MATRIXSYNTH: The Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming


Friday, February 03, 2012

The Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming

Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming pt.1 from Moog Music on Vimeo.

via Moog Music
"Moog Music Inc. is proud to present Dr. Joseph Akins’ five part series on the fundamentals of synthesizer programming. Dr. Akins is an associate professor at Middle Tennessee State University and strives to teach his students a complete understanding of synthesizers and computers as tools for modern music production. In this five part series Dr. Akins uses a Voyager to teach the process through which a synthesizer’s sound is generated and the techniques needed to program your own sounds and sonic experiments. In part one of this five part series Dr. Akins gives a brief history of synthesizers, goes over basic synthesizer theory, and overviews basic signal flow."

The Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming Pt. 2

YouTube Uploaded by MoogMusicInc on Feb 9, 2012

"In part two of this five part series Dr. Akins goes over operation of a synthesizer's two main sound sources the oscillators and the noise generator."

The Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming Pt. 3.mov

YouTube Uploaded by MoogMusicInc on Feb 17, 2012

"In part three of this five part series Dr. Akins goes over signal modifiers and filters."

The Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming Pt. 4

YouTube Uploaded by MoogMusicInc on Feb 24, 2012

"Moog Music Inc. is proud to present Dr. Joseph Akins' five part series on the fundamentals of synthesizer programming. Dr. Akins is an associate professor at Middle Tennessee State University and strives to teach his students a complete understanding of synthesizers and computers as tools for modern music production. In this five part series Dr. Akins uses a Voyager to teach the process through which a synthesizer's sound is generated and the techniques needed to program your own sounds and sonic experiments. In part four of this five part series Dr. Akins gives an in depth lesson on the envelope generator."

The Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming Pt. 5

YouTube Uploaded by MoogMusicInc on Mar 2, 2012

"In part four of this five part series Dr. Akins gives an in depth lesson on the low frequency oscillator or LFO."

Also see: New York School of Synthesis - Intro to Synthesis

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