Educational Content

A complete tutorial for sound design on the Sonicware Liven XFM which begins at using presets and morphing, and ends with a fairly robust treatment of FM synthesis in general. If you are interested in learning about FM synthesis, this is a good place to start.

A demonstration of using the Sonicware Liven XFM to make a complete track, illustrating many features and a clear workflow.

A tutorial covering subtractive synthesis, starting from fundamentals up to complete sound designs on more complex synths. Rather than focus on one synth I demonstrate various aspects on various synthesizers to illustrate the transferability and equivalents of subtractive synthesis skills.

A tutorial covering the fundamentals (and not so fundamentals) of playing the keyboard and understanding music theory. This is targetted at synth users and those with little to no background on the keyboard, but wanting to develop a robust understanding to get them started.

A tutorial covering all the features of the Korg opsix. We start all the way from the oscillator in a single operator up to using all the features of the synth demonstrating a range of synthesis methods going well beyond the classic FM.

A series in which we undertake a set of sound design projects, each driven by a textual, and visual prompt. These projects use a "no holds barred" approach to sound design using all the tools out our disposal to get to the end result.

A tutorial series covering the features of the ASM Hydrasynth. We start with the oscillators and make our way through the entire signal path, designing sounds along the way.