5 Mistakes People Make With Synths

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  @0richbike · 1 year ago

  Watching you tweak synths is like watching a pilot do pre flight checks. Outstanding!!

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  @nattycup · 1 year ago (edited)

  The #1 mistake today is buying more synthesizers before understanding the one you have and ending up in a analysis paralysis, cognitive overload and tech fatigue. Learn to master one so you automatically end up with the tools to master the next one.

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  @captn_hanky · 1 year ago

  learning from one of the best around is a real honor

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  @TheChaziv62 · 1 year ago (edited)

  One of my favorite ARP2600 tricks was to add a little portamento to the sound. Then run the CV through the Lag Processor. The output of the Lag Processor goes to 1 of the OSC CV input. It's like having 2 different portamentos. Adjust them so they aren't exactly in time with each other. When I sold my ARP Quadra, I was wanting to replicate it's dual portamento feature on my 2600. Worked great.

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  @kevinbatchelor9566 · 1 year ago

  Number 6 - buying countless synths and not making music with them.

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  @piktormusic2538 · 1 year ago

  Anthony, I appreciate that you present and talk about synths as expressive musical instruments, instead of products of engineering. I don’t care about the paint brush as much as I care about what it helps create. I think that back in the early days of synths in popular music there were some players who treated something like the Minimoog as a funny sounding monophonic organ. They’d get a sound and that sound would remain static throughout the song. It IS important to approach the instrument by making dynamic changes for expression. A filter sweep here, tweaking the envelope there, sweeping a synced oscillator, having a filter close slightly as volume changes, etc. &nbsp; The point of music is to evoke feelings and that is hard to do if we don’t use dynamic expression. <br>Thanks for your work.

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  @Script1812 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6azfKWsYCpM&amp;t=4">0:04</a> - Poor Tuning Technique<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6azfKWsYCpM&amp;t=171">2:51</a> - Neglecting Keyboard Control Voltage<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6azfKWsYCpM&amp;t=445">7:25</a> - Lack of Expression<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6azfKWsYCpM&amp;t=747">12:27</a> - Not Sculpting Presets to Fit the Song<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6azfKWsYCpM&amp;t=1044">17:24</a> - Randomly Turning Knobs<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6azfKWsYCpM&amp;t=1363">22:43</a> - Closing Thoughts

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  @personalwatching9312 · 1 year ago

  Man im so glad you didn&apos;t lose your stuff in the fires. Thanks for your contribution to the synth community

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  @floyd101954 · 1 year ago

  I have been playing and programming Synthesizers since 1971 with my first ARP 2600. Your list of 5 are the things I have been telling newbies to Synths for decades. Nicely done

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  @bcj842 · 1 year ago

  Navigating that ARP like it&apos;s breathing. Programming professionally during the days of little-to-no patch recall. This channel&apos;s the best.

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  @DiegoSynth · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6azfKWsYCpM&amp;t=1044">17:24</a> - &quot;Randomly Turning Knobs&quot; - Excellent demonstration, really well put. Without even making a sound you explained 2 whole synths (and the basics of many others). You are a great teacher!

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  @NoNameLeft1500 · 1 year ago

  turning knobs without knowing what they do, is the best thing ever. I lost that art 20 years ago. Ofcourse you are more precise and straight forward, when you know what you do.. but I miss the good old, have no clue what I am doing, but it is fun. :D

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