What Is an Oscillator in Music? - Daniel Fisher
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Daniel Fisher, Sweetwater's oscillator aficionado, shows why oscillators are a critical building block in crafting a synthâs sound. Be sure to watch until the end as Daniel deep dives into the different types of oscillators and the incredible sounds they generate. Check it out!
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0:00 - Oscillator Definition
0:33 - Oscillation Analogy
1:06 - Analog, Digital, Sampling Oscillators
1:49 - Sine Wave
2:05 - Triangle Wave
2:12 - Sawtooth Wave + Square Waves
2:23 - Pulse Waves
2:32 - Limitless Digital Waves
2:53 - Low Frequency Oscillators
3:31 - A Little Taste of FM
3:43 - LFO Wave Shapes
4:17 - Stacking Multiple Oscillators
4:29 - Detuning Oscillators
4:42 - Oscillator Wrap Up
5:07 - Thanks for Watching!
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Synth wizard đ§ââ Daniel Fisher takes us on a deep dive of wiggle makers -- synthesizer oscillators!
4:46 "It's just an electronic device that's making an electrical signal go up and down."
Said in a clear and simple way to understand.
I would absolutely take a class on music if it was taught by you
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Great video. Would love to see more.
This is an important concept to understand. GREAT that you elaborate on that in an understandable fashion đ I know Daniel has a Hydra at home ;) It is only the most powerful digi synth on the market at the moment. Whether you enjoy the sound or not is entirely personal. Thanks Sweetwater
I only have the OP-1. A very used one. I would like a Virus C or the Hydra. Just getting into trying to make lo-fi dark minimalist music in the vein of [Haus Arafna].
It's a cross between an ocelot and an alligator.
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Oscillating Ocelots sounds like a dope band name.
Super!! Easy and clear, thank You Danielđđ»đ
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I like these basic instructional videos. I have a Moog Grandmother and although it is fun to play with, I want to have a deeper understanding of it. Videos like this help a lot. Best regards
Hi Clint. Try my SYNTH CLIPS video tutorials:
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Really helpful to have this introductory explanation. Thank you.
Thanks for a good lesson
Hey can we get a studio tour of Daniels home setup? Or his âpedalboardâ (synths).
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Thank you so much for this useful video ⊠đ
Thankyou for this :)
Holy cow, piano gonna be so much fun once I get past the basics :)
Really cool video. Question though - if a slower moving oscillator is an LFO, then why is a fast moving LFO called frequency modulation (FM), and not just an Oscillator?
The reason it is called frequency modulation (FM), is because you are using the second oscillator to completely change the tone of the first oscillator and not just modulate the pitch as what is done with an LFO as shown in the video. So in theory you could get sounds that are impossible to recreate on normal synths that don't use FM Synthesis. An example is the E. Piano on the Yamaha DX7.
FM = vibrato. In other words, vibrato and frequency modulation is exactly the same thing. However, if the vibrato goes into the audio range, i.e. above 20Hz, then we start perceiving it as a tone. And if an oscillator goes below audio range, i.e. below 20Hz, we tend to discern the separate cycles, and musicians call it a vibrato.
By the way, if there's just one oscillator by itself and it goes below the audio range, i.e. below 20Hz. We still hear it, but we hear clicks, or rhythm. So yes, we can hear the oscillator well below audio range.
Now, term FM (frequency modulation) is used when we have two oscillators. You can look up what FM is in radio transmission. You have some fixed frequency carrier wave, and then you send a signal through it, by modulating the frequency of it. It basically makes the carrier wave behave like a slinky. That's the best explanation I can give. I mean, not the slinky going down the stairs, just a slinky placed horizontally, and oscillating.
Then you have AM (amplitude modulation), which is modulating the amplitude of the carrier wave. So the signal oscillates between being quite and loud. Musicians tend to call it a tremolo. In fact, any sound imaginable is just AM, amplitude modulation. Sound is nothing else, like change of the amplitude over time, that 's it. Nothing more. Things like timbre and pitch are what our brain interprets from the amplitude changes over time.
@@Mr.Nobody-420 thank you! That's a really good explanation
I thought you guys were doing an FM series??!
Hi The Machines Won. You thought correctly. The last two episodes of Synth Clips are on FM and there's another FM episode in the works right now.
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Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_
@@sweetwater somehow I missed the second one, thanks for linking it and looking forward to the next, Dan! đđŒđđœ
This concept is vital to understanding FM so I can see this vid as preparatory :)
Here's another SYNTH CLIPS video about Editing FM Presets:
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@@sweetwater Dan, you are the man! Thank you for the follow up đđŒđđœđđœ
So if I'm wrapping my head around just what exactly an oscillator is correctly... it's an electro-wiggle generator. It is something that can be made to "wiggle"/oscillate fast enough that it starts to create a sound when wiggling faster than 20 complete wiggles per second.
Hi Christopher. Yup. The remaining steps are to use amplifiers to make the wiggle powerful enough to move speakers that move the air, which then moves the cochlear hairs inside your ears.
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Iâd it possible for an oscillator to balance the Sunâs vibration which has changed?
Will you be doing any more on DX style FM?
Hi Raven North. The last two episodes of Synth Clips have been on DX-style FM. There is currently another FM Synth Clips in the works right now:
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@@sweetwater Loved the first two. I have questions, but not sure where to ask.
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i can hear your tastebuds
Hi Chezzzz. I put on really good headphones and, sure enough, you're right. They were screaming for a burrito. I was able to silence them about an hour after the video. -_Daniel_
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