Learning your first (free) synth

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Last week we learnt synthesis conceptually, this week let's put that into practice on a free synthesizer! This is part of the core skills of making your own electronic music, so if you have any doubts about how it works, now is the time to get this covered so you can build on that knowledge afterwards!
Vital ► vital.audio/
Underdog Mailing list ► eepurl.com/gZmNbv
Printable synthesis diagram ► we.tl/t-caZFLO6oyg
The Foundations course ► courses.underdog.brussels/cou...
Oscar's other courses ► courses.underdog.brussels
Patreon ► / underdogmusicschool
Discord ► / discord
Content:
0:00 Learn your first synth ever
1:30 Getting started in your DAW
2:44 The synth diagram reminder
7:14 The filter envelope
11:35 Wavetables
12:00 Effects (delay and reverb)
13:39 the LFO
16:36 Finding sweet spots while MIDI is playing
18:00 Foundations course

Пікірлер: 81

@OscarUnderdog Жыл бұрын

The Mailing list ► eepurl.com/gZmNbv Printable synthesis diagram ► we.tl/t-caZFLO6oyg Oscar's courses ► courses.underdog.brussels

@davidcaubergh6349 Жыл бұрын

Vital is absolutely bonkers. Such a great synth, versatile, the effects are amazing, it sounds so good.... It can do so much, and everyday I'm learning something new about synthesis thanks to it. All hail Matt Tytel for making it free, seriouslyè

@jazzsong8566 Жыл бұрын

Oscar, this is one of the BEST tutorials on synthesis (and Vital) I’ve ever seen. You are a tremendous teacher: super clear and precise. Hands up!

@nkronert Жыл бұрын

This tutorial should be interactively used in every classroom, preferably in elementary school. I'm totally convinced that it is fun for most kids and will get some of them interested in synth music from an age where they learn most quickly.

@djlightless Жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!! School (in Asia) forces children to learn maths, science, history. But not musics. Rarely even a co-curricular activity relating to musics. I really regret not learning anything music during my young age and now it's even tougher with a full time job 🥲😭

@jazzsong8566 Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@harryteunissen5332 Жыл бұрын

Actually, you don't need a DAW at all when using Vital. It has a standalone version also!

@astro7481 Жыл бұрын

HOLY SHIT, the tutorial is beyond perfect timing! Thank you so much Oscar ✌️

@kennethbaker5573 5 күн бұрын

Your enthusiasm and wonder is infectious, mate. I want to leave work and go play with polymer now lol

@davidmcgirr Жыл бұрын

I've been using Vital for almost all of my sound design since beginning making music a little over 18 months ago. I don't think I'll ever hit the skill ceiling of what it can achieve.

@timmiethedog 6 ай бұрын

Cheers Oscar; I'd completely forgotten you had previously recommended Vital and for a relatively newbie like me, to spend 20 minutes listening to you explain and play about with the sound design elements was a revalation. I've mucked about in Reason but tended to stumble across sounds I liked rather than being able to have a sound in mind and then working towards building it. Big up Matt T for making such an impressive VST too!

@rudyb.4928 Жыл бұрын

Oscar… OMGoodness this is THE BEST!!! Thank you for making this and recommending a synth that was NOT to overwhelming to follow. Even with this basic lesson we can do so much. Now it’s time to head to the kitchen and cook-up some delicious Synth recipes 😊

@OscarUnderdog Жыл бұрын

Yesssss ✨

@oliverkamper4235 Жыл бұрын

If you want to follow this tutorial, do not install Vital Early Access 1.5.5. You'll get less oscillator shapes, e.g. sine wave is missing. Thank you Oscar, great video, as always!

@COMPAKTMUSIC Жыл бұрын

Been watching for a while and I'd like to say that your videos gave me the confidence to start making music. You made music production approachable for me and I just wanted to say thank you. Great video as always :)

@OscarUnderdog Жыл бұрын

Awesome, that's what I'm going for :)

@cannaclubchicago2476 Жыл бұрын

its Oscar from Underdog , ya buddy. Love the channel fam..

@ambientthrill6687 Жыл бұрын

Please Oscar Sir ! Please make more of this sound designing tutorials with Vital !! It was way easy to understand with this video because the UI is like Serum and I get so so confused how to route and map because everyone out there uses serum and it's expensive (for me) to buy official Serum while this is so amazing! Thank you very very much 🤗

@ZUKUNFTbe Жыл бұрын

10:32 "bow bow" 😍

@ushuyayageppeto4225 Жыл бұрын

Best introduction course I saw for years

@DJVD2013 8 ай бұрын

Wtf I can't believe this plugin is actually free, thanks a lot from France ❤️

@christopherthomson7860 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, I so want to dabble and learn Synth's your videos and clear and concise explanations are, my friend, beyond fantastic......I was overwhelmed looking at all this stuff......and heck I even consider myself techy, but wow all this stuff just confused me! but I am now beginning finally to "get it".....many thanks

@David-qr5hf 4 ай бұрын

Vital has been in my Ableton plugin list for a few months now and every time I wanted to try, I got overwhelmed (despite getting some basics with Ableton Wavetable). Stumbled upon this video and it was so clear and straightforward explained. Thanks a lot. I like your enthusiasm :). I do struggle how to make several Oscillators work together and the benefit of it. I play around and hear the different sounds, but it feels like shooting in the dark without satisfying success. Would be great to see how you make use of it :).

@OscarUnderdog 4 ай бұрын

I'd say there's two main ideas for me: either you want each oscillator to play a different octave (or +7semitones works well too), that adds a lot of thickness to a sound; OR you want to play the same tone but sliiiightly detuned, to create a phasing kind of sound (like in a supersaw or a reese sound).

@AutPen38 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully this excellent video will still be referenced (and picking up views) in five to ten years when all the trendy time-specific stuff has been forgotten. Vids like this could pay your pension.

@matadam2901 4 ай бұрын

thank you very much for this tutorial, I learn a lot from your video, what seems like very hard concept is being taught by you so clearly, I want to thank you for that. :)

@MojoEdwin Жыл бұрын

Thats a great tutorial, thanks Oscar!

@AKAtAGG Жыл бұрын

One of the best vids I've seen on how to use subtractive synthesis for a beginner. So much great knowledge given in such a simple, effective way. So good.

@QuitePoofyIndeed Жыл бұрын

This is the best walkthrough of a synth I've been able to find on the internet! Great stuff!

@samteesdale2285 10 ай бұрын

I really did not understand synths at all but this has made my life so much easier, especially as i dont have the Operator synth on Ableton! thanks

@stefankatic1337 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Super useful for beginners

@auskell 10 ай бұрын

Super helpful material, thank you 👃

@elvisojeda5600 Жыл бұрын

Thank you man, you are good at this thing. :)

@DaveCanchimbo Жыл бұрын

This is an Amazing tutorial!! WOW!!

@batteryincorporated Жыл бұрын

Yes brother, nice! and Vital is sooooo guuuud!

@alexandre_sangue Жыл бұрын

uow.... so good. thank you a lot 🙏🏼❤️

@DSZI.ShyHunterBB Жыл бұрын

Have you ever heard of the Surge XT? It’s another one of the best free software synthesizers ever! There’s also VCV Rack but that’s much more complex since it’s modular.

@billrazor6591 Жыл бұрын

There are a lot of amazing free synths. Like Odin II, Dexed (FM-Synth), Pendulate. Also Cardinal - probably the best free modular eurorack synthesizer.

@AutPen38 Жыл бұрын

Surge is great, but Vital and Serum are so much better for teaching beginners (and are more intuitive) because the GUIs are so much more intuitive. The visuals responding interactively are a godsend.

@billrazor6591 Жыл бұрын

@@AutPen38 Yeah, for teaching purposes Vital is better, I agree. Surge is more for advanced users (it has good documentation though).

@DSZI.ShyHunterBB Жыл бұрын

@@AutPen38 I’ve a few gigs worth of free VSTs and synthesizers so I know lots of good ones out there for beginners. But I can agree that having to menu dive in Surge XT is slightly annoying and makes that much more tedious when patching, but I guess I’m just used it more since I’ve used it so many times.

@AutPen38 Жыл бұрын

@@DSZI.ShyHunterBB Surge is great, as I said, but it would be among the LAST synths I'd use if I was making a YT video to teach the rudiments of synthesis to newbies. Its interface is kind of terrifying to the uninitiated!

@igornikitovitchnosorog874 Жыл бұрын

Vital is simply amazing, it's super intuitive. I'm using Arturia's V Collection for the fancy stuff, and vital for loud bass synths or leads

@mattiamazzeo4085 Жыл бұрын

you are changing my life

@07forgot2 Жыл бұрын

great video, thank you !

@hireality Жыл бұрын

Brilliant tutorial 👍

@RSHRemix Жыл бұрын

You rock man✌️

@lykkewass2291 Жыл бұрын

Vital is the best synth ever.

@fernowl9180 Жыл бұрын

It's my favorite. People often compare it to Serum, but I think that Vital is more versatile. Surge XT is the second best.

@lykkewass2291 Жыл бұрын

I almost use it all the time, it's definitely been my most used one since I discovered it a few montes ago. Didn't know about Surge, will check, thx.

@a.i.chemist2261 Жыл бұрын

Volume = Watts Frequency = Amps Watts = Water Hose Radius Amps = Pulse speed of water traveling through said hose

@joni.sirvio8867 Жыл бұрын

"imagine i like this sound" (he says face full of smile)

@OscarUnderdog Жыл бұрын

😁

@HanVZulu 5 ай бұрын

Looks a bit like a halloween video with that green-pink light you have. lol. Anyway, great video as always.

@marcinkolenda2344 Жыл бұрын

I like free VSTi synth called Helm by Matt Tytel.

@davidcaubergh6349 Жыл бұрын

It's actually from the same developer!

@Skalakalava Жыл бұрын

Please help! How to map on controller the downloaded VST Synths to change presets? Now always using mouse (Ableton) Thanx!

@Elnufo Жыл бұрын

this wasnt too bad after all 😊

@Havreringar Жыл бұрын

I don't get the same kind of sweeping/consistent tone? Could it be because that I'm using a regular keyboard? Can't find any other setting that differ from Oscar. If i hold down a key the note gets "chopped" and kind of "stutters" rather than producing long consistent tones. Great tutorial btw!

@pkskyutube Жыл бұрын

Could you, or do you, comment on the hardware you use? Is there a minimum performance you need for the computer? Mac or PC?

@ushuyayageppeto4225 Жыл бұрын

Do you plan to release 1/ a course about let's say an exprimental trance track with experimental evolving sounds (e.g., like found in Andrew Bayer - distraction or most Simon Postford pieces and also in Astronaut Ape), 2/ do you plan one course about designing sounds more like Vangelis or found in the tracks from Blade runner 2049? 3/ a beginner's course with free vst tool like this one? Another question: you use to use Ableton as a DAW. Does-it matter and how it matters for your courses? Are they related to DAW and what if we have another like cubase or FLstudio?

@Sam9wilson9 Жыл бұрын

❤

@hemrajpangtey4710 Жыл бұрын

Wow🎵🎼🎼🎵🎼🎵🎼😊

@rabmccudden683 Жыл бұрын

😊

@RogueFire29 Жыл бұрын

😁🙏🚀🔥

@jean-marcdecanter7719 Жыл бұрын

💗💗😀

@Maladaptation_ThiesWrobel Жыл бұрын

Free Synthesizer on PC or Apple: Helm

@TheRealGirlWeeb Жыл бұрын

i do really like your content, but i'd really like you to cover some more advanced topics sometimes, as i find myself already knowing most of the things you talk about.

@OscarUnderdog Жыл бұрын

I definitely will, but I'm laying the groundwork for some other more advanced things with these :)

@TheRealGirlWeeb Жыл бұрын

@@OscarUnderdog looking forward to it!! Keep up the great videos!!

@citizenoftheverse4653 Жыл бұрын

I regret the fact that I bought the xFer Serum, Vital is equal and maybe better than Serum

@chrisrichardson8411 Жыл бұрын

I watched this on the go and was really bothered...came home played it on the speakers and everything starts making sense again. you should throw a high quality warning down for the peasants like me.

@electricdawn2258 Жыл бұрын

I'd rather use VCV rack, which runs on Linux, Windows and MacOS. No other software is needed. You don't have to learn first Ableton Live (which is pretty confusing in its own way) and then Vital, maybe discouraging you. You just learn VCV which is a complete Modular synthesizer system and you can make your patches as simple or complex as you like. Still, thank you for showing us Vital. I will give it a try. Edit: My Moog DFAM can't do sawtooth, unbelievable as it may seem. 😁

@electricdawn2258 Жыл бұрын

@@Positive_Tea Thank you! I didn't know that. That's a plus for Vital.

@billrazor6591 Жыл бұрын

You might want to check out Cardinal - it's a modular synth, free, cross-platform, has more features than VCV rack and also has a stand alone version.

@electricdawn2258 Жыл бұрын

@@billrazor6591 Thanks a lot, Bill! I'll give it a try. 👍