#Programs like syntorial mod
If you can use an LFO (SubTracktor has 2) you can use a mod matrix. It's just source and destination at it's core. Modulation matrixes aren't complicated by the way. Afterwards once you realize what oscillators, filters, and LFOs do, you can apply that knowledge to Europa or any other synth. SubTractor is a good starting point because of it's simplicity.
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While synths may look different, most of them basically work the same way. The idea is to understand how synthesis works. Im feeling what your saying and i may sped a whole day sunday looking at the videos u showed me, and going back over subtactor i kinda ignored it thinking it cant give me the sound i want and its not a great synth, but maybe your right use my presets from the other synths but start learnibg with that, but the problem i have is all synths look different to me so if i learn subtractor, aint i still gonna have a problem when i come up against a modulation matrix ? Good advice though mate u make sense The real point, though, is: why not start with Subtractor? I did mean to imply that it was free, and Maia isn't. I should clarify - I didn't mean to imply that Thor was simpler than Europa (though the fact that it doesn't hide anything that's actively creating sound while Europa does might count for something.). Somehow we seem to be focusing on the small part of my post that was in parentheses LOL! Once you have a grasp of the components of a sound, it will make using a very complex synth like Europa much easier.ĭo you think using pinknoise maia is ok to start learning ? i know its samples based but it has waveforms etc and looks simple to me You say you understand filter cutoff and ADSR principles but little else - I would suggest that you now need to familiarize yourself with the basic sound of different waveforms (saw, square/pulse, triangle, sine, etc) and the impact of different types of modulation (as well as the impact of filters and envelopes on the sound). YouTube of course has a million tutorials on the basics.
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To cut to the chase, if you're new to synthesis, you might want to start with a simpler synth like Subtractor, and/or use a tutorial program like Syntorial. I recommend taking a read of this thread which started with an inquiry similar to yours, but asked about Complex-1 rather than Europa: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7510903