol.. dont ever delete this video

  • @smiiofficial
    @smiiofficial ปีที่แล้ว

    Incredible explanation. Thank you so much.

  • @imunzni7069
    @imunzni7069 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Finally! I understood it all. Thanks man! This video was really helpful.

  • @lotus8203
    @lotus8203 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seriously thank you SO much! I know basically nothing about music, but I keep wanting to learn how to make synth music. I really appreciate you!!!!

  • @Johncressey
    @Johncressey 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic Video! Will recommend to anyone who asks me about synthesis!! You are natural born teacher.

  • @capitaldharma
    @capitaldharma 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done. Simple and clear.

  • @amusicalexplorer
    @amusicalexplorer 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you (or you guys) so much for this video! I am a bit of a newb to synths, and this made everything so much clearer!

  • @subi5701
    @subi5701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    THIS GUY HAS LITERALLY EVERYTHING I WANT TO KNOW

  • @douglassmithe9799
    @douglassmithe9799 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude this was a great tutorial, it explained everything really well!

  • @literallyhax9554
    @literallyhax9554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    ive spent 20 minutes to hear what i already knew
    didn't regret

  • @CarlosSanchezcsbphoto
    @CarlosSanchezcsbphoto 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very interesting. Thank you very much for these videos.

  • @synthfellow
    @synthfellow 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a great guide to synths! Good job!