I fell in love with the sound and possibilities of electronic music at a young age. I took synthesis lessons as a teen in the 1970s, learning on a modular Steiner-Parker Synthasystem. A kit-based PAiA modular was my dorm room companion in college. Soon after I graduated, I got a job at Sequential Circuits, where I contributed to several instruments and created Vector Synthesis. I went on to work for Digidesign, Marion Systems (Tom Oberheim), and was the chief engineer at Roland R&D US.
I’ve always enjoyed sharing what I’ve learned. I taught synthesis at UCLA Extension, was the technical editor for Music Technology and Recording magazines, and wrote a column for Keyboard magazine. I continue today, co-writing Patch & Tweak – the new book on modular synthesis – with Kim Bjørn, and writing module reviews for Synth & Software. I also regularly play modular music live under the name Alias Zone, plus jam with others.
I also have a lot of experience creating online training. Before I started Learning Modular, I recorded nearly 50 online courses on creating graphics for television and film for lynda.com (now LinkedIn Learning). I've brought this experience of how to teach a difficult, technical subject in a patient, step-by-step manner to my modular synthesis courses.
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Jez Smith
Foundation fundamentals
Well presented and explained, making the unknown easier to approach.
Dinesh Veliath
Well explained and to the point
The visual representation on the oscilloscope is very helpful
David Ogea
Great introduction to synthesis
These videos are great to learn synthesis, and work really well with the Patch & Tweak book :)
Robert Schröder
Nice and basic.
This is a very nice and basic course which gives a small insight into synthesis. You will not turn into an expert after having watched this but it is a nice teaser for all other courses of LM.
Stephan Pot
Great course
The basics are explained very clearly. The oscilloscope is a visual added value.
Christian Heath
Thanks for helping me review the basics of Synthesis!!!
Really appreciate you taking the time to make a well-produced review of the basics. Just ordered two books from your website and can't wait to get them. Also will be taking more of your online courses in the future. Thanks for your hard work and as a student I really appreciate you making this portion available for free :)
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