Synthesizer Basics: Amplitude, Oscillators, Timbre | Music Production | Berklee Online

Download Your Free Music Production Handbook Now: Earn Your Music Production Degree Online with Berklee: In this video, Berklee Online instructor Erin Barra explains the synthesizer basics on amplitude, filters, envelopes, oscillators, frequency, timbre, LFO, and modulation. She goes into detail about how amplitude works, how an envelope shapes the evolution of a sound, how oscillators work in synthesizers, and how frequency is really just the number of times a waveform repeats each second and is measured. About Erin Barra: Erin Barra is an educator, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and music technology consultant. She is an associate professor in the Songwriting department at Berklee College of Music and is one of the leading product specialists for the Berlin-based music software company Ableton. She works with artists and bands looking to integrate laptops and digital technologies into their writing, production and stage setups, and has developed and taught several music technology curriculums. About Berklee Online: Berklee Online is the continuing education division of Berklee College of Music, delivering online access to Berklee’s acclaimed curriculum from anywhere in the world, offering online courses, certificate programs, and degree programs. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) advisors@ Frequency | Filter | Vibrato | Wobble Bass | Erin Barra | Sampling | Ableton Live Techniques: Synthesis | Amplitude | Envelopes | Oscillators | Timbre | LFO | Modulation | Ableton Live | Music Production | Tips & Tricks | Ableton Lesson | Synthesizers | Amplitude | Berklee | Berklee Online | Berklee College of Music