Intro to Synthesizers | A Beginner's Guide 

YOOO. IT TOOK ME UNTIL 2:17 TO REALIZE THIS DUDE HAD AN OPEN SHIRT AND NOT JUST A FUNKY TIE!!!!

Bro, imagine if Mozart was around today how much he would love this thing.

Pretty cool.

13:41 "Hardcore synthesizer sh-stuff" nice save haha

If i had a penny everytime he says "Pretty cool" it'd be pretty cool

realizing how impossible it is to narrow this down to a single video, you have done a tremendous job of simplifying it as much as possible, yet still covering all the basics....great job!!

13:42 nice save bud

I like your video because you are using simple and understandable languages. No idioms, no insider's phrases. Thank you!

I am a guitarist but now i think i should have a synth. Every musician should own one actualy

this has helped me understand synths so much . THANK YOU GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!!!!!! IM SO STOKEDDDD

0:50 Monophonic vs Polyphonic 02:20 Analog vs Digital Synths 2:45 Programs/Presets/patches 4:10 Initialize Preset (New Sound) 4:20 Synthesizer Layout (Processing Chain) ------------------------- 5:30 Oscillators (He doesnt go over Sine wave I think so just know thats an option too) 5:38 Saw Wave 6:00 Triangle wave 6:26 Square Wave 7:02 Building a Sound (Based around a saw wave) 7:20 Shape Knob 7:40 Octave Switches 8:00 Trangle Bass Wave (Bottom Octave) 8:20 Mixer Levels 9:00 Noise Oscillator 10:35 Portamento (Note pitch glide) ------------------------- 11:20 Cuttof Section 11:45 Cutoff Knob (Cutting off certain frequency bands) 12:30 Keytracking (Higher notes = More pitch resonance) ---------------------------- 13:20 Amp Section 13:30 ADSR Envelope ------------------------- 17:55 Filter Section 18:00 Filter Envelope 21:25 LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) Note: Adds Rhythmic Texture 23:50 LFO Applied to the Cuttoff Knob 25:20 LFO Applied to pitch -------------------------- 26:00 Your Analogs Potential "Effects Rack" 26:50 Sequencers (Pressing a note plays a recorded sequence) 27:15 Arpeggiator 28:30 Detuning

Drinking game : Everytime you hear 'Pretty cool' Side note, good entry for beginners ;)

20:31 about sums up this whole video

First dude on RU-vid I've seen who explains a synth in a comprehensive way. This guy is gold. Thanks a lot!

7:18 I love how he is trying to create vibrato by moving his finger, makes me miss my Seaboard :(

Nice and clear tutorial. I loved the spacy "end result" and the cord progressions together. Thank you!

I love that you get a visual for the sound waves!

Love this guys passion! Makes the video so easy to watch.

Literally the best synth overview i've seen on youtube. The envelope Generator/Cutoff/intensity section explained something so clearly that has been baffling for months. Thanks so much, Dave!

Great video Dave! It is one those times when you get EXACTLY what you searched for. Absolutely fantastic video and teaching.

Man you killed it in this video. 10/10 for breaking down the basics. Goin to check any other videos you may have. Absolutely phenomenal job.

My first proper lesson and it suddenly seems less complicated than I imagined (feared!), thanks for this intro dude

Before the prologue, there was the Korg Radias. I have not heard much about it on line, but it can do everything I am seeing here, plus you can stack up to four layers of sound including a number of features I am not seeing here. Most of the same left to right building which is useful to understand. This is still enlightening to understand though, appreciate the video.

You explain this so very good - thank you!

Stellar overview. You covered all the bases in an easy to understand and hands on manner

Hi Sam, This is a great intro to synths and what they are all about. Big thank you for posting this.

Great job!!! I am truly a beginner and you made me finally understand where and how to start. Thank you

Love this guys passion makes the video so easy to watch

I really appreciate this video. I am just getting into beat/instrumental production. 29, never played an instrument in my life and got an MPC Touch and a Komplete Kontrol M32 Keyboard. I just ordered the Deepmind 6 yesterday and was looking for some beginner/how to videos and this was perfect. I really appreciate the time you took to walk us through everything. You just taught me about the different wave types and I always wanted an explanation of that.

Great demonstration. You explained it in such a way that even a guitarist could understand. And I appreciate that ;)

Brilliant video, perfect for a beginner like me, very informative, thanks.

Amazing content! Never seen anything about Synthesizers and this was perfectly explained. Thanks, dude!

I wish I could like this video twice ! Cheers man , very helpful .

amazing job! you explained everything in an easy to understand way for newcomers

Summary: Everything about synth is pretty cool.

Thank you so much for this great free lecture! That was very kind of you!😊💯💫

I have to say... This was pretty cool!

Super helpful video! Thank you!!

Thank you so much for this video. I learned a lot today.

Such a great and informative video. Greatly appreciate this for my redial learning curves!

this is a great intro video. Keep up the great work. I just started using some synths for some audio drama production. It's a steep learning curve. Eager to go and try some of these tips.

explanations and video is way better than you can imagine, Thank you sir ❤️

Thanks a lot for this video, i'm currently learning to use a VST called PG 8X, i've never in my life used a synth before, and since i don´t have a manual for it, i found this video. It helped me a lot to understand the analog synth logics and now i can use my VST without problems! Thank so much

This was fantastic intro information. thank you so much

Thank you for this, truly valuable🙏🏼 Exactly what I was looking for!

Honestly a great video. Thanks for the help.

Haven't touched my synthesizer in a long time, might thinking to go back

please do more synthesizers demos and tutorials!! this was great

Really helpful, thank you.

Your great man. I've learnt more from you in one video then on my one in 2 days

Absolutely love it!

Thank you so much! I never thought to stack up oscillators like that, and I never understood the point of detuning. This was really eye-opening! :)

It would be unfair for me to say anything else apart from Pretty Cool. Thanks for this. I really appreciate the work.

Love this guy. He's pretty cool

Awesome explanation, thanks man! ⭐️

Loved this. Thank you!

This guy is great. Thank you!

Amazing Video!!! Really cool dude great and fun speaker!

You can't make "bad" sounds from the Wavestate. It is forgiving to beginners yet powerful for those who are more advanced. That was the feedback from a channel that reviewed and demonstrated the Korg Wavestate which will be my first synth,arriving tomorrow, and it was very helpful to learn the basics and de-mystify the terminology so that i feel ready to switch on and make some sounds ! I am going to combine a bit of study of music theory,watching tutorials and hands on playing and i can't wait to get started.Thanks Sam.

Fantastic material!

Nice intro, and the dude in the video is easy to understand!

Super helpful. thank you

That sound is so nostalgic. It reminds me of playing Super Nintendo in the '90s.

Never learned how to play any instrument before yet here I am. Honestly out of all the instruments this seems the most fun.

Thanks for simplifying!

fantastic video!

Cheers, I learnt loads :)

Love this, thanks👍

Thank you Dave for sharing that information. I don’t believe I have seen anyone else explain synthesizers for beginners before.

What an amazing attitude, thanks for the content, Dave

very cool beginner's Guide 👍

Pretty cool explanation, thx

Great video

Nice content bro, thanks

Damn.. these sounds make me so happy

awesome video.

Great explanation! Very accessible! :D

Hardcore synthesizer shhh-stuff

Elektron Analog Keys made me fall in love with synths and sound design. May be limiting to some but it gets the most beautiful odd sounds

This was really helpful, thanks! Gotta make a stop at Sam Ash to try one bc I’m way too poor to buy one atm

I just really want a synthesizer, man!

Amazing video

Amp EG: manipulates the amplitude envelope of the played note/s at four segments of time (attack, decay, sustain, decay) EG: Low pass frequency filtering for each attack, decay, sustain, and decay segments of a played note/s. The cut off frequency, above which all frequencies are attenuated, is adjusted for each time segment. The min and max cut off frequency allowed for all segments is set by that big nob and EG INT nob respectively.

Thank you so much❤

I wanted to learn how to play synth, I've been playing guitar for around 4 years and wanted to improve my music theory and just get a better understanding of music also get something thats new and different, My mom just got me the Roland system 8 I can't wait to learn how to play synth, it's such an awsome instrument, there's just a lot to learn about it.

I want to see more tutorials from this guy. I love everything about this video. Pretty cool right? 😎

GREAT TUTORIAL SAM. - I HAVE JUST BOUGHT MY FIRST SYNTH AFTER 60 YEARS OF PLAYING NORMAL INSTRUMENTS ! I ALWAYS WANTED TO CAPTURE THAT MAGIC 80's SOUND PLUS ALL THE NUANCES THEY GENERATE BUT HAVE SHIED AWAY "TIL NOW ! I"VE JUST BOUGHT A COBALT X AND IT'S GIVING ME SO MUCH MORE THAN MY WORKSTATION FOR SONGWRITING AND MUSIC STRUCTURE. I WAS TOTALLY IN THE DARK EVEN AFTER STUDYING THE MANUAL UNTIL I FOUND YOUR INTRODUCTION VIDEO.......WOW ! NOW I AM BEGINNING TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCORDE FLIGHT DECK !!!! LOL ! I LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OF YOUR VIDEOS SO THANKS AGAIN FOR SUCH TREMENDOUS HELP SAM. BEST REGARDS. - EDDIE - UK MUSICIAN.

Good job!

this is nice i like this video very educationally entertaining

Informative, welcoming, encouraging, engaging. Did not hear a sales pitch, just the path to make some music. So refreshing. Thank you Sam Ash, thank you Mr. Stutts, we're lucky to have you around.

Good job, I wanted to learn more about vco, dco why some dco claim to be fully analog, which I am to understand is in reference to the circuitry.

"So now I'm gonna take the shape and I'm gonna shape it" - great tutorial man seriously

Awesome video. This band director wants a Grandmother for Christmas haha 🎶💜🎵🖤

Very cool

PRETTY COOL

Can't believe I watched it whole . I'm a noob guitar llayer

Gracias 🎉🎹

learning the synthesizer because wonpil looks cool with it

dude thats soooo coooooool

thanks so much pretty cool