A curated list of awesome synth design tutorials and resources. Many of these are specific to a single synthesizer, but can easily be adapted to other synthesizers, or synthesis environments (e.g. PD, SuperCollider, etc).
Pull requests welcome!
| Name | Synthesizer | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Synth Secrets | Any | A legendary tutorial series by Gordon Reid on the secrets of synthesis. Highly recommended. |
| Thor Demystified | Thor | The first of a 17 part series by Gordon Reid on the Thor synthesizer. This is very much a companion to Synth Secrets, but with the advantage that you can hear what everything is supposed to sound like. |
| Synthesis Workshop | Nord Modular G2 | A decent and short introduction to a wide range of synthesis techniques by Rob Hordijk |
| Nord Modular Workshops | Nord Modular G2 | Links to various workshops run by Rob Hordijk. Hard to follow on other synthesizer, but some real gems |
| Name | Synthesizer | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Book of Bad Ideas V2 | Modular and Eurorack | A cookbook of various ideas and experiments to try with your modular environment. |
| Advanced Programming Techniques for Modulars | Nord Modular | Very sophisticated discussion of a huge range of synthesis techniques from Rob Hordijk |
| SeamlessR's YouTube channel | FL Studio, various plugins | Hundreds of detailed sound synthesis videos. Drum synthesis tutorials highly recommended |
| Name | Synthesizer | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Manny's Modulation Manifesto | Yamaha Reface DX | A first rate guide to sound design on an FM synthesizer. Watch the videos and achieve enlightenment |