• Introduction (01:29) - ABSYNTH is an extremely powerful semi-modular synthesizer. It has a great many functions and features and can be rather daunting at first, but never fear, in this series of tutorials Al will go systematically through every feature of the synth and demystify ABSYNTH!

• Setup & Overview (10:25) - In this video, Al gives a brief tour of the synth and makes sure the audio and MIDI settings are set up correctly.

• Browser, Attributes & Mutator (12:40) - Explore the Browser and Attributes windows and look at how we can use ABSYNTHs database to find presets with the characteristics we're looking for. Also see how you can use the Mutator to generate completely new complex sounds with just a few clicks.

• Oscillators Pt. 1 (11:14) - In these first three videos looking at the patch window, Al will demonstrate the 8 different oscillator modules which are available to you, starting with the Single and Double oscillator modules. Before this however, Al gives you a brief overview of the patch window, explaining the routing of the three main channels and your master channel.

• Oscillators Pt. 2 (13:29) - In this video Al moves on to the FM oscillator, which uses a second waveform to modulate our first waveform's frequency, generating interesting and complex timbres. He'll also demonstrate the Ringmod oscillator which multiplies two signals with each other, giving you the potential for very quirky and dissonant timbres. Finally, the Fractalize oscillator is shown which creates very unique sounds by copying iterations of the waveform to itself. If that sounds like a difficult concept to get your head around, never fear, Al will demonstrate the Fractalize function in the Wave Window to convey how the concept works in practice.

• Oscillators Pt. 3 (12:33) - In this video you'll explore the three remaining oscillator modules. Sync Granular splits our waveform up into many tiny sections called grains. You'll see how you can use the parameters in the Sync Granular oscillator to affect how the 'grain cloud' is re-synthesized. The Sample oscillator is a very basic sampler. It allows us to play .WAV or .AIF samples in ABSYNTH, either as one-shots or loops. The Sample Granular oscillator works in a very similar way to the Sync Granular oscillator except that rather than selecting a waveform to be split up into grains, we can load a sample to be granulized.

• Waveshaper & Modulators (11:18) - Continue your exploration of the Patch Window by looking at the Waveshaper, Frequency Shifter and Ring Modulator modules.

• The Filters Pt. 1 (12:09) - In this video Al demonstrates the first 13 of the 16 different filter modules which are available to you in the Patch Window. These include six low pass filters, three all-pass filters, two high pass filters, a band pass and a band rejection filter. Some of the filters available to you have a feedback mode which you can use to send the filters output back to it's input, processing it on the way, with either a Waveshaper, a Frequency Shifter or a Ring Modulator.

• The Filters Pt. 2 (15:09) - In this video Al demonstrates the 3 remaining filter modules, the Comb, Supercomb and Cloud filters. These are all rather different types of filters from the filters you saw in the previous video. The first two being two types of Comb filters, which use an imperceptibly short delay to create a phasing or flanging effect. The Supercomb is a Comb filter equipped with a feedback loop. The Cloud filter is a granular filter, like the Sync Granular and Sample Granular oscillators, it splits the incoming signal up into grains and it is the baby brother of ABSYNTH's Aetherizer effect which you'll see later on in the Effects Window Part 2 video.

• Channel & Module Templates (05:25) - See how you can load templates for channels and individual modules and how you can save your own.

• Using Effects Pt. 1 (09:24) - In this video we'll take our first look at the Effects Window. Al explains the routing in the effects window and demonstrate how to use the Surround panner section to alter the panned position of our effects in the surround sound or stereo field. He'll also demonstrate how to use the controller section to assign a macro control to control parameters in our effects.

• Using Effects Pt. 2 (15:20) - In this video Al will demonstrate the first 5 of the 6 effects that are available to you in the Effects Window. These effects are Pipe, which uses the incoming audio to generate vibrations in a hypothetical 'pipe', Multi-comb, which is a comb filter offering as many as 6 delay lines, each equipped with a low pass filter, Multi-tap, which is a delay unit with multiple taps, Echos which is a more "dubby" delay effect and Resonators which offers as many as three 'resonating bodies'.

• Using Effects Pt. 3 (10:05) - In this video Al demonstrates the 6th and final effect available to us in the Effect Window, ABSYNTH's fantastic Aetherizer effect, which, like the Cloud Filter, splits the incoming signal up into grains to be reassembled or 're-synthesized'. The Aetherizer though, offers us even more parameters for affecting the re-synthesizing of the 'grain cloud' and is capable of creating some really amazing and 'spacey' ambient textures.

• The Wave Window Pt. 1 (15:07) - In this first video Al will demonstrate the basic drawing tools available to you to create brand new waveforms and then he'll go through the various functions in the transform menu for further transforming the shape of our wave. As well as some fairly basic functions such as Offset Phase, Invert Phase and Reverse, this menu includes much more complex and interesting functions such as Fractalize, Filter, FM and Waveshape Distortion. The Transform menu also allows us to save our waveform in ABSYNTH's library of user waves.

• The Wave Window Pt. 2 (14:59) - In part 2, All demonstrates how you can use the Spectrum tab as an alternative or additional way of shaping and transforming your waveform, by changing the amplitude and phase value of your waveform's harmonics. He also demonstrates the Morph Tab which can be used to determine how two distinct waveforms morph between each other as a morph wave.

• Envelopes WIndow Pt. 1 (14:50) - Over the next two videos Al demonstrates all the tools which are available to you in the Envelopes Window. In this first video he reveals using breakpoints to shape envelopes, the four different play through modes available to you and how two envelopes can be linked together.

• Envelopes Window Pt. 2 (17:58) - In Part 2, Al explores Control Driven Envelopes, which use a macro control, as apposed to time, to determine the position along the x-axis. He also demonstrates LFO envelopes and the various different functions which are available to you in the transform menu. Finally, he covers the Master Envelope and how you can assign breakpoints in each of your individual envelopes to correspond with the Master Envelope's Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release perimeters.

• Performance Window Pt. 1 (17:23) - Learn to access some important global settings, assign macro controls to control parameters in your synth and change the tuning of ABSYNTH.

• Performance Window Pt. 2 (13:47) - The Perform Window also contains the Audio Mod page which can be used as an envelope follower. Also see how you can use ABSYNTH as an effect in your DAW.

• LFO Window & Audio Recorder (14:53) - So now that we've looked at every page in ABSYNTH, only the LFO window remains! Discover how to use up to three versatile LFO's to control multiple parameters in your synth. Also explore the LFO window and look at how to use ABSYNTH's Audio Recorder.