C4 · 1.3 Synthesis | Interactive Resources

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Step-by-step walkthrough with animated diagrams and inline quizzes

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Additive Synth Explorer

Watch a sound get built. Every harmonic is a spinning circle, and stacking them traces out the waveform: pick a timbre, see its harmonics, then mix your own.

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Operator Image Explorer

Explore Ableton's Operator synthesiser interface: click on controls to learn what oscillators, coarse/fine tuning, level, algorithm, ADSR envelope, filter and LFO do with animated visual connections.

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Test your knowledge with multiple choice, calculation, and short answer questions

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Answer every question once under timed conditions: you can't return to change answers.

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Practice materials

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Operator Controls Assessment

Test your knowledge of Ableton Live's Operator synthesiser controls. Drag and drop names and descriptions onto the correct zones in this two-stage self-assessment.

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