The free demo comes with Syntorial’s fully featured synth so you can try it out and get familiar with its full capabilities.
To check out the synth, open Syntorial, and then:
- Mac/PC: In the Options menu, select “Launch Standalone Synth”
- iPad: Tap the Menu button at the top left, and select “Launch Synth”
What types of synthesis does Syntorial cover?
- Subtractive Synthesis: The primary focus of Syntorial's Essential lessons is Subtractive Synthesis. This type of synthesis has been around since the beginning and is still incredibly popular today.
- Wavetable Synthesis: Another form of synthesis that expands on the Subtractive model and has grown in popularity in recent years. Syntorial goes deep into Wavetable Synthesis via the included Serum Lesson Pack .
- FM Synthesis: Syntorial integrates simple FM functionality into the Oscillators, allowing for an entire section dedicated to introducing you to FM Synthesis.
And what specific synth parameters are part of Syntorial's synth?
- Three Oscillators (Two with Waveform, Pitch, Pulse Width, and Mix controls, and a Sub oscillator with Waveform and Volume controls)
- FM knob
- White Noise
- Oscillator Sync
- Filter (Low, Band and High Pass) with Resonance and Key Tracking
- ADSR Filter Envelope
- ADSR Amp Envelope
- AD Modulation Envelope
- LFO with four waveforms, seven destinations, rate, amount, trigger, and mono/poly modes
- Mono and Poly Voice Modes
- Portamento
- Unison with Voice, Detune and Spread controls
- Ring Modulation
- Distortion, Chorus, Phaser, Delay, and Reverb effects
- Mod Wheel, Pitch Wheel and Velocity controls
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Table Of Contents
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Your Basic Sound
Saw and Pulse Waveforms
Pulse Width
Quiz 1
On Your Own 1 (how to apply what you’ve learned to other synths)
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Brightness
Low Pass Filter
Cutoff and Main Volume
Quiz 2
Group 1 (recreate patches utilizing all controls learned so far)
Quiz 3
On Your Own 2
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Volume, Press and Release
Amp Envelope Attack
Amp Envelope Release
Quiz 4
Group 2
On Your Own 3
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Expanding Your Basic Sound
Doubling and Transposing (Part 1)
Doubling and Transposing (Part 2)
Doubling and Transposing (Part 3)
Quiz 5
Group 3
Quiz 6
On Your Own 4
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Brightness, Press and Release
Filter Envelope
Filter Envelope Attack
Filter Envelope Release
Filter Envelope Attack and Release
Quiz 7
Filter and Amp Envelopes
Quiz 8
Group 4
On Your Own 5
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Echos
Delay
Delay Time
Delay Feedback
Delay Spread
Quiz 9
Group 5
On Your Own 6
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Changing Volume While Holding
Amp Envelope Sustain
Amp Envelope Decay
Quiz 10
Full Amp Envelope
Group 6
On Your Own 7
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Smearing and Pulsating
Doubling and Detuning (Part 1)
Doubling and Detuning (Part 2)
Doubling and Detuning (Part 3)
Quiz 11
Group 7
Quiz 12
On Your Own 8
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Changing Brightness While Holding
Filter Envelope Decay and Sustain
Quiz 13
Full Filter Envelope
Filter and Amp Envelopes
Group 8
On Your Own 9
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Bottom End
Sub Oscillator (Part 1)
Sub Oscillator (Part 2)
Sub Oscillator (Part 3)
Sub Oscillator (Part 4)
Quiz 14
Group 9
Quiz 15
On Your Own 10
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Repeating Movement
LFO Destination
LFO Amount
LFO Waveform
LFO Rate
Quiz 16
Group 10
On Your Own 11
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Point
Filter Resonance
Filter Resonance and Envelope
Filter Resonance and LFO
Quiz 17
Group 11
On Your Own 12
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So Many Notes!
Mono and Poly Voice Modes
Poly Mode and Amp Release
Quiz 18
Group 12
On Your Own 13
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Bigger Is Better
Unison
Unison Detune
Unison Spread
Unison and Multiple Oscillators
Quiz 19
Group 13
On Your Own 14
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Putting Your Sound in a Room
Reverb
Reverb Size
Reverb Mix and Size
Group 14
Quiz 20
On Your Own 15
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Smooth and Connected
Legato Voice Mode
Portamento
Portamento and Legato Mode
Quiz 21
Group 15
On Your Own 16
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Expanding Your Palete
Triangle Waveform
Mixing the Triangle Waveform
Quiz 22
Triangle and Filter Cutoff
Group 16
On Your Own 17
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Smearing, Pulsating and Widening
Chorus
Chorus Rate
Group 17
Types of Pulsation
Quiz 23
On Your Own 18
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Changing Pitch Over Time
Mod Envelope
Mod Envelope Amount
Group 18
Quiz 24
On Your Own 19
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Grinding Your Sound
Oscillator Sync
Oscillator Sync and Mod Envelope
Oscillator Sync and LFO
Quiz 25
Group 19
On Your Own 20
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Cutting Lows and Highs
High Pass Filter
Band Pass Filter
All Filter Types
Filter Types and Resonance
Quiz 26
Group 20
On Your Own 21
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Making Your Sound Metallic
FM
FM Tuning
FM Amount and Tuning
FM and Mod Envelope
Quiz 27
Group 21
On Your Own 22
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Noise
Layering Noise
Quiz 28
Group 22
On Your Own 23
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Highs and Lows Over Time
High Pass Filter Envelope
Band Pass Filter Envelope
All Filter Envelope Types
Quiz 29
Group 23
On Your Own 24
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Dirtying Up Your Sound
Distortion
Distortion and Oscillators
Quiz 30
Distortion and Filter Envelope
Group 24
On Your Own 25
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A Different Kind of Metallic
Ring Mod
Ring Mod and Waveforms
Quiz 31
Group 25
Quiz 32
On Your Own 26
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Trippy Swirl
Phaser Mix
Phaser Feedback
Phaser Mix and Feedback
Quiz 33
Group 26
On Your Own 27
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Repeating with More Control
LFO Trigger
LFO in Poly Mode
Quiz 34
Group 27
On Your Own 28
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The Mod Wheel
Mod Wheel and Cutoff
Mod Wheel and Resonance
Mod Wheel and LFO Amount
Mod Wheel and LFO Rate
Quiz 35
Group 28
On Your Own 29
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Balancing Brightness
Key Tracking
Key Tracking and Filter Type
Key Tracking and Self-Oscillation
Quiz 36
Group 29
On Your Own 30
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How Hard You Hit The Key
Velocity and Volume
Velocity and Cutoff
Velocity and Filter Envelope
Quiz 37
Group 30
On Your Own 31
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The Pitch Wheel
Pitch Bend Range
Group 31
On Your Own 32
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Final Challenges
Final Challenge 1
Final Challenge 2
Final Challenge 3
Final Challenge 4
On Your Own 33