Synthesis and sound design guides
Synthesis is sound from math. Pick a waveform, shape it with a filter, time it with an envelope, and you've made an instrument. Every patch you'll ever hear comes from these three building blocks.
How to design a lead synth
Step-by-step lead synth design: saw oscillator with unison, lowpass with envelope, snappy ADSR. With visual os…
How to design a pluck synth (tropical, future bass, deep house)
A pluck synth has a fast attack, short decay, and little to no sustain — perfect for tropical house, future ba…
How to design a sub bass
Step-by-step sub bass design: sine wave, lowpass filter at 800Hz, fast attack, short decay. With visual oscill…
How to design a supersaw lead synth
A supersaw stacks 7 detuned saw oscillators for the classic huge trance and EDM lead sound. Set unison voices …