Analog Synth info.

[Sineth]

Hello everybody. How are you all?

Well for the past few days I have been searching the internet for sites that would explain how analog synths work. though, i still havn't found a site that would explain to me the very detailed specifications in a very very very easy explanation.becouse to tell you the truth, i dont know crap about electric circuts or anything that has to do with electricity. i wish i could learn at school, but there no room in my schedule :frown: . im hoping to learn enough to biuld a few modules of my own this summer, since they are extremely expensive for me. i dont know if its possible, i just really want to build one. + i think it would be an awsome learning experience, and i know it will help me in sound synthesis. :tongue:

any help would be greatly appreciated. and thx in advance. :smile:

PS: to those who are in school, university, college....etc., good luck with the exams, lets hope we "ace" them. :biggrin:

[gusjdt]

After the guy who built his Ocean synth a while back in the Forums, I decided also to build me a synthesizer. www.musicfromouterspace.com has good info on how to get started.

[Sineth]

The Ocean inspired me too :tongue:

[Asus/C#]

In the Online Conservatory section of this site, there is a section on analog sysnthesis. I just watched it today, and it was a pretty interesting video. You can watch excerpts from it for free, and if you join you can watch more. I just watched the excerpts, and it was still very informative. He explains the purpose and relationship between various sound-producing components (VCOs, VCAs, controllers etc) using one of the synthesizer.com patch cord synths, and an oscilliscope. Very interesting stuff.

Asus

[rutgerv]

Wow, great to hear that people got inspired by the Ocean synth I've built! Please keep me posted on your synth building too!

I think alot of basic information about components of an analog synth can be found on the internet, but to understand them and know what they can mean to you in playing music you should perhaps just get the chance to play on an analog synth. Go to a friend who has one and try it. Most stuff, like oscillators, filters, envelope's, etc will become clear.

By the way: I'm happy to announce that my Ocean synth will be Keyboard of the Month (KOTM) in July's Keyboard Magazine! Cool ;). Check it out if you like.

Greetings,

Rutger

[rock_ya]

Thought Gear Talk would be more appropriate section for this topic :wink:

Good luck with your projects.

[Liquid Shadow]

By the way: I'm happy to announce that my Ocean synth will be Keyboard of the Month (KOTM) in July's Keyboard Magazine! Cool ;). Check it out if you like.

Greetings,

Rutger




That's awesome.

You should look into producing more of them. There aren't many manufacturers putting out new analog equipment these days, so it's not like there's a lot of competition. I'm sure you could sell a few. ;)