A bit of background – I've been thinking about doing something like this for longer than I'd had the idea of designing sounds for other composers, so when I started creating commercial soundsets and offering them via my soundware label Treeswift Audio last year, it was clear from the get-go that I'd eventually have to give the synth workshop idea a whirl, too. The inspiration was quite simply to try and make the kind of tutorial that I'd have liked having around back when I got serious about programming synths myself. In this, it attempts to be pretty much the opposite of the kind of "step-by-step-walkthrough of which knobs to set where to get synth staple sound XY" that YouTube is ripe with; I'd much rather use the patches themselves as a springboard for a much more in-depth look at basic, intermediate, and advanced approaches to creating sounds that are truly your own. That's the idea, anyway – you let me know whether I'm making it work
But an obvious consequence is that the videos are fairly long, especially compared to other YouTube tutorials; think "full podcast episode" rather than "bite-sized coffee break tidbit".In case you're interested, I go into a bit more detail on the concept here:
So, yeah. If you're at all interested in getting up to speed on synth programming or (hopefully) broadening your background knowledge on synthesis techniques and theory, do give this one a spin! I'd be curious to hear what you think. Also, happy for any shares, obviously.
The next episode is already in the works, with more on the way; all episodes will appear in the "Watch" section of our website, and you can if you want to be sure you won't miss a thing.Enjoy!
-jan
