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Early Access: So You Want to Make A Sound? (Patreon)

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2021-03-31 18:16:52

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Hi all,

Unlisted video here, will be live next week.

After working a ton with people in my lessons on the basic principles of sound design, I decided to make an in-depth video that goes over how I've been approaching it conceptually.

This video covers ways to think about how sound works from a timbre, frequency, and time-domain perspective. It's very basic, but I find that taking things back to basics really helps me visualize how this all works.

This video is recommended for anyone new to making sounds. I hope it helps. Do let me know if you have any questions or comments.

I do plan on diving more into this with your earlier suggestions about how sounds you are curious about are made.

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So You Want to Make a Sound: Introduction to Sound Design

In this video for beginners, we'll look at the basics of thinking about sound when trying to make instruments with synthesizers. We'll check out what makes acoustic instruments sound the way they do. Then we'll explore volume, timbre, pitch, and filtering in Arturia Pigments and how they can lead to different results. 00:00 introduction 00:24 piano 04:45 strings 06:22 electric bass 07:10 review 01 07:26 sine, triangle, saw, and square 11:37 volume envelope 14:07 polyphonic, monophonic, or legato 15:21 low pass filter (bass) 17:58 review 02 18:20 low pass filter (keys) 20:11 low pass filter (brass) 20:34 low pass filter (pad) 21:47 high pass and bandpass filters 24:57 pitch modulation (solo) 26:02 pitch modulation (ensemble) 28:56 wavetables 32:56 review 03 and outro ------------------------------------ Thank you for watching. My name is Jeremy, and this is Red Means Recording. I've been making music for a few decades now, and this channel is a place to make music and to talk about the tools and techniques to make music with. We'll use synths, drum machines, modular gear, and software. If you'd like to support the channel, I have a Patreon: http://bit.ly/rmrpatreon I have music as "Jeremy Blake" on all the major services: Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/2Kq617o Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2NOH9Is Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2N40SoX Google Play: http://bit.ly/33M9aG5 iTunes: https://apple.co/2pqh3SK Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/2O9q1fe I have some merch here: http://bit.ly/rmrshirts And you can connect with me here: Twitter: http://bit.ly/rmrtwitters Website: http://bit.ly/rmrmedia