Most synthesizers have envelopes with four sections or stages, called attack, decay, sustain, and release. You’ll often see these abbreviated as ADSR. You don’t hear the envelope directly — the synth uses the envelope’s shape to determine how one or more other aspects of the sound change over time. The envelope then modifies different parameters …
In part I we saw the most common types of waveforms an oscillator can have and now we are going to be giving some guidance on the type of waveforms to be chosen when creating a new synth instrument. CREATING INSTRUMENTS Before going into the particularities of using some waveforms or others when …
INTRODUCTION The other day, one of our Aulart students asked us a very interesting question: What wavesound should be used when creating different synth instruments? (leads, pads, basses, atmospheric sounds, plucks, etc) We are sure that many of us would love to have a clear guidance on what kind of waveform to start with …
In this article we are going to have a look at the role of compression in the process of mastering. We will do so from the perspective of well-known and experienced mastering engineer Robert Babicz, and will discover why and how he uses it. In order to learn more about this and other aspects on …
Do you recognize this vibrato? This effect has been created by an LFO and in this article you will see how. We will explain what a LFO is and will give you examples of how to use it with different synthesizers so you can eventually make it work in any. What is a LFO? …
