Music Production Guide

Sound Design

Synthesis, sampling and designing sounds.

Synths

How ADSR Envelopes Shape Sound

A practical guide to ADSR envelopes: what attack, decay, sustain and release control, how curves change the feel, and starting settings for common sounds.

6 min read
Synths

How Subtractive Synthesis Works

Subtractive synthesis explained: how oscillators, filters, envelopes and LFOs shape a sound, with waveform comparisons and a simple patch recipe.

5 min read