Essential synthesizer basics every producer should know! Hardware and software tutorial.

[@remirussin7240]

As far as this genre of “basic synth tutorials” goes, yours is by far the easiest to follow and understand. Great job and thank you.

[@freebeats6875]

agree

[@ahaaha8753]

Jeff is one of the greatest production teacher on KZbin. Thanks for making this!

[@danindeed]

Jef reading the minds and needs of beginning producers everywhere.

[@jefgibbons]

Hmmm... that needs to be my slogan!

[@danindeed]

@@jefgibbons Well, you're certainly the talk of the town.

[@KeithFlint350]

I've just bought FL Producer Pack, opened it and... I can use FL Keys only O.o Regarding software sythesizers, I have impression they all do the same, just with a different layout and presets. Thank you Jef for a really good explanation!

[@flynnjeremy9799]

I realize Im quite off topic but do anybody know of a good site to watch new series online?

[@andrewtelles6586]

Please don't stop making these tutorial videos! No one else on KZbin goes as in depth with the same production quality.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Andrew, more to come!

[@GeistigeEvolution]

Your Videos are so professional. The light, the voice sound and also the way you explain something. Just great! Greetings from Germany my Friend.

[@jefgibbons]

Danke schön!

[@GeistigeEvolution]

@@jefgibbons 🙋‍♂️😉

[@gerdalva5720]

Not even MasterClass or PointBlank have the level of production and education quality as you Jef. You have a new subscriber. Thank you so much!

[@izziOnBass]

I am just getting into synthesisers after getting a Lead 4. A few minutes to your video, I find it extremely details, simple and I am learning so many things. Thank you very much for putting this up. Hats off to you Sir!

[@airforeffect]

This is one of the BEST explanations of synthesizers that I've ever seen! Thank you Jef!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks so much! I loved making this video... more like this to come!

[@Matt-sb1bm]

As a guitar player who dabbles with synths, this has been a great source of help. Many thanks.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Matt! Appreciate it!

[@way2gomusic]

Jeff, you're a beacon of light in the dark dungeons of beginner producers!

[@sinitarium]

The simple way you explained overtones visually in Cubase EQ and how it relates to low pass cutoff filter is just perfect btw! Love it.

[@jefgibbons]

I love the visual EQ in Cubase! It's so helpful in so many different ways.

[@RaleighHeckel]

This video is excellent, your teaching style is thorough yet approachable. The resonance walkthrough being a good example of demonstrating a concept in an easy to understand manner. Thank you for making this!

[@scimist]

I almost never leave comments under yt videos but I had to say THANK YOU!! I have a background in classical piano but not a clue about synthesis, and I just started playing around with a Korg Minilogue, your explanations make it much easier! I kinda know what I'm doing now :) Great job!

[@harlembrando2395]

This video changed my life. Thank you, sir.

[@jefgibbons]

Ha! Best comment! So glad it helped!

[@baileyboy3687]

Easy to listen to and very descriptive. I've actually learnt more in this one video than months watching seperate videos. Diolch...

[@070agga]

This is by far the best basic synth tutorial I have ever seen online. Thanks so much!!

[@jefgibbons]

Really appreciate it!

[@DD2146]

I know this video is a couple years old already but this was one of the best synthesizer basics videos I have ever come across (for me personally I should say). It was clear. It was informative. It was interesting. You had chapters. You had overlays with information. You used multiple types of synthesizers (hardware/software/different brands) as examples. You discussed concepts at both a theoretical and practical level without bogging down the content too much. Thank you very much for this resource Jef.

[@andrewmantle7674]

Great tutorial. I learned more about what sound is and what the manipulation of it is actually doing than I’ve ever known. Very well explained.

[@julienrp7511]

Very instructive video, thank you! As a total beginner to synthesis, I have learnt a lot just by watching it.

[@leroyhorns4554]

So useful. Feel like I won't be going fishing for sounds so much anymore. Thanks

[@TrustTheBandOfficial]

Great instruction. The demonstrations contextualize the changes in sound. This is the first time I could understand the distinction o Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Release. That filter visual helped a lot. Thanks, Jeff.

[@jefgibbons]

So glad to hear it, thanks!

[@nitemare3904]

I think this is one of the best videos about basic synth mechanics and terminology i have ever seen. Great stuff

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks so much!!

[@DualCrux]

Thx a lot Jeff for all your videos, with you I know now "how to make music accessible with complex concepts". Big hugs from France.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks so much!

[@shinecurious]

Thanks Jeff, really appreciate how you put yourself into these Videos and educating us! It‘s fun!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Casey!

[@jclark521]

Jeff's video's are like fire-side chats. Great stuff!

[@jefgibbons]

Love it! Need to plan a big fire-side music tech hangout this summer...

[@jordanglueck7280]

I've been looking for a fundamental breakdown of these concepts as I'm breaking into synthesis and this is exactly what I needed, truly amazing and clear instruction, thank you.

[@jefgibbons]

Glad to hear it Jordan!

[@paulguy2545]

Thanks for making this video! You really make things easy to understand and have de-mystified alot for me as to how All synthesizers work! I already knew about the Basic Components of a synth, but I couldn’t understand until now how they can be used! I look forward to more on this subject!

[@barsenyan1404]

You are one of the best explainers I’ve ever seen

[@matthewbucktrout3291]

Brilliant video, thank you. You started at the beginning and laid a solid foundation. Very clear and well explained. Looking forward to watching lots more of your stuff.

[@guzer_music]

I loved how you explain things Jef! Great video!

[@kykwan49]

Thank you Jef, your video is the best I have seen in youtube to explain how a synth works. Keep up the good work. Thanks again.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks! That was the goal!

[@Darkl0ud_Productions]

This was a GREAT introduction to synthesis. I have been playing with Serum and a few other soft synths, still a noobie, but your video helped me understand a lot! Thanks for making this! And as others have stated, great production value, professional video!

[@charlesmccauley164]

Totally reminds me of my early days with the Yamaha MT44, and compatible little synth; all the controls coloring the sounds. Thank you for the refresher here, Sir!

[@entmedias4965]

PERFECTION! Tutoring ability is on point.

[@relicthominin9864]

Great video - I knew a good amount of this already but I wanted a video which really explained things clearly so that there could be no doubt in my mind. And this video is it. Well done!

[@DrBleepBlip]

This video is absolutely excellent. Thank you for making it so straightforward.

[@daviddipling]

Not all heroes wear capes. Thanks man :)

[@jefgibbons]

You’re the best David!

[@guru.prasath]

Great job. It gave me a refresher on what I learned so far and more clarity. It will help in a long run. Thanks.

[@MeisseLee]

Thank you very much for this video. I'm kind of new to the synthesis-world, and I "knew" this stuff already, but it's always great to get things actually explained to you to have a better understanding. Also, I haven't seen a kind of over all "tutorial" kind of video in which someone would make example sounds using the different waveshapes and explaining the "route" to a certain kind of sound. Like a bass, lead and a pad kind of sounds. A video like that would be greatly appreciated. Also a video on simple modulation, perhaps using something else as source than an LFO. Keep up the great work!

[@HumanBeingWithFeelings]

This is extremely useful for beginners.To the point and everything is explained in an easy to understand way. It would be amazing if you could make more advanced synthesis tutorials. Thanks!

[@xaviermccloud4586]

Best introduction into synthesizers. I could not for the life of me "get" certain things throughout ALL the videos I've watched in the past 8 months but this video goes step by step with the fundamentals of sound so I felt comfortable because you were taking us step by step and not just part by part.

[@crashbang999]

Most intuitive music channel there is. Maschine tutorials is how I found your channel and I've always wanted to start sound design with synths so I have my own sounds and no more presets.

[@captainlockheed]

I just want to say thank you, and to everyone else for sharing your knowledge, novices such as myself wouldn't get anywhere without your help, I'm learning keyboard and maybe late synth, just for my own entertainment, and I am really enjoying the journey.

[@renhoek]

Thanks Jef. Your presentation is very professional. Thank you for the clear concise explanations, without jargon, and without any “Let’s go ahead and....” That expression drives me nuts. Thank you. Have subscribed.

[@Maelzelmusic]

❤️ in love with this class. Just got the Cobalt 8 and very excited

[@jefgibbons]

Glad to hear it Bastian, thanks!

[@aij0905]

Super helpful, thanks for the effort, clarity and professionalism.

[@grips16]

Where have you been my whole life. I’m in Toronto to would love to connect with you. Keep up the great work. Not sure if you teach in person in The 6 but you should. You are a Master of your craft🙏🏾

[@sinitarium]

Superb synth intro tutorial! I recently begun playing with synths and managed to figure all this out on my own but it is awesome to have this 30 minute reference video to goto when you want crystal clear explanations in layman terms to explain to others how it works :-) Perfect video for anyone who looks at a synth and is clueless of what is going on inside! I can't wait for your next video :-) Thank you so much!! You are awesome!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Sineer, this was my hope for the vid!

[@vmoreira1978]

First time I managed to keep up until the end of a synth video and actually get something useful. Brilliant Jef, as usual.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Vasco! So glad to hear it...

[@Olemier]

Amazing, such a fantastic, calm and collected way of explaining things. Like showing the waveforms changing on the computer (which is more visual) and then comparing it to what’s happening on the analogue synths. For some people, I think if they don’t understand _why_ things are working the way they do, they will find the concepts hard to grasp. And you explain the “why”/“how” part of things so well for people. Incredible work! Subscribed immediately

[@eugenez77]

Not only great stuff, but also a lot of quality, esthetics and details! Thankful for your work!

[@vladcimpeanu8716]

Excellent explanations and examples, concision at its best! Amazing you make these high-quality tutorials for free. Thanks, Jef!

[@progvincent]

Super useful video! I really enjoyed seeing demo's on both software and hardware synths. I have the minilogue myself and I love it but seeing things like an enveloppe in software like serum makes you realize what you're actually doing by turning that knob. Looking forward to more of this! Next up on my watchlist is your minilogue video :)

[@leroycarr9]

Jef, thank you. Great stuff. Clear and thorough. I am new to this world of synthesis and digital audio. Just discovered you yesterday and you are already providing me with a significant foundation. First watched your Pigments 2 tutorial. Fantastic.

[@jeffagoddard]

Good in-depth video. I’ve played synths for years without thinking about the basics. VSTs got me back into tweaking synth sounds, and it’s back in style to create your own patches these days. I think working with synths is a bit of a dying art as ‘producers’ tend to start with samples, slice and dice, and stick to preset synth sounds.

[@waveformsu]

Excellent! Thank you for so freely sharing what you know about sound and how to make it.

[@terrehappymusicale.3998]

Excellent, pro, simple. I love it, that is quality!!!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks so much!

[@konamax9]

Such fantastic tutorials. Thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@miketofriends]

Such a life saver! A detailed look in to individual Synthesisers would make for great videos... Massive X to start? Then Serum 😍

[@jefgibbons]

Yes! I plan to do a massive x vid…

[@yves_auger]

Great introduction to synths. Thank you.

[@mirandamelody9669]

really clear and helpful information, thank you! def will be referring back to this video often haha

[@rajdeepjoshi6659]

Thanks so much Jef for coming out with this awesome video..

[@MarkFreedmanNY]

Perfect. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

[@Liberterry]

Thank you for this video Jeff. I didn’t understand synths until you explained it!

[@mvo5720]

Very informative and helpful to an old folkie like me. Thank you.

[@JP-zq8yv]

Jef this was outstanding work! You really know your stuff.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks JP!

[@MrPbar]

I'm new to synthesis as of May and just found your very helpful video! Subscribed...thanks! Wub wub wub it!

[@cryptdollar6706]

I love that you use Cubase. I've been with Steinberg since 1994, when it was just a midi program for a Mac, installed from a floppy disc. Back before VST. A lot of people don't realize that it was Steinberg that introduced ASIO drivers and compatibility. Also, Steinberg introduced VST to the plugin scene. Back when Steinberg VST was the first PC based digital audio work station application called Steinberg Virtual Studio Technology (VST), which is where VST plugins came from, based off of the old Direct-X programming base.

[@jefgibbons]

Yes! I was there at the dawn of vst... still have a box for Cubase 5 VST!!!!

[@josiasgaspar6233]

What a masterclass!!! Amazing!!!

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks Josias!

[@karelhoogendoorn]

Such a clear explanation of the inner workings of a synthesizer. Just by watching this video, I have a clear understanding of the basics. Love the calm energy and the perfect setup of your recording equipment. Good sound, good camerawork etc.Thnx Jef, It made me subscribe immediately!

[@darrellpidgeon6440]

My journey into understanding a syth continues. Thank you for this instruction. One more step out of the way. Being on a tight budget I am restricted to finding as much free stuff as possible. Starting with the DAW. I think one of my favorite plugins is Zebralette. Followed closely by Alchemy (camel studios). Thank you for clearing up some of the mystery of stages and controls.

[@jefgibbons]

Glad it helped!

[@collinhaney6421]

Thanks again for another great tutorial! You are explaining it very well in simplified terms that anyone can understand. Keep up the good work!

[@christopherohara9724]

Excellent video. Thank you!

[@toxx0639]

Thanks for the great video Jef!

[@erniesfo]

Excellent Job. Really good instruction.

[@PavanSibal]

The best tutorial on synth fundamentals. Must watch for every electronic music producer. Thanks Jeff.

[@danielsaa2280]

Superb! Thank you!

[@orenrittenberg8501]

This is insane quality production. Thanks for this. Great teacher!

[@rockyAQ04]

So well done. Thank you!!

[@OpenEarth]

I've learned a bit of this stuff from various videos, but never about the actual reality of harmonics and all those partials as they relate to different kinds of waveforms. Your presentation is just beautiful, and all for anyone to watch who comes across it. Definitely an example of what makes KZbin so amazing.

[@jefgibbons]

Thanks so much! I spent a lot of tine prepping for this one, glad it helped!!

[@bassistofsin]

This is such a service. Thank you!

[@BierhammerDerBarde]

Great explaination of the fundamental components. I hope for a follow up to this series where we might see how to design certain kind of sounds like leads, pads, bass, etc. Best Regards!

[@jefgibbons]

Sounds good Julian, thanks!

[@VenomRaven]

Great video! Explained everything very clearly with good examples and visualisations. Is there anyway you could do a video on compression?

[@edzelmusicvlogs]

This is so useful, thank you!

[@ray.watts-35]

Brilliant explanation, thanks Jef!

[@jefgibbons]

Glad to hear it Ray!

[@geraldrosenau]

Reminded me of being back in class with you taking Intro to Digital Recording. Thanks Jef!

[@brandonAFTRHRS]

Spot on video! Very informative and... makes me really miss my Juno! 🥺

[@jefgibbons]

Ahh man, sorry to hear that, but you can always pick one up again!

[@prashanthtechno]

Thank you for the video. Cheers :)

[@samjaush6309]

Awesome informative session. Thanks Jef!

[@jefgibbons]

Glad it helped Sam!

[@KaitavSapreMusic]

Excellent stuff! The explanation of envelopes and LFO was especially perfect. A big fan of your videos. Thanks, and keep up the great work!

[@jefgibbons]

Really appreciate, thanks for the comments!

[@MaxTooney]

Great lesson, Jeff! Now I understand why (and how) there's 10,000 + presets on Omnisphere.

[@jefgibbons]

Seriously. Omnisphere is incredible, looking forward to some deep dive videos on it in the future!

[@fogza_]

I love this video! The "Bill Nye of Synthesizers"

[@jefgibbons]

Ha! I’ll take it! Lab coat coming…

[@flipnskater]

You're a great teacher bro

[@etienneboois]

Love your Content

[@DavidStanton1023]

Super video. Thank you.

[@Haider-ir8wr]

thank you for this amazing tutorial

[@leonrsten62]

This was really good, thanks!

[@FunZee_96]

thanks, your videos helps a lot, you made it very clear for beginners❤

[@jefgibbons]

Glad to hear it!

[@Van_Verder]

Very Helpful Thanks!

[@TheRealTeebz]

This was one of the best basic intros to synthesis yet. Easy to follow and understand. You must have a kickass PC to be able to run all those plug-ins and hardware at the same time. I use Ableton 10 as my DAW and have midi'd in 7 hardware controllers and synths and now my CPU is crunching...time for an upgrade. What are you using?