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Leaning Modular classes online?
Hello all,
Ok so its time for me to get more serious and stop guessing or just turning knobs. I unlike a lot of you never got into synthesis.... I have had over 40 guitars though 😂. Anyway I need to start at the basics because I want to really understand what is going on. I want to learn in a way that will apply to Drambo or MiRack or what ever. I know enough to be dangerous. 🤪.
So would this below be a good one? I know that there have been lots of YouTube tutorials and I get the general idea, but I need to know what goes where with out having to look it up all the time.
If there are any other classes or ideas you could share that would be great. I want to start at high level and go deeper.
https://courses.learningmodular.com/courses/learning-modular-synthesis
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Chris Meyer is a good instructor. I took some of his After Effects courses years ago.
I think this will come in handy.
It's a link to a glossary of modular descriptions.
https://learningmodular.com/glossary/
Learning modular synthesis goes a lot easier with a solid understanding of synthesis fundamentals. Once you understand the pieces and how they work together, translating that into wiring up available modules becomes logical. It also makes it easier to understand the other synths you own and to draw from their architecture.
This might be a great starting place if you really want to get back to fundamentals: Roland - Practical Synthesis for Electronic Music.
It's focused on synthesis, not sequencing.
Thanks these are great @wim & @Gravitas
There’s a free pdf - Nord Book for Advanced Modular Synth Techniques
https://dmschulman.com/studio/gear/clavia/nord-modular-g1/pdf/nordmodularbook.pdf
“Musician on a Mission” has several great synth tutorials. Here is Modular Synthesis 101.
https://www.musicianonamission.com/modular-synthesis/
PS
“Musician on a Mission” make some of my favorite Synth/Music Production Infographics & Cheatsheets - Just save the images right on their site, or google image search them.
@Poppadocrock
Thanks for the links.
Here are a couple of other oldies-but-goodies:
Practical Synthesis for Electronic Music, Volume 2
A Foundation for Electronic Music
This one is VCV Rack specific but almost all of the info can be applied to other modular synths.
Modular Synthesizers Using VCV Rack for Absolute Beginners - PDF
http://lushprojects.com/blog/wp-content/VCV-workshop.pdf
Simple Tip: I like to save some of the better PDF’s in iBooks and read them that way.
Very true. About the first point you made.
I know my posts are not courses per se, but I often teach myself, using these and other resources.
Thanks Folks!!!!!!!!! If only had 10% of the processing power of @wim brain...... well I would be set!!! 🤪.
No really thank you all..... I have a lot to learn. Yes I can make noise, nut I want to understand how I made that noise.
Credit for originally posting those gems goes to a forum member I haven't seen around here for a long time:
https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/32319/roland-guide-to-synthesis
I bought one of macprovideo courses the other month and then they offered a Halloween special of any course for $7.50 - I plumped for a few but this one really lays it out on synthesis. Richard Lainhart is an excellent tutor.
https://macprovideo.com/course/synthesis-201-analog-synthesis-in-a-digital-world
My ARP 2600, while not actually modular, does indeed lean back a bit.
I don’t quite follow what you’re saying. You can do subtractive with modular. In fact, that’s the easiest place to start, IMO.
I’m not being argumentative. I’m missing your point I think, and am trying to understand.
Thanks, I understand. Starting off with understanding simpler already made synthesizers is easier for sure. I find that actually wiring up the components has forced me to a better understanding, but that’s just the way my brain works.
I spent almost two years hand building an acoustic guitar as my first woodworking project, knowing full well I could buy a better one for half the price.
@ehehehe Definitely. Even simple classic synths can have a surprisingly wide sound palette and it really makes sense to spend some time tweaking knobs and get a feeling what they do in combination.
Primer Synth is quite good in that it has all controls on one page, great for learning and experimenting:
https://apps.apple.com/en/app/primer-synth/id1438692125?l=en
Another nice one is hidden in Korg Gadget (or in the free Gadget LE): The monophonic "Dublin" synth also has a clear and classic architecture and you get a syncable sequencer with automation for free.
Man, Richard Lainhart RIP. I went to one of his last concerts before he unexpectedly died.
I think modular is a good place to start, with precautions. Keep it super basic. Being in charge of making the connections helps understand what's going on IMO.
Hmmmmmm. Hmmmmmm. I shall be nice. I am sorry that maybe I am not following your path that has obviously led you to be a very cheerful and happy human.
Anyway I do I understand basic synthesis. I maybe should have been more specific but there have been a lot of great feedback in this thread. I want to know for example in Drambo or miRack if I had a blank slate how would I go to build it... I understand enough to get a very very simple synth going. I do not want to go out into the hardware world and physically wire up items..... but understanding the signal flow in modular is what I want to know.
Thanks.
I agree with @ehehehe in that learning substractive is a good entry point. Two of my main walls with modular were understanding voltage control and how to patch a simple osc to VCA, EG, etc.
Had my first encounter with synths been a modular I would have given up soon.
There are on the other side a ton of good tutorials on YT. Thinking about Omri Cohen, who I don’t think has been mentioned here (apologies if you have)