Sytrus Tutorial - Everything You Need to Know

[@User27389]

Sytrus interface is like rocket science. In the mix explains it like its 1+1. Cannot be more grateful!

[@TheKarimPuff]

Perfectly stated

[@Mrgiftedsoul]

Straight up that shit was looking like a space ship dash board and he’s star Lorax and broke the shit down

[@OlbaidMusic]

Producers are usually afraid when open sytrus for the first time, seems too complex, but with that comes a huge flexibility and power. Sytrus and Harmor are easily the most powerfull synths of FL Studio. If you learn how to use them, external synths are virtually unnecesary. Great explanation! I made the same in depth, almost 2 hrs of videos lol.

[@jon0830]

your presets are great starting points, thanks!

[@Mike_Wazowskii7]

Damn, it's in spanish. Now I have to learn spanish and then sytrus 😂

[@OlbaidMusic]

@@jon0830 You are welcome!

[@NexusNightcoreMusic]

I opened sytrus first when I first installed FL STUDIO. From then I have never used it LOL. My favorite is NEXUS (as usual).

[@adhoccerswings]

Sytrus is really goddamn great and I use it all the time, BUT, I wish it had: - automatable waveshape parameters (tension, shape, skew, sine shaper) - the same in-envelope visualization (playback header visualization along the x-axis whe you play the patch, showing where you're going!) as Harmor, Serum, Vital etc; it's just easier to see where you're going; note - this would be Very Helpful Whenever There's Many Envelopes Going On at the Same time and when tweaking the patch afterwards! It's easy enough to adjust the envelope without visual cues when you're BUILDING the sound - but Afterwards, going back to it and tweaking requires a lot of imagination, since you may have many different envelopes! It can get confusing really fast. It literally reguires you to make your own extensive notes for the patch! - a modulation matrix too (simply because it's easy to forget what you have and haven't done despite the orange bars; there's so many tabs to browse when checking - also, if you don't have sustain set as the end point of an envelope, the longest envelope determines the sustain Length of the whole patch! That's not in the manual c:)

[@mli3083]

From explaining every FL plugin to giving us everything we need to know about FM synthesis in 20 minutes, Michael is on a mission to provide us a universal theory of everything by year's end

[@benq994]

He's the Mega Chad of FL Studio :D

[@darnellknights3147]

Just explaining what every FL plugin is and how to use it shaved years of my learning curve. I can get right to it instead of wasting hours trying to find what I'm looking for.

[@carl_47]

Michael deserve a Novel, this young guy save the planet. By the way FL Studio Dev Team consider sponsor Michael, he is the guy.

[@jnorthtrash1346]

Fl Jesus

[@oramos5353]

@@jnorthtrash1346 facts bro lmfao

[@Yourmotwashum]

This synth is a nightmare without a proper guide. And a proper guide has arrived. Thank you sensei.

[@inthemix]

I think it’s incredible that a proper, useable and well written guide does not exist for this synth!

[@chancegoodspeed5873]

at the end "if it sounds good it is good" best advice you could get

[@yuvrajmehra9693]

YOU ABSOLUTE GOD. I fell asleep last night watching somebody else's Sytrus tutorial and literally dreamt about DMing you to ask you to make stock synth tutorials for Sytrus, Harmor, Sakura, etc. And then I woke up to this.

[@legendneo5371]

I can't believe you just explained Sytrus to me in under 20 min. You're a blessing to all new producers. Thank you for your great videos! This is by far my favorite KZbin Channel.

[@raudi42]

I 100% second that. Straight forward, no BS-talk. And very important: your "narration style" (dont know how describe better).

[@SultiJaber]

9 years of experimenting and reading and trying to understand FM Synthesis and here is this random guy on youtube with a British accent laying it down in 20 minutes.

[@AzunamiKun_Misaki]

You are (and have been for a couple of years) by far my favorite "tutorial guy" and reference point when i'm stumped w/ something (or, like with sytrus, dont even have a clue of what am I looking at). You know your stuff and most importantly, you know how to explain and simplify brilliantly (I'm a teacher in real life and well -I do notice such stuff-). Please, keep doing your thing. Us clueless knob-tweakers kinda need you, and more people like you.

[@vamsikrishnavempati5215]

Let's get this dude to a million subs by the end of the year. He definitely deserves it.

[@arn3107]

has 1 mil now

[@termsofuniverse7251]

I highly recommend learning Sytrus, its an incredibly powerful synth.

[@DidierBampiliMusicProduction]

I have Music contents, check me out

[@onaucc9899]

Comes in at the PERFECT time. I just a few days thought "Man, i don't know anything about Sytrus, i better learn it" aaaand here you are. :D

[@erik1993]

Yep I was on that boat too

[@faddlewaddle2615]

You're the epitome of what an excellent online teacher should be all about. THANK YOU!

[@Mike_Wazowskii7]

Holy what you read my mind! I've actually been wanting to learn this for years 😂 it must be time

[@DidierBampiliMusicProduction]

I have Music contents, check me out

[@allistairsampson6217]

😂

[@Mike_Wazowskii7]

Apparently he has music contents and we should check him out lol

[@DidierBampiliMusicProduction]

I'm a small youtuber starting out 👊🏾💪🏾🤦🏿‍♂️

[@nobodyknowsme1245]

Same 😂

[@hellcat5music]

The best FL Studio guy you could hope for. Detailed, thorough, no fluff. Easy to understand. Thanks man!

[@Abhimax]

I'VE BEEN USING SYTRUS WRONG ALL ALONG!! I usually just load a preset and play around with the knobs without any idea what they do... This was so helpful!!!!! Thank you!

[@aabc]

I really love the concept of matrix it really makes sense to me now Just wanted to say I love your thumbnails, they are so attractive and eye catching :)

[@marek4755]

Ok, that's a miracle I guess. I was about to look for Sytrus tutorial and you just release it on channel!

[@atharvamahajan4949]

same here

[@NikkiLayne]

Hands down one of the best music production channels I've ever come across.

[@EversonBernardes]

One note about the video: Turning up the FX knob on a operator row will send that operator *raw* signal through the effects and output that. If you want the filters to be applied before the FX, you have to turn up the FX knob that sits on that filter row in the matrix. Neat thing about the operators in Sytrus: you can set them up so they're working with multiples of the fundamental frequency (1x, 2x, 3x, 0.5x) , good for getting say a sub voice, or a harmonizing voice one fifth above the fundamental; or you can set them up so they're running at a constant frequency (say, 10Hz), useful for ring modulation. One neat trick using FM is setting up one OP (I usually do it with OP6) with a constant frequency, say 4Hz and using it to modulate the other operators. Vibrato! You can then control OP6 volume to define how much vibrato you want, through an envelope, etc.

[@Zildawolf]

Thank you for adding this!! I noticed him turning up the fx knob in the operator row instead of the fx row and was very confused. This clarified it perfectly! Also, thank you for the helpful tips!

[@nostan1999]

I've been waiting for this! Sytrus is one of my favourite synths and it's a shame it gets neglected fairly often. The 6 oscillators really give you so much control, and so many ways to get to whatever sound you're looking for. Some of the other things that weren't mentioned, but are really cool: 1) Harmonic editor - Really powerful for shaping sound. Allows you to additively synthesize sounds and merge that with the FM matrix and subtractive elements to really shape sound. There's one for each of the 6 oscillators. 2) Unison editor - You can individually control parameters like volume, panning, pitch, modulation amount, etc. for each unison voice. Seriously powerful.

[@inthemix]

I did mention unison editor and the waveshaper, unless I accidentally edited it out!

[@nostan1999]

@@inthemix Apologies, I must have missed the waveshaper portion, I just found it

[@wilydingus]

To think I messed with these dials for years before watching this, doh! The goat is back thanks so much

[@Yamakusa]

Been using Sytrus for so long without touching the operators and filters, now after watching this I finally understand what all those knobs and matrix do thank you so much.

[@spaurtacusmusic]

Not ashamed to admit I’ve used Sytrus for like every song I’ve made, it really is powerful and often overlooked. Thanks for covering it In The Mix!

[@charmawow]

After decades of having FL Studio on my computers, I’m finally making a concerted effort to use it. Discovering your channel has been a real find....and at last I can get my head around Sytrus! Thanks very much for these fantastic tutorials.

[@jeffheidelberg2283]

I don't know if I should cry tears of joy or kiss you right now. This is the tutorial I needed! Best FL studio channel out there!

[@gavinhewitt5814]

I’ve watched a bunch of other videos on sytrus, and all of them just made me more overwhelmed. You made very good sense of this for me and I feel confident to make my own sounds with it now! Thank you.

[@gomesiekamalukwamanda3586]

The tutorials that is meant to teach those who need to understand sytrus. Why others can be like this guy,he is explaining like a real living human. Salute,and god bless,I have downloaded this video so that I can keep watching it while doing my sessions in my bedroom studio.

[@patrickrowe6745]

Michael, thanks for the many things you've done. Every time i sought help elsewhere, I have to come back to you. Luckily, I discovered you in my early years. FL Studio owes you LOADS

[@heribahati]

I knew one day you will upload this tutorial, and i have been avoiding learning from other tutorials, cuz i was afraid i would waste time! And Voila, you did it again! You are the best!

[@captainmeadows6307]

you are seriously the DUDE. Thank you for this and all of your other legendary content.

[@hinsen]

I watched a few guides to Sytrus, but yours is definitely the best. You explained the basics of its operation very clearly. I will be grateful if you do similar tutorials to other FL Studio synthesizers, especially Harmor.

[@wfilms6320]

The amount of knowledge conveyed in 20 minutes is unbelievable, thank you

[@seffye2195]

i'm just blown away on how much stuff i can do now! I was just using ready to use sounds from libraries and now i'm making amazing stuff out of nothing. THIS IS SOOOOO GOOOOD AAAAAAAAAAA THANK YOU A LOT!!!

[@DerekLightfoot69]

Michael, You just saved me from having to buy Serum - I can now achieve everything I need with my newly gained knowledge of Sytrus. You are a formidable teacher and incredibly talented. All power to you!

[@SJT]

Sytrus Is My Bae ❤

[@SandeepBalasubramanyam]

Wow...there is so much to learn just with Sytrus...and your explanation has made things very clear...thank you :)

[@SpacedOutDoonie]

I dont use Sytrus as much as I do other plugins but whenever I do use it I fall in love with it everytime. Its so OP.

[@rserg3789]

The video we producers don’t deserve, but CERTAINLY THE ONE WE NEEDED!! I’ve always loved the presets I used with sytrus but this video is gold for me! Thanks so much🙏🏼

[@brendelts]

i like watching these at work so im making money while i do it :)

[@ucheezenu4386]

I should first appreciate your calmness when teaching and explaining in any of your tutorials, it actually a big deal for me so thank you. For this tutorial about cytrus youv given me an entire new understanding to what i thought i knw . Thank you again and Weldone. All the way from Nigeria!!!

[@gcinaseleteng6632]

Truly amazing. I have learnt a lot from this channel, I started six months back during lockdown just trying out music production as hobby. I didn't have musical background at all just a love for music. I downloaded a trial version of FL studio. At this point I am able to complete full projects but haven't been foccusing much on the individual sound just enjoying being able to do new things with Fl studio. I think I will go back again to all the tutorials from the beginning now with a better understanding of music. Thanks

[@knowledgeseeker7324]

The best tutorial on sytrus ever. What a legend...

[@vishalpazzo]

Thankyou Mike ! Sytrus is much more than we knew. Thankyou for making music production so good for us. I'm following you from your first videos I have learned so much from your videos and now I'm working as a music producer in my country but I still don't have a music studio and I'm still struggling with it. 2 Months ago my father passed away and thought I should leave music production this time is really bad for me but you are inspiring me not to Give Up. Thankyou brother. Whenever I'll get a Chance to meet you I'll huge you my brother. You are my real Mentor and Guru brother keep. Keep making videos for us. Love from india - PaZzo

[@TheCrimsonSpider]

I've been watching your videos for months and was bummed you didn't have a Sytrus tutorial. Now this gets recommended to me. Why was I not subscribed? You have the best guides on KZbin for FL studio and music production in general. Thank you.

[@looks2880]

I was always intimidated and confused using plugins like Sytrus to design my own synths. I heavily relied on presets and tweaking the sound. You explained and demonstrated this plugin in such a simple and succinct manner! You've provided me a new tool to work with! Excellent, well made video, simply explained!

[@ImagineBaggins]

You will forever be my favorite music tutorial channel. Every time I have a question you have a video on that exact question... you're insane dude. If I'm ever famous I'll be tossin some gifts your way

[@yxshmusic]

Just needed this! Thank you so much! :)))

[@natesamadhi33]

FINALLY someone who explains it clearly.

[@DidierBampiliMusicProduction]

I have Music contents, check me out

[@jaysarma987]

I've recently had a release on Magic Music (3.3M subs on KZbin) and the pitch bending chord progression in the track is made with Sytrus. I can't recommend this synth enough to everyone. Masterpiece.

[@elroycoldcast]

Such a powerful and underrated synth. It's a beast. My favorite thing about it is the numerous ways you can morph, manipulate and recreate every sound into something completely different and new. I recreated about 85% of the sytrus soundbank several years ago. Little hidden gem: go to the sequencers section in the bank and one by one deconstruct them using the matrix. You'll reveal all kinds of cool sounds and loops you can use in your tracks.

[@g4p5l6]

Great breakdown for beginners. Was just looking at this for the first time yesterday and it took at least an hour to figure out what you explained in 10 minutes.

[@CPMusic254]

The best way to explain a complex synth under 20 minutes and everyone understands it. Its the only thing we all needed and Michael did it. Who has the register to mark me present. I am on a mission to have In the mix to be registered as a university.

[@soaribb32]

I love how smooth the operator of this synth are.

[@producedby3am344]

Bro you seriously make the best tutorials on KZbin, you explain everything simply and clearly

[@inthemix]

Thank you, that’s what I hope to do :)

[@TheInsomniaProject]

This is the most definitive way to Learn FL stuff with ease. Thank you Michael. Really. 😁 All the things I havent explored, you're making me wanna revisit them 😂

[@yony_music]

Also just came back to make some sounds with sytrus

[@andreasarai8177]

I've searched for a decent Sytrus tutorial for months and here it is. Thank you, keep doing that please, you're great.

[@amrenmurray]

I'm (VERY) new to FL studio. I'm a long time Reason user. Your video is what has made Sytrus all the sudden extremely exciting. (and I'm REALLY glad it comes with the producer edition)

[@pslx2023]

this guy is the real deal. thank you kindly sir !

[@aqua3418]

I just heard a sound from Sytrus in a demo, and DAMN, it was amazing. I realized that Sytrus can really do some amazing stuff

[@del-marmare1646]

Dude, I trust your reward will be in this life and the next. You're a wealth of inspiration.

[@HazyJ28]

I didn't understand Sytrus until you did your beginners and advanced synth video on Serum, then the video on Vital. Because you taught us the vocabulary for general FM and Wavetable Synthesis, I am now able to understand this tutorial and gain something from it. It's weird how everything comes full circle, but that moment when it all just "clicks" is so rewarding. You are the best teacher ever, and you deserve a very highly paid salary at Berkeley or some shit lol.

[@redbuck3tarchive509]

You channel is such a blessing for fl producers

[@YXMATU]

Michael again doing his job... Making complex things easy for us

[@JamesSiggins]

I watched the tutorial for this on FL Studio's own KZbin page and while most of it made sense, some of it wasn't clear, this version of it was so much better. I think the pacing was better too. Thanks.

[@krishnanarayanan497]

This is guy is just amazing!!Love from India...❤❤❤❣

[@marcoscordova9050]

Dude you’re an amazing teacher, thank you so much for what you do and how you do it, the world appreciates you ❤️

[@izadjan7249]

Dude, I just watched a 19 min video in 5 minutes. Your videos too good man, thank you!

[@InVisionsMusic]

You are the true saviour for Bedroom producers. Thanks a lot!!

[@samuelcobb4645]

very well spoken in your videos man. been a big fan for a while and it has always taught me really good things. thanks for your work my man

[@MTG_CMG]

This video is very helpful! I've always used Sytrus but never fully understood the potential, even with trial and error and guessing what the accessories do. This will greatly improve my sound quality when producing! :)

[@platypus3158]

List of people with the world's greatest jaws : 1- Guy Pearce 2- Inthemix Guy

[@ccfliege]

its not even the jaw, its this incredible handsome way of explaining this to us like we're 5 years old and not being condescending at the same time. I hope this guy makes hard money with his profession because he should

[@catfunt5744]

inthemix guy please adopt me

[@dragonbody7771]

whitearmor

[@poisson6673]

@@catfunt5744 hahaha😂😆

[@martinjrsen3332]

@@dragonbody7771 god himself

[@tyoveli]

I learned sytrus by trial and error, but this video still taught me some cool tricks to use. Keep on making these videos! They're great.

[@opeoyelana4048]

You have the best sytrus tutorial I have ever seen on KZbin. Thanks for this great tutotial and keep up the great content.

[@manojnandi2124]

Man this is where I was struck for quite a lot of months. Finally got it. Really its a relief. Thanx a lot.

[@jcintheplacetobe123]

Your fl videos are awesome..I have a new track almost done and you have definitely helped.. much appreciated

[@omkarshirsat]

My biggest issue with synths before this video was the reliability on the pre-made factory patches. I could not go beyond them and had to completely rely on those sounds or always be on the lookout for new synths plugins. This tutorial made it so much easy for me that now I can go ahead and try making different sounds to the very least, and gradually master it. Thank you so much!!

[@lojo11audio]

Sytrus has always intimidated me. Thank you for breaking it down. I'm going to try to use this plugin a bit more now.

[@barrysangkol3311]

You are an amazing teacher.....your explanations are just simple and easy to understand ...i learnt alot from you.

[@gordonchan89]

I've just started learning to produce and seriously.....it's ridiculous how helpful you and your videos are. I quite literally find myself swearing with happiness at how relevant and outstanding your content is. Thank you sir!

[@preith]

East or west Micheal is the best, west or east Micheal is a beast

[@timjones1159]

This is super helpful, I had no idea how good this synth was. The capability is crazy.

[@Mangotshepang]

Legit, you're THE BEST FL Online teacher out there. Thanks a lot man!

[@yony_music]

Woow, that was a quick and powerful demonstration how this synth works! Since I started out I never really used it, because it seemed to complex, but this video really wanna makes me use this synth👌

[@ferdim9997]

I was waiting a very long time for this. The other videos i saw were not so great and clearly explanation as yours. Thanks man! You're really a life saver. I learn so much from you! Many thanks!

[@Amukeila]

Your Tutorials helped me a lot in my music 🎶, thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills. I consider you the best music tutor💯🔥

[@crimson3510]

The most underrated synth in FL studio! Great VID!!!!❤🙌🔥

[@joecantdance494]

Best tutorial video on sytruss ever. That mod matrix was daunting

[@tec2592]

I’ve been using Sytrus more than anything lately what great timing thank you 🙏!

[@nicoletnathan9696]

thank you 1000 times for all the work you are doing for us !!!

[@ograge]

One of the waited tutorial 🔥❤️

[@Blackwingk]

Dude, Sytrus looked so intimidating to me. Thanks!!!!

[@JakkQuill]

God Bless You man. I've learnt a lot through your channel. Thankyou for sharing your knowledge with the world.

[@francisoboh4683]

All I have to say Michael is THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! You really know when to come through for the fam. Would really appreciate a Harmor or Harmless Tutorial next. Big thanks in advance ♥️

[@Harpags]

It was really informative 👍 Thank you 🙂

[@bosssyndrome6416]

Its like you magically knew that i wanted to learn about this and that the other tutorials on youtube were sub-par. Grade A content as always.

[@scottbouck7700]

So helpful! Most tutorials on the matrix in Sytrus are about as intimidating as the matrix itself haha! Thanks for keeping it short and sweet. I followed till the end and really feel like I learned something! Thanks!

[@CalleJonte]

Great video! I’m a trained pedagogue and I really like your approach to teaching in this vid! It is great how you make it “flow”

[@Bonnie39]

This is very helpful because I only have stock plugins other than Nexus2

[@carson2889]

Aight so I just got FL Studio, but I wanted to learn how to make a good synth so I came to this video. I followed along exactly the whole way. I've scoured the settings to find a difference and have come up empty handed, and yet my synth sounds completely different. His sounds like a full stack of synths and mine sounds like a child playing with an electric kids piano.