README.md

Awesome Sound Design

A curated list of awesome synth design tutorials and resources. Many of these are specific to a single synthesizer, but can easily be adapted to other synthesizers, or synthesis environments (e.g. PD, SuperCollider, etc).

Pull requests welcome!

General Tutorials

Name	Synthesizer	Description
Synth Secrets	Any	A legendary tutorial series by Gordon Reid on the secrets of synthesis. Highly recommended.
Thor Demystified	Thor	The first of a 17 part series by Gordon Reid on the Thor synthesizer. This is very much a companion to Synth Secrets, but with the advantage that you can hear what everything is supposed to sound like.
Synthesis Workshop	Nord Modular G2	A decent and short introduction to a wide range of synthesis techniques by Rob Hordijk
Nord Modular Workshops	Nord Modular G2	Links to various workshops run by Rob Hordijk. Hard to follow on other synthesizer, but some real gems

Cookbooks and Reference

Name	Synthesizer	Description
The Book of Bad Ideas V2	Modular and Eurorack	A cookbook of various ideas and experiments to try with your modular environment.
Advanced Programming Techniques for Modulars	Nord Modular	Very sophisticated discussion of a huge range of synthesis techniques from Rob Hordijk
SeamlessR's YouTube channel	FL Studio, various plugins	Hundreds of detailed sound synthesis videos. Drum synthesis tutorials highly recommended

FM Synthesis

Name	Synthesizer	Description
Manny's Modulation Manifesto	Yamaha Reface DX	A first rate guide to sound design on an FM synthesizer. Watch the videos and achieve enlightenment