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In this video, Berklee Online instructor Erin Barra explains the synthesizer basics on amplitude, filters, envelopes, oscillators, frequency, timbre, LFO, and modulation. She goes into detail about how amplitude works, how an envelope shapes the evolution of a sound, how oscillators work in synthesizers, and how frequency is really just the number of times a waveform repeats each second and is measured.
About Erin Barra:
Erin Barra is an educator, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and music technology consultant. She is an associate professor in the Songwriting department at Berklee College of Music and is one of the leading product specialists for the Berlin-based music software company Ableton. She works with artists and bands looking to integrate laptops and digital technologies into their writing, production and stage setups, and has developed and taught several music technology curriculums.
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I've seen various videos on sound design and synth fundamentals but this explained it so well that I actually understood these things for the first time. Every example, simile, metaphor, and analogy was ON POINT and helped me grasp the concepts better. Thank you so much!
@Berklee_Online
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@mucamusicproductions7628
2 жыл бұрын
@@Berklee_Online Do you guys have a specific course for only synths?
Wish everyone explained sound design easily like this
I've attended various institutions of higher education, and never have I seen an educator like this. This was absolutely incredible.
@NathanIsABAMF
3 жыл бұрын
@kaz z Wow! Nobody cares! Thanks for the input though
@miles4624
Жыл бұрын
@@NathanIsABAMF thats not very nnice
@0xyg3n
6 ай бұрын
Fully agree
I learned more from this video then I did in science class
@Papajohns600
5 жыл бұрын
sorrowful tears lol fr
@madisonc7972
5 жыл бұрын
sørrowful tears mdxxxxxxx vv vvvvv.
@ianbarber2937
4 жыл бұрын
The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell
@scanz7772
3 жыл бұрын
@@ianbarber2937 -_-
@AnubhaBajaj
3 жыл бұрын
Istg
I love how you incorporate daily examples from our lives to explain the basics, its the best way for me to understand, thank you
@Berklee_Online
10 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
This is was just the explanation I needed. I could never grasp what the envelope did. The LFO Cutoff explanation just changed my life.
Absolutely fantastic presentation and information fashioned in a way that is very easy to grasp. Much appreciated!
Notice how well she defines the words used, such as envelope or frequency. This is so good for understanding
Your a genius, this is a great presentation. It quite literally explained everything I need to understand how a basic sound system works. I'm working on a project right now in the Unreal Engine that requires me to generate my own sounds and I haven't explored those systems yet so this really helped me a ton.
Great explanation on synthesis , complex ideas with analogies! My major at Berklee was music synthesis so it’s also very satisfying that Berklee has a great educator explaining these ideas online and free to start. You want to go in deeper than take their online courses!
Funny how I've used many of these terms every day for my entire life and never contextualized them with their core physical meaning. Thanks for a great video and I'll never let my ego talk me out of watching a "basics" lecture again. 🙂
@Berklee_Online
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Holy crap my life has meaning now! :D
Wish I would have found this over the summer when I first got started with synths! Great presentation!
This video blew my mind. Helped clarify so many terms that get thrown around in such a thoughtful way!
@Berklee_Online
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
This is just one of the best videos in the history of the internet. Amazingly entertaining and clear.
This video is so informative that I had to take notes.
@MichaelCBaugh
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
I'm years late to finding this video but absolutely love it. Just dipping my toes in sound production and hadn't found someone explaining these things just the way I wanted until now. Thanks for the video!
thank you for a quick and informative lesson...I had to go over and look at my synth several times during the video to see how it all ties together!
Erin - you are a TRULY gifted teacher!
This was so extremely on point and descriptive. It helped me visualize concepts that I'd already learned long ago but hadn't ground into my understanding as solidly as I have now. Absolutely excellent presentation, thank you very much.
Wow I’ve never learned anything so quickly. Amazing video.
Great explanation of what could not wrap my head around for years with what little time i have to do music... Man! This just change the game for me.. Thank you very much!
Thank you so much for the video... Really loved your way of teaching.. You guys are making learning way more interesting ❤️
You forgot Granny Smith apples which are by the greatest of all of the apples. The video was very insightful but this greatly upset me.
@Sam-jk5dw
3 жыл бұрын
Ambrosia, take it from someone who handed out apple samples
@servo5000
3 жыл бұрын
It's all about the honeycrisps, baby.
This was extremely helpful. The visual cues and the sound along with the sounds really helped me get a grasp of what was being described and discussed. Thank You
Followed perfectly. Then, LFO walked in and placed something in the fruit punch. Solid video. Thank you.
wow. im really really surprised by how well done this video is. amazing !
Well done, I've never seen these topics explained so simply and clearly!
one of the best instructional videos I've seen in a long time - great job!
i LOVE this. The methaphores make it so much clearer
My brain and My ears were both very satisfied by the end of this video. Absolutely Superb❤️
Excellent job. Acknowledging the limits of the format and the wish to be brief, I would have truly appreciated a section on signal path(s), OR a linked part 2. If there's a part 2, I am missing it?
One of the best, if not the best, video on this subject. Thank you for the clarity and all the wonderful examples used!
THANK YOU!!! This video broke it down so succinctly... really rich examples and metaphors as well which is super helpful.
Very helpful with great "like" examples. As a retired teacher I admire the clarity of the concepts. Great craft work.
Thank you for your explanation! Need all the synth basics info I can get! Great editing and animation as well btw 💙
This is super helpful & accessible. Thank you for making & sharing! I really liked the non musical parallels to the concepts, like apples & spaghetti strainers. Y'all rock!
I watched this to understand LFOs and accidentally learned the difference between tremolo and vibrato! Thank you!
Wow! Thank for simplifying something I have spent years trying to understand.
Wow that's what I have waited to discover
beautifully succinct. not a word wasted, not a word short. Thank you - I will be checking out other berklee videos
thank you so much you saved me from 5 hours worth of lecture videos and I was able to perfectly understand it. fr thank you
I’m having a geek day. LOVE THIS video. Thank you!!
This was 10 minutes of amazing!!
I really appreciate the breakdown of this video
9 Min Video that too me an hour to go through as I was taking notes!
wow, thank you for great info explained in a way that all can understand.
been looking for this kind of explanation a looonnng time , finally found it! haha thanks!
Such a great explanation. Can't get any easier than this.
Thank you so much for this video!
straight to the point...great!
this was very informative and accessible. thank you.
This was such a perfect video. Holy thanks
This is the best synth basics video I’ve seen. Ty.
This is best video out there on understanding musical term. With good visuals and example.
i was loving this video already and then they mentioned my favorite song 8:20 and i just fell in love
Clear and effective instruction!
Great video - thoroughly enjoyed it
You should definitely do audiobooks!
Wonderfully concise.
Thank you for this lessons really helpful and big thank you for putting in so much effort to break it down and explain it so well.
@Berklee_Online
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
That was awesome, I’m watching it again
@theresacampbell8027
5 жыл бұрын
justin goo
Hello, thank you very much. It would be nice to have the "cut" option available in this video to use the clips for continuous reviewing.
This video is so underrated.
This was tremendously explained. Very great information.
Very good explanation with regards to the LFOs
Very concise and informative video, thanks so much for sharing!
Outstanding video! Simple and relatable music education is the way.
i love the visuals, thank you for making this video
To the point, you are amazing.
That video was very....EDUCATIONAL (THANKS)
A lot of people learn with images, humanity needs to rethink education... it's stupid assuming everyone absorbs information the same way, this video is so far the best I have seen about synthesis tutorial, THANK YOU !!
Beautifully explained!
that was... incredibly informative. thank you so much.
So clear ... great job!!
Fantastic and really, really clear. Thank you.
Ready to try again Composing and Producing Electronic Music 1... Thank you...
thanks this helped me !
This has helped me so much.
thank you!
Very helpful descriptions. Thank you.
Learned a lot. Great video
Very helpful!!! Thank you creator
Thanks for the lesson
Thanks, Meg
Splendid!
This is a great analogy video on sound!
sick video so clear and helpful
@Berklee_Online
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
That’s a great video explanation, thank you guys!
@Berklee_Online
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
So good! 🙌🏾
Wow wowow wowowow great teaching! Hats off from a teacher.
Really a very very useful video. thankyou !
Thanks very much for this.
Thank you 💯
thanks a lot, very helpful !
Fantastic video! Good job whoever the narrator is!
🙏🙏🙏 extremely well delivered 🎉 much appreciated 😊👍
great explanation! thx!
Thanks for this wonderful information
awesome vid, thanks.