Sound Synthesis

[Tom Davies]

Definitely subtractive. There are certain specific steps you'll find 
yourself taking.

Typically, when starting from scratch, the first thing I'll do is make 
the amplitude envelope into the rough shape I want. Then, I'll adjust 
the cutoff to the right ball park. Then I'll think about what 
oscillateos I want, and how/if I want to modulate the filter, etc., etc
> That's my reason for asking.  I am trying to get away from relying on
> factory presets and minor tweaks of the presets.  I want to start
> programming my own.  I've had synths for years but don't think I have
> produced one decent patch from scratch.
>
> This leads me to another question.  How do you guys approach designing a
> patch from scratch?  Is there is a set of specific steps for the type of
> patch being programmed?
>
>   

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