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Short lessons to follow with SynthLab open next to them. Many steps have a link that opens the finished result, so you can compare.

• Your first patchBuild a playable synthesizer from scratch: an oscillator, a filter, an amplifier and two envelopes. This is the recipe behind most synth sounds you have ever heard.Beginner · 10 min · 7 steps
• A drum loopProgram a beat in the step grid, try Euclidean rhythms, and give the drums some groove.Beginner · 10 min · 6 steps
• Building a soundscapeSoundscapes are about slow change: drones that drift, textures that never repeat, and long, wide spaces. This tutorial builds one from the soundscape modules.Intermediate · 15 min · 7 steps
• Spacey arpeggios and echoesThe sound of science-fiction scores and 1970s space rock: arpeggiated chords bouncing through tempo-synced delays, huge detuned pads, gliding leads and sequencer runs through a sweeping filter.Intermediate · 12 min · 6 steps
• Mixing a songBalance the tracks, give them space with the reverb and delay buses, control the dynamics, automate changes and export the result.Intermediate · 12 min · 6 steps
• Recording and MathLab soundsBring in your own sounds: record with a microphone, import audio files, play what you record on a keyboard, and use sounds you made in MathLab.Beginner · 8 min · 5 steps