how does synth work?

[chrisiscoolerthanyou]

hey guys,
i seen loads of people playing in bands using keyboards, synth, some connected to their macbooks.
how does it work anyway?
i play the piano, but im definately new to those things

 

[Cheez]

See this link for some definitions:

http://soft.com.sg/forum/gear-keybo...oard-questions-aspiring-rock-keyboardist.html

It's has been discussed before. If you do a search, there will be other links in SOFT.

But quickly...

You need to think in terms of controllers and sound sources. Sound sources produces the sound. It can be a keyboard, sound module or a notebook with specialised software. While the source produces the sound, you need a controller to tell the sound source to make the sound. The controller can be the SAME keyboard the sound source is coming from (ie a synth) or a different keyboard. The way they talk (ie their language) is midi. If the sound source and the controller is the same keyboard (ie a synth), you don't need any wiring since everything is under the hood. If the controller and the sound source are different, you connect via midi cables.

 

[ac]

Also, since anything that can control is a controller, computers sometimes function as a means to control other equipment, i.e. they transmit midi information to a source which plays it. You can pre record music phrases into it. Computers become sequencers.

Or since anything that can make a sound is a sound source, computers can also function as a sound source. So you connect the controller keyboard to the computer and trigger sounds off the computer.

 

[Cheez]

Yes, very true. PC can also become a controller in a sense, or the sound source.

 

[chrisiscoolerthanyou]

cool!
thanks for explaining it to me even though theres another post on that already,
do you guys have any programs for synth to recommend?

 

[Cheez]

Depends on the genre of music you are writing for. They are basically grouped into 2 broad categories - softsynths and softsamplers. Again, this has been discussed. Within each category, it splits further into different types depending on how the sound is produced and/or synthesized.

 

[tomdelonge182]

the best combination is my micro korg and KP3
its loops and can create any music within seconds

 

[chrisiscoolerthanyou]

cool!
thank you so much people =D

 

[VCO]

cool!
thank you so much people =D

The sure way to know wat u wan is to visit music shop like Resolution, to City Music & final stop @Sinamex.
All within walking distance. )

 

[chrisiscoolerthanyou]

hoho great.
okay can thanks so mcuhh =D