Basic Analog Synthesis Part 1.mov

[officialWetstep]

Genious!!! Perfect for beginners this really clarified wat i was doing with my synthesizers i mean i was twisting nobs and hoping it would sound good but now i fully understand wat some of those little nobs do

[mikemcgibney]

Great video, clear and interesting. I am new to both synthesis and the Gaia but am learning hard and all this made sense and cemented my knowledge, as well as clarifying certain things for me - e.g. changing the speed at which the LFO enters. Thanks !

[jmb102093]

this has got to be the easiest tutorial ever.  fantastic work

[HexSpa]

awesome thanks. I like how you use layman terms then layer in the technical terminology.  Good techniques.

[mysteriousDSF]

I must remark it`s an awesome vid!!!!!`

[DJtwistedremixes]

4:35 what's wrong with our trumpet now? lol i learned so much about syntheses from an acoustic sound! Amazing explanation by the way. thank you for this vid

[verve92]

@BabyGrandOz BRILLIANT VIDEO My pal from down under! My Gaia is on its way so im preparing as much as possible. Any chance you could put a vid up on how to get basic sounds ala Tangerine Dream, Brian Eno to start?

QUESTION: can you play a pad sound in conjunction with the arpeggiator or will i have to multi-track? Can I use the phrase recorder to make an arpeggio then play on top of it?

[verve92]

@BabyGrandOz LOVE ur vid, ive been a zazz guitarist for 20 years and finally bought this synth. BTW anyone who thiks they can tell how good a synth is via a youtube vid is an idiot.

[CriticsConfession]

Thank you sooooooo much for this video, but one minor correction: it's actually not "Amp" for "Amplifier", but it really is "Amp" for "Amplitude".

[hooligram]

@CriticsConfession Of cousre it's amplifier you fool - OSCILLATOR ---------> FILTER ---------> AMPLIFIER

An Amplifier is used to control the loudness of the sound over a period of time so as to emulate a natural instrument.

[symnzXx]

this video is great, thanks

[smcphie]

Very well done! Thanks for a great tutorial.

[seraph127]

I'm no synth expert (FAR from it), but it seems to me that the fourth property of sound has been neglected: TIMBRE, which would correspond to the oscillator waveform. That's not trivial. Sine waves sound quite different from square waves, and that difference is crucial to sound design, whether or not you're trying to emulate organic instruments or not. But for all that, any effort to educate people is to be appreciated.

[daveus111]

Thank you Adrian this helps me a lot understanding synths

You really have to think of how machine creating a sound from a basic bleep.

How do you know all of this? Are you a musican?

[LIGHTRONIX]

Does this synth sound as good as an Analog synth like the sh-101? I'm looking to buy something like this, just concerned that VA is garbage...

[dudewhosaysarrh]

@LIGHTRONIX The GAIA is a very good synth, and comes pretty close to analogue sound, at least when I compare it directly to my vintage Juno 6. I

[lordcroesus]

This is fantastic! Thanks very much :)

[isaacrife08]

all you really need to know is Low Frequency Oscillators, Filters, Envelopes, and Voltage Controlled Oscillators :D look that stuff up and you should be good to go

[summ22]

can you create drum sounds with it?

[BeastFurChild]

cool video, should really help a bunch of folks, its not a analog synth obviously but come on folks he is still explaining the basics of forming the sounds you want to make. even with a true analog synth this stuff applies. o yeah and this synth imo is a good synth for the price,

[djeastiano]

Oh yeah, learn to spell, 'wasupthere' you cunt!

[djeastiano]

Yawn......?

Why don't you show us what this synth really can do, rather than pissing about with an instrument that most people would record from a real fuckin trumpet, and not fuck about with a great analogue synthesis engine, get modern!!!!!!!!!!

Get with what this thing was made for!!!!!!!!!

[wasupthere]

Well i enjoyed this very much, you built up that trumpet sound very well and explained step by step what it needs and how to add the elements. That was clear laid and very informing. You are very good, it 'd be nice to see you go through a minimoog and build sounds from scratch. I am sure you would do it better than all thiese alledge pro. Thanks for this great video

[hiian123]

lol funny its calles basics of analog synth cuz its a digital synth but it is setup the similairily haha im planning on getting this as my first synth this xmas to use along with my Yahmaha ypg635

[therealKINDLE]

At Last, Some Free Tutorials from someone who understands synthesis!

[Cds56]

I think the GAIA would be many times easier to program than the microKORG, which I've also considered. Except that the GAIA has (yay!) many, many more control knobs :D.

[Kubricksmonolith]

Thanks for this video, I found it useful. I have just purchased the new Roland Gaia. I'm really liking it.

[bmd77]

Thank you

[zark212]

HI, Thx for posting. Very useful. Good description.

[subby33]

This is the best video I've ever seen for the basics of analog synthesis. I've forwarded it to my friend so he can learn. Unfortunately, it took me years of learning on my own before I finally understood. If only this video was around when I was starting out.

[dayjob]

analog synthesis? don't you mean subtractive synthesis? there's nothing analog about that synth... except the analog outputs.

[BabyGrandOz]

Subtractive synthesis? Well not really. Perhaps I should have said "how to study basic analog synthesis using a digital program that simulates the functions of an analog synthesizer". To make a long story short .... too late ;-)

[dayjob]

@BabyGrandOz lol. well.. the "tone" section is a filter obviously and you are using it to "subtract" frequencies from the oscillator which is basically "subtractive synthesis".

nice videos though!

[Kubricksmonolith]

@BabyGrandOz Yup! You got it. Subtractive synthesis technique using a virtual analogue synthesizer. Nice video.

[Enufo]

@dayjob LOL!

[jjuup]

Nice videos! I featured them both in the Roland GAIA SH-01 usergroup on Facebook. Hope to see you there!

[OBAnchor]

Thanks for the tutorial! I'm just learning about synthesis and this was helpful.