Synths 101: How Oscillators & Waveforms Work
Sine, square, triangle, sawtooth waves — we cover everything you ever need to know about how synths use oscillators to create tones.
Articles about synthesizers/soft synths, referencing any of the courses in the course series “Demystifying Synths”
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Sine, square, triangle, sawtooth waves — we cover everything you ever need to know about how synths use oscillators to create tones.
There’s never enough nerding out you can do on the internet of synths, here are 7 of the best spots to do just that. Enjoy.
Go forth and SYNTH! Here’s a handful of our favorite digital emulators of soft synths and drum machines to get that true ’80s retro sound!
Sometimes you need to get out of the studio to generate the best ideas, why not take a tiny portable synth along for the journey? Here are 7.
In this video lesson, courtesy of Soundfly’s Advanced Synths & Patch Design course, we rebuild The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” synth lead.
Taken from our course on advanced synthesis, this lesson provides a basic understanding of the acoustic science terms behind FM synthesis.
Bands tend to…break things. So given price and durability need to be factored into performing, here are the best synths for live shows.
Soundfly’s resident synth expert tackles a patch rebuild from Depeche Mode’s classic new wave archive using the soft wavetable synth Serum.
Today we’re featuring a lesson from our Advanced Synths and Patch Design course for producers on describing sounds for patch rebuilds.
A rundown of a few of the best effects pedals I like to use with my keyboards and synths, and why pedals can be fun to play around with.