Synthesizers - Additive Synthesis vs. Subtractive Synthesis

[@iandsilva4414]

Purchased this vst recently and couldn't find any comprehensive tutorials around at all. Thank you so much for doing this, looking forward to more videos . Cheers :)

[@RunningonairMusic]

No problem. It's odd there isn't more out there. Initially additive would seem very straight forward, but it requires a completely different way of thinking about synthesis. Maybe that's why there aren't that many videos.

[@DataBroth]

loom is probably one of my least favorite additive synths, it's still cool, and fun for certain sounds, but I find razor, harmor, and parsec to be far more advanced and fun to use additive synthesis is one of the coolest synth types, but requires a multitude of algorithmic partial controls, to avoid what you describe, where you have to adjust each harmonic individually. I really hope more developers write good additive synths, the market is sparse with them. I've done one stream on loom, might do another one day

[@RunningonairMusic]

Thanks for the tips. I'll check those out when I get the chance. At the moment I feel I could do with some kind of order to the algorithms, like more logical groupings. The way it's done in Loom is a bit haphazard, from what I can see. It'll be interesting to see what other producers are doing. I'll try and find your stream too.

[@DataBroth]

@@RunningonairMusic no problem, yes, loom's system is a bit rough, and many of the algorithms are either very single purpose, or redundant. there's definitely a tightrope "path" you have to walk when setting each slot and choosing which ones to use I don't regret purchasing loom either, it's system has some sweet spots that let you do some pretty cool things it might be a bit buried at this point, looks like it's 2 months old

[@neilk575]

Another fantastic video!

[@RunningonairMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it! much appreciated.

[@LiloSound.Soundtracks]

Nice job.

[@RunningonairMusic]

Thanks.