Level: Intermediate
What you will learn in this course
Cycling 74’s Max / MSP offers a vast playground of programming opportunities to create your own synthesis devices. In this workshop you will build your own synthesis device that utilizes a FM architecture. This workshop aims to provide you with suitable skills to begin exploring FM synthesis devices in the Max MSP environment.
Session Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session you will be able to:
Explore FM’s spectral sonic properties
Construct modulation sources for FM synthesis devices
Define the sonic timbre and strengths and weakness of FM synthesis
Session Study Topics
Sonograms, scopes and the frequency domain
LFO, line & envelope properties
FM’s timbre. Strengths and weaknesses
Requirements
About the workshop leader
Ned Rush aka Duncan Wilson is a musician, producer and performer. He’s known best for his YouTube channel, which features a rich and vast quantity of videos including tutorials, software development, visual art, sound design, internet comedy, and of course music.