Continue — Chapter 1: Sound & Waveforms
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CHAPTER 1
Sound & Waveforms
How oscillators generate the raw waveforms that subtractive synthesis starts from.
4 sections
CHAPTER 2
Subtractive Synthesis
How subtractive synthesisers shape sound by removing frequencies with filters, and the signal path that connects the stages.
4 sections
CHAPTER 3
Envelopes
How ADSR envelopes shape amplitude and filter cutoff over time to give a patch movement and character.
4 sections
CHAPTER 4
LFO Modulation
How a low-frequency oscillator modulates pitch, filter cutoff and amplitude to add movement to a patch.
4 sections
CHAPTER 5
FM Synthesis
How frequency modulation synthesis uses one oscillator to modulate another, producing complex, bell-like and metallic timbres beyond subtractive synthesis.
4 sections
Ableton Live
Operator Interface
Explore the Operator synthesiser interface — learn what oscillators, coarse/fine, level, algorithm, envelope, filter and LFO do.
10-15 minutes