Audio Synthesis & MIDI
Synthesis
Watch Synthesizer Basics (Berkley) (10min video)
Optional = Watch Introducing Synthesizing with Moog
Using Chrome = complete Learning Synths (Ableton interactive learning).
Discuss the following Final Exam questions:
List some different types of audio synthesis.
Modulation = Define modulation and give an example of how an LFO can be used in modulation (hint = tremolo and vibrato).
Filter = List some examples of audio filters.
Envelop = Explain what an amplitude envelop is (using the term ADSR).
Amplitude = Explain what amplitude is.
Oscillator = What is an oscillator? List a few basic waveforms created by different oscillators.
MIDI
easily assign any knob, button, or slider on a MIDI controller to anything in Logic = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm77G15H6zo
some helpful automation info (read, touch, latch, write) = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dhnzDYS930
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