Learn With Me - Minifreak: Ep06 - Oscillators 1.1

In this video, we move beyond the Basic Waves, and explore the first half of the oscillator algorithms.
In this series of videos you'll join me as I learn the ins and outs of the Arturia Minifreak. I'll demonstrate my end to end learning and exploration process starting with the basics of how to use the synth, through all the features, and ending with some sound design demonstrations.
Episode 00 - First Impressions - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 01 - Overview & Paradigm - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 02 - Oscillator Basics - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 03 - Filter Section - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 04 - Envelopes - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 05 - LFO Basics - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 06 - Oscillators 1.1 - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 07 - Oscillators 1.2 - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 08 - Oscillators 2 - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 09 - LFO Shaper - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 10 - Mod Matrix - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 11 - Effects - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 12 - Macros - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 13 - Arpeggiator - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 14 - Sequencer - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 15 - Rhythmic Pad - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
Episode 16 - Cinematic Swell - • Learn With Me - Minifr...
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[@Mahenounet]

Thank you ! Quite a lot I still don't grasp but hopefully I'll eventually internalize those concepts -- like wavefolding, formants, FM etc.

[@ChalkWalkMusic]

Thanks for your comment, and for watching. While all these concepts have a mathematical foundation, their usefulness is in how they sound. For example, wave folding effectively amplifies the waveform (the gain is the amount of folding), but instead of clipping the signal when it reaches maximum amplitude, the signal is folded back on itself (as though reflected in a mirror) and continues in the opposite direction. This folding happens again every time it reaches maximum amplitude, or 0. You can imagine that the more times it's folded back on itself, the more higher harmonics are generated, while still retaining its fundamental tuning. In terms of how it sounds, it's similar to sync (resetting the waveform at a higher frequency than its fundamental pitch, while also resetting at the fundamental pitch). The key is always to listen, not just to know what it will sound like if you use it, but to add it to the "timbres in your imagination". Conveniently FM, sync and wave folding all add harmonics, so sometimes I think of them in reverse: imagine the maximum amount of wave folding you'll use was the original sound; turning down the amount of wave folding is like applying a (unique sounding) low pass filter. This lets you apply some of what you already know from subtractive synthesis to shaping sounds with these tools.