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Creating Sounds for Electronic Music

Approx. 14 hours to complete

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Course Summary

This course teaches the fundamentals of music synthesis and how to create your own sounds using software synthesizers. You'll learn about waveforms, filters, envelopes, and modulation, as well as how to design your own patches and presets.

Key Learning Points

Learn the basics of music synthesis, including waveforms, filters, envelopes, and modulation
Create your own sounds using software synthesizers
Design your own patches and presets

Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have

- USA: $49,000 - $146,000
- India: INR 3,00,000 - INR 18,00,000
- Spain: €20,000 - €50,000
- USA: $49,000 - $146,000
- India: INR 3,00,000 - INR 18,00,000
- Spain: €20,000 - €50,000
- USA: $35,000 - $87,000
- India: INR 2,00,000 - INR 12,00,000
- Spain: €18,000 - €40,000
- USA: $49,000 - $146,000
- India: INR 3,00,000 - INR 18,00,000
- Spain: €20,000 - €50,000
- USA: $35,000 - $87,000
- India: INR 2,00,000 - INR 12,00,000
- Spain: €18,000 - €40,000
- USA: $25,000 - $70,000
- India: INR 1,50,000 - INR 6,00,000
- Spain: €15,000 - €30,000

Learning Outcomes

Understand the basics of music synthesis and sound design
Create your own sounds using software synthesizers
Design your own patches and presets

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of music theory
Access to a software synthesizer

Course Difficulty Level

Beginner

Course Format

Online
Self-paced
Video lectures

Similar Courses

Electronic Music Production
Music Production
Sound Design

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Notable People in This Field

Timbre Wolf
Andrew Huang

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Description

What you’ll achieve:

In this project-centered course*, you will create sounds and use them in your own musical compositions. Whether you're an aspiring producer, composer, or hobbyist, this course will help you gain skills in music production and confidence using software synthesizers. Along with your classmates, you will create a massive database of designed sounds, or patches, to use in your compositions. As part of the course, you will work with a free version of FXpansion Strobe 2. What you’ll need to get started: This course is designed for learners who are familiar with music production basics, and who have access to some basic music production equipment. Specifically, you should have experience with a digital audio workstation that supports VST, AAX, or AU plugins (Introduction to Music Production or Pro Tools Basics are recommended if you do not have this experience). You will also need a MIDI keyboard or controller (such as an oxygen 8), a digital audio workstation, such as Pro Tools, and FXpansion Strobe 2 (a free 90-day demo will be provided for Coursera learners in this course). *About Project-Centered Courses: This is a ‘project-centered course’, which means it is designed specifically to help you complete a personally meaningful real-world project, with your instructor and a community of learners with similar goals providing guidance and suggestions along the way. By actively applying new concepts as you learn, you’ll master the course content more efficiently; you’ll also get a head start on using the skills you gain to make positive changes in your life and career. When you complete the course, you’ll have a finished project that you’ll be proud to use and share.

Knowledge

Create custom synthesizer patches
Incorporate your custom patches into your electronic music
Improve your music through editing.

Outline

Welcome to Creating Sounds for Electronic Music!
Welcome & Course Overview
What Is Unique About Electronic Music?
Prep Resource #1: Oscillators
Prep Resource #2: Filters
Prep Resource #3: LFO
Prep Resource #4: Amplifiers
A Note From Your Teaching Assistant: Claire Lim
Connect with Your Classmates
Join the Discussion!
Preparing for this Course
Course Resources
Process-folios
What Are Your Goals?

Creating A Mock Up
Initializing Strobe 2
DR: Kick Drum
BA: Bass
Creating Your Mock Up
Giving and Receiving Feedback
Download Your FREE 90-Day Demo of Strobe 2
Synth MOOC INIT Preset
Kick Drum Patch
Bass Patch
Join Your Study Group
Finding Inspiration

Creating Draft 1
Categories of Synthesizer Sounds
OR: Organs
LD: Leads
KB: Keyboards
AR: Arpeggiator
Draft 1
Organ Patch
Lead Patch
Keyboard Patch
Arpeggiator Patch
Join Your Study Group
Reflecting On Your Work

Creating Draft 2
From Preset to Perfect
PD: Pad
SY: Synchronized Synths
UN: Unison
CH: Chord
Draft 2
Pad Patch
Synchronized Synth Patch
Unison Patch
Chord Patch
Join Your Study Group
Reflecting On Your Work

Creating Draft 3
Timbre As Motive Force
SQ: Sequence
FX: Special FX
TX: Texture
Draft 3
Where to Go from Here
Sequence Patch
Special FX Patch
Texture Patch
Join Your Study Group
Reflecting On Your Work

Summary of User Reviews

This course on music synthesizers has received positive reviews from many users. They have appreciated the comprehensive and interactive nature of the course, which has helped them learn the concepts of music synthesis in an engaging way.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Many users loved the practical exercises and assignments, which helped them apply the concepts they learned in the course to create their own music synthesizers.

Pros from User Reviews

Comprehensive and interactive course material
Practical exercises and assignments for hands-on learning
Engaging and knowledgeable instructors
Flexible schedule and self-paced learning
Access to a community of learners and musicians

Cons from User Reviews

Some users found the course content to be too basic
A few users had technical issues with the online platform
The course may not be suitable for advanced learners who want to explore more complex topics
The cost of the course may be a bit high for some users
The course may not be relevant for those who are not interested in music synthesis

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