SYNTHESIS & SOUND DESIGN: ONE-TO-ONE TUITION [Ableton Based]

from £350.00

At Decloak, our tutors have a wealth of knowledge with regards to synthesis and sound design, having been involved with many projects for both music and film over the past 10 years. We have now put together a course that draws upon our years of experience with various types of synthesis and we will help you be able to achieve whatever sound you would like and realise your creative ideas. 

We teach you the basics of synthesis, through to many more advanced techniques depending on your current experience level. You tell us your objective and we tailor a course to get you there.

20 Hours - £630 (CURRENTLY 30% off = £485)

10 Hours - £350 (CURRENTLY 30% off = £245)

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At Decloak, our tutors have a wealth of knowledge with regards to synthesis and sound design, having been involved with many projects for both music and film over the past 10 years. We have now put together a course that draws upon our years of experience with various types of synthesis and we will help you be able to achieve whatever sound you would like and realise your creative ideas. 

We teach you the basics of synthesis, through to many more advanced techniques depending on your current experience level. You tell us your objective and we tailor a course to get you there.

20 Hours - £630 (CURRENTLY 30% off = £485)

10 Hours - £350 (CURRENTLY 30% off = £245)

Modules to choose from;

Introduction to Synthesis & Sound Design - 2 Hours (Beginner to Advanced)

Synthesis demonstration - Critical Listening & Examples

Theory - Pitch & Tone, Harmonics, Types of waveform, Oscillators, Envelopes, LFO’sPractical - Detuning 2 saw saves, applying a filter & envelope 

Introduction to Synthesis & Sound Design - 2 Hours (Beginner to Advanced)

Introduction to Synthesis - Subtractive, Additive, FM, Granular, Physical Modeling, 

Synthesizer Architecture - different types of polyphony, voices, analogue vs digital, virtual instruments vs hardware

Practical - Experimenting with different wave types

Subtractive Synthesis - 4 Hours (Intermediate to Advanced)

Theory recap - Pitch & Tone, Harmonics, Types of waveform, Envelopes  

Theory - LFO’s, Ring Modulation, Pulse Width, FX, Velocity, Aftertouch, Pitchbend, Modwheel

Practical - Experimenting with different waveforms, creating a kick, percussion, bass, lead and pad from scratch 

Introduction to FM Synthesis - 2 Hours (Beginner to Advanced)

Introduction to FM synthesis - history, application, demonstration

Theory - operators, carriers, modulators, envelope type, algorithms

Demonstration - Basses, Pads, Leads, importance of velocity

Practical - Creating basic sounds from scratch

FM Synthesis - 4 Hours (Intermediate to Advanced)

Theory Recap & Critical Listening

Theory - LFO’s & Envelopes in depth

Practical - Creating complex sounds from scratch

Wavetable Synthesis - 2 Hours (Beginner to Advanced)

Introduction To Wavetable Synthesis - critical listening, examples

Theory - different types of wavetables, morphing & wavetable positions

Theory - Modulation, Macro’s, Filters, LFO’s, Envelopes

Practical - Creating sounds from scratch

Lesson 6 - Bringing it all together - 4 Hours (Intermediate to Advanced)

Granular Synthesis - Demonstration & Practical

Synthesis & Sound Design - Using layering and audio effects to achieve the best results, resampling & audio manipulation

Practical - student special interest