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What Is an Oscillator in Music? - Daniel Fisher

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  • Опубліковано 16 сер 2024
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    Daniel Fisher, Sweetwater's oscillator aficionado, shows why oscillators are a critical building block in crafting a synth‘s 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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КОМЕНТАРІ • 42

  • @sweetwater
    @sweetwater  2 роки тому +6

    Synth wizard 🧙‍♂ Daniel Fisher takes us on a deep dive of wiggle makers -- synthesizer oscillators!

  • @kre8a361
    @kre8a361 2 роки тому +5

    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.

  • @Karuda_
    @Karuda_ 2 роки тому +16

    I would absolutely take a class on music if it was taught by you

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  2 роки тому +1

      Hi カルダ. Here are 30 SYNTH CLIPS videos based on my college lectures:
      ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=daniel+fisher+sweetwater&sp=CAI%253D
      -_Daniel_

  • @MajorSeventh
    @MajorSeventh 2 роки тому +24

    It's a cross between an ocelot and an alligator.

    • @thomp9054
      @thomp9054 2 роки тому +5

      We have a winner
      Here's your trophy🏆

    • @Volundur9567
      @Volundur9567 11 місяців тому

      Oscillating Ocelots sounds like a dope band name.

  • @nsjx
    @nsjx 2 роки тому +6

    This is an important concept to understand. GREAT that you elaborate on that in an understandable fashion 👍 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

    • @Volundur9567
      @Volundur9567 11 місяців тому

      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].

  • @TPBass1224
    @TPBass1224 2 роки тому +4

    Great video. Would love to see more.

  • @Clintthecoolguy
    @Clintthecoolguy 2 роки тому +3

    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

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  2 роки тому

      Hi Clint. Try my SYNTH CLIPS video tutorials:
      ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=daniel+fisher+sweetwater&sp=CAI%253D
      -_Daniel_

  • @futur_sunds
    @futur_sunds 2 роки тому +3

    Daniel Fisher + ASM Hydrasynth = epicness.

  • @andrecosta9e
    @andrecosta9e 2 роки тому +3

    Super!! Easy and clear, thank You Daniel🙏🏻😎

  • @user-zv7lm8uk7h
    @user-zv7lm8uk7h 2 роки тому +3

    Hey can we get a studio tour of Daniels home setup? Or his “pedalboard” (synths).

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  2 роки тому

      Hi G. Here's my guitar pedalboard:
      ua-cam.com/video/YRSgQJ1OqC8/v-deo.html
      _Daniel_

  • @jondellar
    @jondellar Рік тому +1

    Really helpful to have this introductory explanation. Thank you.

  • @rockerfromhk
    @rockerfromhk 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for a good lesson

  • @JamJockey
    @JamJockey 2 роки тому

    Holy cow, piano gonna be so much fun once I get past the basics :)

  • @christopherharv
    @christopherharv Рік тому +1

    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.

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  Рік тому +1

      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.
      -_Daniel_

  • @Chxsne
    @Chxsne Рік тому +1

    Thankyou for this :)

  • @erfannazarian
    @erfannazarian Рік тому

    Thank you so much for this useful video … 💐

  • @TheMachinesWon
    @TheMachinesWon 2 роки тому +4

    I thought you guys were doing an FM series??!

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  2 роки тому +2

      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.
      ua-cam.com/play/PLlczpwSXEOybYYaBCTcjxxKz1QmxytbIf.html
      Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_

    • @TheMachinesWon
      @TheMachinesWon 2 роки тому +1

      @@sweetwater somehow I missed the second one, thanks for linking it and looking forward to the next, Dan! 🙌🏼🙏🏽

    • @nsjx
      @nsjx 2 роки тому +1

      This concept is vital to understanding FM so I can see this vid as preparatory :)

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  2 роки тому +1

      Here's another SYNTH CLIPS video about Editing FM Presets:
      ua-cam.com/play/PLlczpwSXEOybYYaBCTcjxxKz1QmxytbIf.html
      -_Daniel_

    • @TheMachinesWon
      @TheMachinesWon 2 роки тому

      @@sweetwater Dan, you are the man! Thank you for the follow up 🙌🏼🙏🏽🙏🏽

  • @TheXxjmpxxx
    @TheXxjmpxxx 2 роки тому +4

    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?

    • @BuenoLaidley
      @BuenoLaidley 2 роки тому +3

      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.

    • @dvamateur
      @dvamateur 2 роки тому +3

      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.

    • @TheXxjmpxxx
      @TheXxjmpxxx 2 роки тому +1

      @@BuenoLaidley thank you! That's a really good explanation

  • @jerridietz5854
    @jerridietz5854 7 місяців тому

    I’d it possible for an oscillator to balance the Sun’s vibration which has changed?

  • @stereocodes
    @stereocodes 2 роки тому +1

    dont come a knockin if the van is a rockin.

  • @HrafnNordhri
    @HrafnNordhri 2 роки тому +2

    Will you be doing any more on DX style FM?

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  2 роки тому +3

      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:
      ua-cam.com/play/PLlczpwSXEOybYYaBCTcjxxKz1QmxytbIf.html
      -_Daniel_

    • @HrafnNordhri
      @HrafnNordhri 2 роки тому +1

      @@sweetwater Loved the first two. I have questions, but not sure where to ask.

  • @katmai90210
    @katmai90210 16 днів тому

    you're welcome

  • @GreaterHeightz_
    @GreaterHeightz_ 2 роки тому +1

    i can hear your tastebuds

    • @sweetwater
      @sweetwater  2 роки тому +1

      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_

  • @ccoolequideow
    @ccoolequideow 2 роки тому

    Not gonna lie, you lost me at about the part where you talk about a rocking oscillating car 😅