Synthesizer Basics: Amplitude, Oscillators, Timbre | Music Production | Berklee Online

[@Prophet-hv6ut]

I've seen various videos on sound design and synth fundamentals but this explained it so well that I actually understood these things for the first time. Every example, simile, metaphor, and analogy was ON POINT and helped me grasp the concepts better. Thank you so much!

[@Berklee_Online]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mucamusicproductions7628]

@@Berklee_Online Do you guys have a specific course for only synths?

[@seanwallz]

Had no idea Mila Kunis was into synth

[@bernifitzsimmons176]

You forgot Granny Smith apples which are by the greatest of all of the apples. The video was very insightful but this greatly upset me.

[@Sam-jk5dw]

Ambrosia, take it from someone who handed out apple samples

[@servo5000]

It's all about the honeycrisps, baby.

[@michaelstevens5469]

Absolutely fantastic presentation and information fashioned in a way that is very easy to grasp. Much appreciated!

[@Runaverse]

Wish everyone explained sound design easily like this

[@minteaness]

I learned more from this video then I did in science class

[@Papajohns600]

sorrowful tears lol fr

[@madisonc7972]

sørrowful tears mdxxxxxxx vv vvvvv.

[@ianbarber2937]

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

[@scanz7772]

@@ianbarber2937 -_-

[@AnubhaBajaj]

Istg

[@mohammedelnaiem3989]

I've attended various institutions of higher education, and never have I seen an educator like this. This was absolutely incredible.

[@NathanIsABAMF]

@kaz z Wow! Nobody cares! Thanks for the input though

[@miles4624]

@@NathanIsABAMF thats not very nnice

[@0xyg3n]

Fully agree

[@MrFn65]

Great explanation on synthesis , complex ideas with analogies! My major at Berklee was music synthesis so it’s also very satisfying that Berklee has a great educator explaining these ideas online and free to start. You want to go in deeper than take their online courses!

[@neverpure20]

Holy crap my life has meaning now! :D

[@diiegopc]

Hello, thank you very much. It would be nice to have the "cut" option available in this video to use the clips for continuous reviewing.

[@karinegraham4763]

I’m having a geek day. LOVE THIS video. Thank you!!

[@unrealdevop]

Your a genius, this is a great presentation. It quite literally explained everything I need to understand how a basic sound system works. I'm working on a project right now in the Unreal Engine that requires me to generate my own sounds and I haven't explored those systems yet so this really helped me a ton.

[@mayssamhadhbi8897]

I love how you incorporate daily examples from our lives to explain the basics, its the best way for me to understand, thank you

[@Berklee_Online]

Happy to help!

[@LenientProcess]

Wish I would have found this over the summer when I first got started with synths! Great presentation!

[@khamilkhan4285]

Beautifully explained!

[@robsanders5005]

This video blew my mind. Helped clarify so many terms that get thrown around in such a thoughtful way!

[@Berklee_Online]

Thank you!

[@djmikio]

Funny how I've used many of these terms every day for my entire life and never contextualized them with their core physical meaning. Thanks for a great video and I'll never let my ego talk me out of watching a "basics" lecture again. 🙂

[@Berklee_Online]

Thank you!

[@Sanjay116]

This video is so informative that I had to take notes.

[@MichaelCBaugh]

Exactly!

[@alive4536]

please tell it wasn't only hard for me to understand

[@manb4war]

This is was just the explanation I needed. I could never grasp what the envelope did. The LFO Cutoff explanation just changed my life.

[@macaroni238]

I Feel Smarter 👍👍

[@jingyunroderickhuang5449]

6:17 before this video I never knew MacIntosh is a cultivar of real apple fruit lmao I thought it was only the name of computer

[@na00097]

Fun fact! You can break it down more! If MacIntosh is a cultivar, then the name would have belonged to the name of the person who made the cultivar! It’s actually McIntosh (the “Mc-“ or “Mac-“ coming from Irish family names). 🙂

[@maanvfm]

Thank you so much for the video... Really loved your way of teaching.. You guys are making learning way more interesting ❤️

[@tinmank]

I was planning to make my own synthesizer with raspberry pi, now after watching this, naah. I'll just go and buy one. Good video though.

[@Ronenlahat]

Notice how well she defines the words used, such as envelope or frequency. This is so good for understanding

[@SignePierceTV]

THANK YOU!!! This video broke it down so succinctly... really rich examples and metaphors as well which is super helpful.

[@Iamhavingastromk]

3:11 woah, an 86! I wanna know who was the graphic designer for this video.

[@CaidicusProductions]

This was so extremely on point and descriptive. It helped me visualize concepts that I'd already learned long ago but hadn't ground into my understanding as solidly as I have now. Absolutely excellent presentation, thank you very much.

[@loveadumb]

this was very informative and accessible. thank you.

[@mathieugagne2793]

At 3.50 its a Eb5 not 6

[@serenarose54]

This was extremely helpful. The visual cues and the sound along with the sounds really helped me get a grasp of what was being described and discussed. Thank You

[@ALFERprod]

This is just one of the best videos in the history of the internet. Amazingly entertaining and clear.

[@calixtetayoro5719]

Excellent! #Metaphors

[@Mopsie]

This was such a perfect video. Holy thanks

[@HUMZMIC1]

That video was very....EDUCATIONAL (THANKS)

[@sirescobar90]

wow. im really really surprised by how well done this video is. amazing !

[@Neoprototype]

The frequency animation confused me a bit. I understand the concept of frequency, however when increasing the frequency in the animation, the shape of the wave is altered. The higher the frequency the tighter space between the peak and base of the wave gets smaller. So does increasing the frequency also alter the shape of the wave like this? Or is it just a logarithmic representation of decreasing wavelength as the frequency goes up?

[@sakthivelb9074]

Very helpful!!! Thank you creator

[@Mr.EKmusic]

The whispering girl, "This one time at band camp" lol

[@tranceemerson8325]

tectonic collisions happen gradually over periods of millennia. you're not going to get any sound from it, unless you're talking about infrasound.. which by definition is inaudible.

[@Maros_Mari]

wow, thank you for great info explained in a way that all can understand.

[@andrewphi4958]

So I take it concepts of frequency and modulaiton are not taught in school today? Quite sad. Thanks for filling the gap.

[@dayswillburn777]

Great video! This helps, though I was imagining Mila Kunis or 'Meg' narrating this 😅

[@JoyaLewisTheMusician]

Thank you for your explanation! Need all the synth basics info I can get! Great editing and animation as well btw 💙

[@josephineguidolin2578]

one of the best instructional videos I've seen in a long time - great job!

[@ecbalmer]

I'm getting emotional watching this because it finally all makes sense. Lol

[@raulhernandez6354]

Does anyone know what program that is, to make videos like this, educational and animated?

[@sakthivelb9074]

Wow that's what I have waited to discover

[@danhedonia]

Excellent job. Acknowledging the limits of the format and the wish to be brief, I would have truly appreciated a section on signal path(s), OR a linked part 2. If there's a part 2, I am missing it?

[@thingmaker67]

The 16000 Hz tone took me back to the sound of an old dial-up modem connecting.

[@BackstreetBorz]

My face when I got what LFOs do: 😲🤯

[@djsarumawashi]

GREETINGS from CABO VERDE ISLANDS🤩🤩🤩

[@MsCellobass]

Oh man! This video treats its audience like kindergarteners!😏

[@jeh092188]

Outstanding video! Simple and relatable music education is the way.

[@statmemento3984]

The downvoters are frustrated failed musicians.

[@perfectionist7833]

It was for kids I guess!

[@JamwithJamal]

To the point, you are amazing.

[@Web3podcast]

We didn't want to or plan on subbing but we had too

[@fordhamdonnington2738]

05:35 Timbre is pronounced tamber and I don't like it 😇

[@Kudos_OG]

I can’t help but picture Mila Kunis narrating this 😍

[@formularguments7335]

Formula 1 cars sound like the note e flat. Interesting

[@DJHipNaughty]

Easily understood. Thanks Mila Kunis

[@Juice-lv5gs]

wow this was very helpful. damn im not a bot i swear

[@tomasenrique]

This is a great analogy video on sound!

[@muzyshayk8006]

Thanks for this wonderful information

[@othelo989]

9 Min Video that too me an hour to go through as I was taking notes!

[@johnghadimi]

This was 10 minutes of amazing!!

[@JohnDegen_aka_Jeehannes]

Wow wowow wowowow great teaching! Hats off from a teacher.

[@jasonlieberman4606]

The lecturer sounds like Mila Kunis

[@generalkenobi3307]

She sounds like meg from family guy lol

[@brianlittle717]

Great analogies. You didn’t explain timbre though. And playing a note on a piano does not generate a single frequency.

[@rorybaker5799]

This is synth basics, not piano.

[@ColinCampbell]

Followed perfectly. Then, LFO walked in and placed something in the fruit punch. Solid video. Thank you.

[@stefanolassandro886]

Fantastic video! The concepts were introduced in a very very noob-friendly way! :D

[@Berklee_Online]

Glad you liked it!

[@jkel2095]

You should definitely do audiobooks!

[@a9productions1]

A lot of people learn with images, humanity needs to rethink education... it's stupid assuming everyone absorbs information the same way, this video is so far the best I have seen about synthesis tutorial, THANK YOU !!

[@MarkGardner66Bonnie]

thank you for a quick and informative lesson...I had to go over and look at my synth several times during the video to see how it all ties together!

[@alainszyller615]

thanks a lot, very helpful !

[@teashea1]

good video - organized - focused

[@ElOrlyOrozco]

Dude, I feel like... WOKE after watching this

[@williamkopanchuk]

Very good explanation with regards to the LFOs

[@vespelian]

Wonderfully concise.

[@Leroysfunnytrees]

Wow I’ve never learned anything so quickly. Amazing video.

[@aroudingo]

These analogies are amazing

[@sybamunki]

just what I needed! thanks

[@dragonfly873]

perfect, thank you

[@hadireg]

Great YT suggestion! new sub indeed!! 👍👍

[@Berklee_Online]

Thanks for the sub!

[@3bya978]

So clear ... great job!!

[@amanmaurya7734]

Learned a lot. Great video

[@alliezheng7684]

great explanation! thx!

[@ericrferreira]

That’s a great video explanation, thank you guys!

[@Berklee_Online]

Glad you liked it!

[@EricRShelton]

I watched this to understand LFOs and accidentally learned the difference between tremolo and vibrato! Thank you!

[@JohnPaulBuce]

i love the visuals, thank you for making this video

[@terelldavis]

This is a robot Boring

[@dogmeme3270]

This video is so underrated.

[@zimberlin9978]

i LOVE this. The methaphores make it so much clearer

[@hennyjacks8148]

thank you so much you saved me from 5 hours worth of lecture videos and I was able to perfectly understand it. fr thank you

[@graceintheplace13]

One of the best, if not the best, video on this subject. Thank you for the clarity and all the wonderful examples used!

[@MichaelCBaugh]

Wow! Thank for simplifying something I have spent years trying to understand.

[@TheCrazyacedouble]

Great explanation of what could not wrap my head around for years with what little time i have to do music... Man! This just change the game for me.. Thank you very much!

[@diemcarl5546]

🙏🙏🙏 extremely well delivered 🎉 much appreciated 😊👍