Phase Distortion Synthesis (PDS)
Phase Distortion Synthesis (PDS) is a technique for creating sounds that are used in creating electronic music, particularly in the mid-1980s Casio…
Category: Sound Design and Production Concepts
Wavetable
A wavetable is a group of sound samples stored digitally and used as the foundation for wavetable synthesis in synthesizers. It is…
Voices
A voice in a synthesizer is a standalone sound-generating or sound-processing unit that can create sounds independently. How many sounds a synthesizer…
Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
A Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) is a piece of hardware or software used to create, edit, and record audio files. DAWs typically…
Detune
Detuning is the process of slightly shifting the pitch of one or more oscillators within a patch (a sound configuration) away from…
Octave Control
A synthesizer’s octave control is a feature that enables the user to change the sound’s pitch up or down by one or…
Unison
Unison is a feature that allows multiple voices (or oscillators) to play the same note simultaneously, which can create a thicker and…
Mix Control
A mix control on a synthesizer refers to a knob or fader that allows the user to adjust the balance between different…
Release
Release on a synthesizer refers to the amount of time it takes for a sound to fade out after a note is…
Sustain
On a synthesizer, sustain describes the period of time after the attack and decay phases of the amplitude envelope during which a…