Interested in music? Electronics? Both? Synthesis is a great way to explore both and spend a great deal of money in the process – or not! Here is my journey so far.
Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
Ableton Live
Live Lite for Beginners
Loopop Introduction
Mr. Bill Tutorials
Ski Oakenfull Tutorials
Beat Academy Tutorial
InsprAspr Ableton For Beginners
EDMProd
Other DAWs / Samples
Native Instruments Komplete Start
Bitwig Studio
Synthesizers
Alesis Microbrute
Patches
More Patches
Arturia Forum
Feature breakdown from Automatic Gainsay + Microbrute with Minibrute
Liquid Limbs patch examples (set of 5 videos)
lopop Tips & Tricks videos
Behringer Neutron
Loopop Overview
Robert Iver videos
Behringer Model D (MiniMoog clone)
MIDI Controllers
Alesis Vortex
Hardware Effects
Zoom MS-70CDR
Strymon Deco
Empress Zoia
Korg NTS-1
MODEP + Pi Sound
Softsynths / VSTs
VST4Free
KVRAudioForum – free VSTs
Splice – free plugins
PluginBoutique
Bedroom Producers Blog
Computer Music Magazine subscription
Spitfire Audio Labs
Paid VSTs
Serum
Omnisphere
u-he Diva, Tyrell n6
Organs: GSI VB3-II or GG Audio Blue3
Arturia Pigments, V Collection
Free VSTs
Synth1
Synthmaster – ADSR has masterclass
Helm
Sylenth
Dexed
Tal Noise Maker, Y No (free!)
Sanford Reverb
Ragnarock
Synapse The Legend
Reaktor
lush101
obxd
VCV Rack
Paid Effect Plugins
klevgr Reamp / DAW Cassette
Vulf Compressor
Misc Plugins
Snapshot 2 – save analogue presets
Samples
Legowelt
Samples From Mars
Resources
YouTube
loopop
Sonic State
Cuckoo
Once Upon a Synth
Red Means Recording
Books and Articles
Sound on Sound Synth Secrets – pdf or github
Learning Music With Synthesizers
Allen Strange Electronic Music
Making Music – DeSantis
Fred Welh’s Synthesizer Cookbook Tutorial
How To Make A Noise
Drum Programming – Badness
Pocket Operations Drum Patterns
Websites
Intro to Synthesis Video
Secrets of Analog and Digital Synthesis Video
Ableton Learning Music/ Learning Synths
Logic Noise
/r/synthesizers
Gizmodo Beginner’s Guide
Syntorial
Discchord
GearSlutz – Electronic Music, iOS/Android, DIY, Modular
MuffWiggler
Moog Foundation – Synthesis Fundamentals Posters
Foundation of Synthesis videos + History of Polyphony
Noisesculpture.com
Attack Magazine
Reverb Machine
FACT Magazine
CDM
Elektronauts
eHomeRecordingStudio
DIY
Music Theory
Video: Circle of Fifths
Video: Music Theory Distilled
Video: Learn Music Theory in Half an Hour
Music Theory Posters
Ableton Template
Hooktheory