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

In this video for beginners, we’ll look at the basics of thinking about sound when trying to make instruments with synthesizers. We’ll check out what makes acoustic instruments sound the way they do. Then we’ll explore volume, timbre, pitch, and filtering in Arturia Pigments and how they can lead to different results. 00:00 introduction 00:24 piano 04:45 strings 06:22 electric bass 07:10 review 01 07:26 sine, triangle, saw, and square 11:37 volume envelope 14:07 polyphonic, monophonic, or legato 15:21 low pass filter (bass) 17:58 review 02 18:20 low pass filter (keys) 20:11 low pass filter (brass) 20:34 low pass filter (pad) 21:47 high pass and bandpass filters 24:57 pitch modulation (solo) 26:02 pitch modulation (ensemble) 28:56 wavetables 32:56 review 03 and outro ------------------------------------ Thank you for watching. My name is Jeremy, and this is Red Means Recording. I’ve been making music for a few decades now, and this