So You Want to Make a Sound: Introduction to Sound Design

[@keynanmcfedries8240]

Please! Continue this as a series, it rules.

[@ninjaturdle69]

Yes please, this is definitely gonna help me with serum !

[@brinco3]

How is this comment 2 days old?

[@keynanmcfedries8240]

@@brinco3 Patreon! Jeremy occasionally posts stuff early for patrons.

[@joshgold9427]

yes please, ive just been introduced to synthwave and i really want to learn synthesis lol

[@nickmarcinko2235]

what he said

[@bca5251]

Bob Ross, circa 19XX: "Here's a happy little tree" Jeremy Blake circa 2021: "Here's a happy little C"

[@NeedSpeed39]

"Here's a kinky little wavetable" :D

[@RanaGustico]

Create a twitch channel and Bob Ross followers will jump from it.

[@ChrisD__]

@@NeedSpeed39 "Wavetables are these kinky motherfuckers. Look at this, kinky guy."

[@timbabcox6581]

The only thing I would add, which will make this slightly more complicated, is that pianos don’t have harmonics. Pianos have partials. Pianos are inharmonic. I’m a piano tuner. Still, I love this video. It really makes sense out of the basics of sound design.

[@willmorrell291]

That actually very interesting … thanks for the spark of curiousity now i must go and research this👍

[@scarcat2469]

Okay I looked this up, and it seems like that pianos ARE inharmonic because of the stiffness of the strings, but the partials are still just the overtone/harmonic series even if they’ll be a bit out of tune.

[@forestaeon]

Let go of your existential dread with Jeremy explaining sounds ✨

[@roryjineffect]

Why not enjoy both?

[@forestaeon]

@@roryjineffect Best of both worlds

[@vetiarvind]

Reminds me of The midnight gospel's "Annihilation of Joy" episode.

[@forestaeon]

@@vetiarvind Out of many very good episodes of a very good show, that one is maybe my very favorite

[@davidpereira4455]

"You can recreate (theoretically) any sound by using sine waves". Additive synthesis is gold

[@peaceorperil]

this is legitimately the best explanation of basic sound design concepts I've ever seen. incredible work dude

[@msld_sound]

Joseph Fourier 🤝 Jeremy Blake "everything becomes sine waves if you believe"

[@youdonotknowmyname9663]

More like "if you filter it enough'"

[@lotsofstevens]

Jeremy, no cap, your channel is phenomenal. It's not always a given that someone can translate their talents and deep knowledge into an engaging, understandable and educational format. Talented people aren't always talented teachers. But you really crush it. Every time. This video came up on my feed today and I'm like, "OK, we gotta get this dude a key to the city, any city, just give him his due!!!!!!"

[@AlecBoyd]

I'm down for a FM video in this format

[@RedMeansRecording]

Yeah I gotta talk some fm it's fun.

[@uniworkhorse]

@@RedMeansRecording please do! Id love to learn about Fm

[@lucyloveskouta]

Yes af

[@dirtwagon9041]

​@@RedMeansRecording fm would be great, I've looked into it and it seems interesting but there's not much usable info out there outside of the very basics

[@jimmygervaisnet]

@@RedMeansRecording Nice! I'll subscribe then :) FM synthesis is a topic that keeps coming up and I still know very little about it. With the software I've built I can modulate the frequency, but I don't know of any specific process to exploit this 'properly'. But that's also part of the fun isn't it? Learning by experimentation.

[@crescenzodicecco3310]

"A sine wave is a pure expression of tone" , that's beautifully put

[@seth.graham]

Excellently done, most synth tutorials explain the basic waves and ADSR then end it there. Harmonics get a mention but they don't spend any time detailing their relationship with modulation, meaning a beginner gets to the end and isn't any better off. This is the better way to teach it.

[@edwin-zone]

Very nice. For me as a synthesist of 20 years, this video was a great example of how getting back to basics, revisiting the things you thought you knew but from a new teacher can yield new insights or inspiration. Always keep the beginner's mind, no matter your skill level!

[@EctoMorpheus]

I've been watching music production videos for years without any "official" starting point and this is honestly the absolute best video I've ever seen. It's usually just someone with lots of experience kind of doing what sounds good to them, which is VERY hard to get across to somebody with zero intuition. This video fills in so many gaps! Thanks Jeremy

[@ps1tryarchive502]

Pigments is the perfect synth for explaining this stuff, so clear and nice. The same could be said about Jeremy.

[@404T2K]

KZbin genuinely made it possible for anyone anywhere to contribute to the legacy of music and for that I thank you sir

[@BackspinZX]

I need an "Everything becomes sine waves if you believe" cross-stitch for my residence. that's such a perfect line, lol. Super useful video! Nicely done! :D

[@sfx1674]

Wanna echo what everybody has said, the gift of conveying knowledge is very rare and you have nailed it. Thanks.

[@Ve55el]

I think you missed an opportunity to talk about "distance". A high pass filter often moves a sound much "farther away". A low pass sends it to an "adjacent room". Its the combination of low, mids, and highs of a sound that allow to sit at a certain distance from the listener. ...this is a nitpick. What a wonderful video! Added to my favorites to reference later! :)

[@uniworkhorse]

Around 16:00 the fact that not only the amplitude of a sound has to change, but also the HARMONIC nature has to change blew my mind!!! 🤯🤯🤯 I've really just been using the amplitude envelope and not thought about how the filter envelope can really change the timbre! Love the way you walked through this dude.

[@skyler4ever]

I had so many eargasms while listening to this!

[@shrutipatil7303]

For realll 😭

[@greatadventures4579]

I have studied these concepts all the way back to the early 70s, starting with my 1st synth. Moog Sonic. I think that was what it was called. Seeing the frequency analyzer in conjunction with the various waves, really makes the music universe become more CLEAR. Nice job!

[@MemoryVague]

I've said it before and it's still true, this channel is like having a scented candle in the room

[@bencrystalofficial]

If I saw this 2 years ago I think I'd be in a very different place right now~

[@nahometesfay1112]

Same

[@xyzyzx1253]

Where you at now dude?

[@bencrystalofficial]

@@xyzyzx1253 In grad school making tools for musicians in VR :P

[@prodlilrasta]

this is probably the best most complete introduction video to sound design i've ever seen. thank u for this.

[@michaelmacneil6539]

I've been pretty alright with understanding synthesis so far but this video was tremendous in explaining the "why" you would pick something as opposed to others. Would love more of these!

[@alexgibson8664]

When you first explained what a low pass filter did, my mind was BLOWN. Thank you for the concise explanation! Subbed!

[@cthecheese1620]

Your use of ADSR was like learning what I already knew but actually gaining understanding of it this time -- absolutely fantastic video, thank you!

[@MortalVildhjart]

I keep coming back to this Video because I send it to my peers in Music and some of my friends who are just beginning to learn it and some who are just interested and everyone agreed that this is an absolute banger of a Video and is amazingly helpfull and beautifully paced. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart and from around 50 people in my circle :)

[@rootvalue]

This kicked ass. I haven’t been in audio school for a decade and this was a great refresher.

[@kristopherdetar4346]

OMG !! Where were you 40 years ago when my mind wondered about what sound is comprised of ? Thank you for your channel.

[@LazaroCasanova]

Man you explain synthesis so well. Some new things just clicked for me thanks to video.

[@rifdifirebolt]

Its day 3 of me learning to sound design. I was stuck at how to reproduce sounds similar to keyboards. Didnt think of filters and ADSR like this. Thank you, much love.

[@partylobster]

I've never produced sounds before, but now I feel like I can make something that gets me to headline a festival.

[@israelgiron9089]

I have more than 5years in sound design and i have to say that the way you explain the thing is awesome, very nice explanation. Just subscribed

[@RedMeansRecording]

Awesome thank you!

[@MrWigg1es22]

It's really interesting to me how much simply changing the wave shape entirely changes the emotions of the notes/sounds. This video was also really easy to follow and understand, even with no musical background and I think that is truly a testament to the quality of the content you are creating. You're a better educator than many college professors I've had.

[@Ursmoov]

This is the type of video I wish I would of have saw when I first started producing! This is the type of stuff that needs to be talked about more.

[@barrycole5930]

Now THIS is the fundamental video to watch for aspiring music/sound makers BEFORE any other synth tutorial. Totally brilliant, and i love when a wavetable rips your face off! Subbed!

[@linusporter1091]

I did not expect to keep watching past 5 minutes... but wow. This fully captured me and taught me so much, about something I wasn't even aware I was interested in. Nice!

[@MrExplosiveTV]

i dont think ive made a youtube comment in YEARS, but this is exactly what i have been looking for. im new to producing and making sounds that i hear in my head is often pointless and i get dragged into loading basic sine and squard waves with unreasonable amounts of effects until i get bored and stop trying to make anything. no other sound design tutorials on this site do a better job of exactly how to go from having a sound in your head to actually creating it. i will most likely be spending alot of time viewing your content as i start learning to produce! :)

[@brachlandmusic]

What I just realized is to start with these fundamentals as they already sound just fine. I always tend to overthink esp. when I look at those presets and how complicated their routing seem to be.

[@jimmac]

Really impressive overview. Not only an amazing musician, a great teacher too.

[@africkinamerican]

I've been making sounds on a casio CZ1 for years. Lots of fun ! It's kind of addictive/obsessive in a way. And a great way to train your ear for frequencies and nuances of sounds. To recreate or edit a sound, you have to be able to hear it in detail. A lot like a portrait artist has to be able to see the true object he is drawing , in all its dimensions and colors and shades et cetera.

[@wrrwvv]

ive watched a bunch of introductory vids covering similar topics but this clicked the most 👍 the visuals are great

[@PhantomPhern]

I love the way you said "It's just a sinewave baby."

[@roeytsemah]

There are teachers, and there's Jeremy. ❤️

[@xKatjaxPurrsx]

This is basically a free PD for teachers on how to introduce kids to waveforms and sound design.

[@Italliving]

Red Means Recording = the first thing i learned to appreciate as a button, seems this channel needs the same appreciation and triggers our internal recording button for the simple well explained information feed here, thank you for the simplicity well appreciated

[@ListerTunes]

This is an amazing video. It combined all these little disparate things I knew snippets about (Sine curves! Instruments! X-pass filters!) and then linked them all together in a way that let me understand the whole. I'll likely never make use of it but I've learned so much and it will make talking to our sound guy make SO MUCH more sense.

[@thenumbdave]

That cleared away a lot of the fog and I now have a much clearer idea of what the knobs I've been twiddling on my microfreak are actually doing! thank you!

[@jupiterrising5918]

If someone is interested in synths, this should be the very first video they watch. Bravo.

[@hsensh]

You make me fall in love with sound design more and more by the day

[@maunstermusic]

YES! Thanks Jeremy! I would love to see more sound design videos. Specifically, interesting things you can do past modulating the filter, pitch, and low hanging options.

[@shrutipatil7303]

This has to be my favourite video of all time. Not "so far", I will cherish this video forever. Thanks Jeremy!!

[@static-san]

Truth be told, Pigments is hands-down my favourite VST. Almost every time I want to make a sound, Pigments is my goto. Everything just makes sense. And now your explanations on top of that makes this the cream.

[@Zer0Spinn]

I already know all of this so I guess I'm just watching it for quality control lol Veredict: A+, I'm sending this to a couple friends.

[@megumin4625]

Just the way you described it, it makes sense more on WHY it is the way it is. Much easier to understand!

[@ATAFPV]

You changed my life with this video. I really can’t thank you enough. Keep being awesome!

[@cmadams]

This is the best sound design video that I've ever seen.

[@SvintMvrcus]

I cannot express how useful this vid is. And the fact that you're using my fav soft synth to demonstrate is the cherry on top. Thank you.

[@citizenofearth]

Pigments is just a beauty of a synth. Sound design is a joy with it. Thanks for the video, as always: gold!

[@johnfretz1938]

Thanks. As a complete beginner in the space, that helped a lot in demystifying what all these tools are all about. Much appreciated.

[@Jixata]

As someone who too often sticks to preset synth patches, this is very useful for branching out. Thanks!

[@jac5614]

I was trying to learn about the sound design, so I searched today, and you uploaded yesterday! What a perfect timing haha, thank you so much!

[@DJVIESTA1]

12:55 Settle Down chords incoming. Thanks for the explanation Jeremy ♥

[@lukkybb]

This video, this singular video, taught me more about what I wanted that all of the other videos I've watched combined! Like, wow. Thank you so much.

[@iamisandisnt]

Fundamental questions I had answered without even realizing what the question was. Great video and I'm only 2 minutes in. Eye opening. Thank you so much.

[@scottkirby7068]

Best yet - bravo sir. You explained this so well. My life and music journey has been unlocked!

[@davidrosset4457]

Please continue! I would watch the whole series multiple times. This is precious.

[@benhall2235]

This is the first video on youtube that i've seen that covers the stuff i was taught at college. Its all very well following so called tutorials of how to make a bass like so and so producer but if you want to be able to make your own sounds from scratch quickly or model a real instrument such as a piano you need to learn the "whys" as well as the "hows". Most content creators just give you a synth recipe, without explaining the rationale behind the decisions they make.In fact i'd go further and say that unless the rationale behind the decisions are made clear its not really a tutorial per se but just a recipe. Running with that metaphor you can learn to cook a dish following a recipe but a chef can create new dishes. If i wasn't so lazy i could have made a youtube channel with videos going through the syllabus that i learned. Glad to see that there are others who are doing it.

[@thundernixon]

I’ve been playing with synths for years, but this helped me understand the waveforms and LFOs so much better. You’re an amazing teacher. Thank you!

[@K150arts]

The visual envelopes on this plugin helped me lean quite a bit, nice video!

[@fullyard-art]

this is one of the best videos about this (and oh lucky me i got pigments too), and i cannot express my feelings about the really awesome way to explain this really in a nutshell style, going more into detail, but not exhausting the mind for the not so advanced people watching this. it is one thing, like making youtube videos, become famous do "cool" things and such, and a complete other thing being able to actually teach something and transport information in a somewhat funny and serious way and not becoming dreary with it. Again, big cred and a big THANK YOU!

[@RedMeansRecording]

❤️🎶❤️

[@nolove8419]

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to share some knowledge and wisdom with us. Time is some thing you cant ever get back, in any form. So again, thank you. You prepared and delivered this beautifully!! If you can't explain it... If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. - Albert Einstein You definetly understand Sound Design. You deserve a million subs.

[@Boues91]

Best vid so far about this topic. To sit beside you to watch you analysing the sounds teached me a lot.

[@dylanmax.]

its genuinely mind blowing how you could create any sound by just arranging harmonics and inharmonics in a certain way

[@Jimbo386000]

I just bought a Hydrasynth, I know it’s not like truly a wavetable synth, it’s a wave morphing synth, but it has shown me the beauty of wavetable synths. It is gorgeous and at the same time violent.

[@DaveYognaut]

I don't think I've ever been so interested in a video in my life. That was such a quick 35 minutes. Thanks for keeping everyone informed 🙏

[@leopardseallovergaming7929]

12:50 14:08 14:40 just some time stamps I keep coming back too 😌

[@trostadam]

I know this vid has a TLDR, but the entire video is the TLDR of sound synthesis. Great Work! Thanks

[@wolfgang4468]

Great approach to looking at sound synthesis. I've learnt a lot, thank you very much!

[@TheRealG2024]

just about to pick up a korg wavestate. this could not have a come at a better time. the fundamentals of sound design. extremely informative and comprehensive. im totally geeking out right now

[@SynthaticBeats]

Its kinda insane that you made this compeletely for free! Thanks ALLOT!

[@HansyPants184]

You have a real knack for education. Every time I see your vids I can't get over the fact that you're the same guy who taught me how to use my PO-16 all those years ago.

[@mgmthegrand]

WOW! I've literally watched DOZENZ of videos on synthesis. This is the most comprehensive yet concise, specific yet straightforward one I've seen yet. PLEASE start a series! And thank you!!!

[@ryanpatrick523]

This cleared up so many things at the fundamentals level. I now have a much greater appreciation of my filter. Thank you!

[@ShaighJosephson]

Excellent sound tutorial... Nice work... ☺️

[@paulguy2545]

Thank you for making videos like this that cover the sound-design fundamentals! Although I am already pretty familiar with the basics (of any synth), its still useful to me, to come back to these videos so I can get some tips & understand a little more of what’s going on! Five or more years ago I would have been struggling to understand synthesizers, all I knew was that they produced sounds & noise!

[@AlexanderVarov]

i watch your videos from an year and a half, but this one made me a patreon. Next level explanation is what i needed. Thank you :)

[@migerrancan554]

one of the best videos ive ever seen

[@donmilland7606]

I'm going to buy a t-shirt. Your video rules! Nobody explains all of this quite the way you do .

[@kardle]

Another master class in sound making. Love the clear instruction and humor throughout.

[@sailingweather2400]

those pads around 12:30 sound gorgeous

[@ChrisERoots]

Big thumbs. I’m learning and connecting dots. ❤

[@danieldls503]

That sine wave sound you built was beautiful..thank you.

[@Jaspertine]

I've watched other instructional videos on this stuff, and I kinda got the basics, but this made it a lot easier to understand.

[@_m3llow515]

Despite the fact I technically knew about most of this, the way you explained it just really clicked with me and I feel super excited to give some of this a try next chance I get.

[@hobonickel840]

I just found basecamp!! Damn good starting point and fresh air. I'm started going blind from looking at gear reviews! Thank you!

[@holdengreene9717]

Still getting value from this. Thanks!

[@KristopherYang]

oh baby give me that music theory in layman's terms!

[@aosphere]

I really, needed this, can't thank you enough, this it one of the most well structured tutorials, out there, on youtube if you do a tutorial for fm synthesis im gonna lose my mind, i wouldn't be able to handle that, thanks so much!!! edit: KZbin THIS WAS MADDE 2 YEARS AGO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME

[@uniworkhorse]

29:38 “All those kinks add up to a very... interest experience”