Sequential Prophet 6 Tutorial Lesson 2: Oscillators

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) Prophet 6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth.

This second video shows some of the options with the oscillator section of the synth. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful.

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Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 4: Delay

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"This fourth video shows some of the many possibilities and uses for the delay. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Sequential OB-6 Tutorial Lesson 1: Overview

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) OB-6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth."

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Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 9: External Audio

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"This ninth video shows some normal and crazy ways to use the external audio input. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Sequential OB-6 Tutorial Lesson 10: Sound Design Examples

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) OB-6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth. This tenth video shows some custom sound design examples to give you an idea of some of the possiblities."

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Sequential OB-6 Tutorial Lesson 5: LFO

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) OB-6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth.
This fifth video shows the various assignments and shapes of the LFO. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Stranger Things Theme: OB-6 sound design tutorial: How to make the synth bass

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"This is a sound design tutorial for how to approach the main theme of Stanger Things. The sound is a dirty chorus synth bass that is achieved by detuning the oscillators, as opposed to using a chorus effect..

The Sequential Circuits OB-6 can do a respectable job of coming close to the sound, because of the SEM filter that is borrowed from the original Oberheim that was used in the main theme.

Analog synthesizers have found a way back into film music, which has led to a lot of rich experimentation of what these instruments are capable of. I think my main takeaway is the heavy use of envelope, and setting the filter modulation much lower than a normal synth pluck would require. Also, having a really dry sound mixed in with lots of ambience really cuts through in a way that creates a strong effect.

I hope you learn something from this tutorial, and it gives you some ideas to try out! Please let me know if there are any questions, or if anyone knows what instrument was used on the film. I would guess a Minimoog or similar."

Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 6: Gate CV

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"This sixth video shows some regular and extended uses of the gate CV input on the back. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Sequential OB-6 Tutorial Lesson 2: Oscillators

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) OB-6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth."

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Sequential OB-6 Tutorial Lesson 11: How to make In The Light By Led Zeppelin

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) OB-6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth.
This eleventh video shows how to make the lead sound and something sort of close to the drone celli for the Led Zeppelin song 'In The Light'."

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Sequential Prophet 6 Tutorial Lesson 5: LFO

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) Prophet 6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth. This fifth video shows the LFO and its different uses."

Sequential OB-6 Tutorial Lesson 7: Effects

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) OB-6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth. This seventh video demonstrates the various effects that available to use for your sound design."

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Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 2: Modulation Paths

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"This second video shows the many modulation paths for both LFO and FM in the Lyra-8. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Sequential OB-6 Tutorial Lesson 4: Envelopes

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) OB-6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth. This fourth video gives an overview of the two envelopes which are hardwired to amplitude and filter."

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Soma Enner Synth Tutorial Lesson 7: External Inputs

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"This is a tutorials series for anyone who wants to learn how to use the Soma Labs Enner body patching synthesizer electronic instrument. If I get a response to this series, I will try to break things down into small videos that are easy to mentally digest and apply to your own electronic music. We will be exploring both east coast tonal and west coast avant-garde uses of the synthesizer. The Enner is especially good at ambience, noise, and soundscapes for film music.
This seventh and final video will teach some ways to incorporate external inputs into the synth and show you some of what's possible to do only using your fingers. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Sequential OB-6 Tutorial Lesson 9: Aftertouch

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) OB-6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth. This ninth video teaches you how to use the aftertouch function and some interactive possibilities of the control. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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Sound design tutorial from Stranger Things Eleven using OB-6 part 2

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"This is a sound design tutorial for how to approach a specific sound that was used in the first season of Stranger Things. I was requested to show how I would make the chord sound that happens in the track "Eleven". The sound is a wobbly synth sound, with some wrinkles about modulated the filter.

The Sequential Circuits OB-6 can do a respectable job of coming close to the sound. This track has polyphony, so a multi-oscillator synth with separate envelopes is required.

Analog synthesizers have found a way back into film music, which has led to a lot of rich experimentation of what these instruments are capable of. I think my main takeaway is the heavy use of filter modulation using an LFO assignment. Also, having a really dry sound mixed in with lots of ambience really cuts through in a way that creates a strong effect."

Soma Enner Synth Tutorial Lesson 3: Pulse and Harmonic Section

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"This is a tutorials series for anyone who wants to learn how to use the Soma Labs Enner body patching synthesizer electronic instrument. If I get a response to this series, I will try to break things down into small videos that are easy to mentally digest and apply to your own electronic music. We will be exploring both east coast tonal and west coast avant-garde uses of the synthesizer. The Enner is especially good at ambience, noise, and soundscapes for film music.

This third video will show you some details about the pulse (left side) section of the synth and show you some of what's possible to do only using your fingers."

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Sequential OB-6 Tutorial Lesson 8: Arpeggiator and Panning

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"This is a tutorial series for anyone who wants to learn how to do their own sound design using the Sequential Circuits (former Dave Smith Instruments) OB-6 synthesizer. The goal is to break this subject down into understandable and digestible bits of information that you can apply to your own electronic music. I am primarily a media or film composer, so we will learn ambient, techno, and EDM style sound design using the synth.
This eighth video teaches you how to use the arpeggiator, the detune function, and the pan function."

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Soma Lyra-8 ambient drone synthesizer Tutorial lesson 3: Live Performance Modulation

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"This third video shows some options and possibilities for changing modulation on the fly during a live performance. Please leave a comment with any questions or requests and a like if this was helpful."

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