[Joe Hanley]

We’ll be adding velocity to the QWERTY keyboard in an upcoming update. For now, unfortunately, you’ll need a MIDI keyboard to do the Velocity-based Randomizer lessons.

[Joe Hanley]

Ah! Thanks for the heads up. Will get that fixed soon as well.

[Joe Hanley]

Good catch! No there is no Bonus for that Group. There shouldn’t be a “plus” sign there. Will fix in upcoming update.

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Jay Hu

[Joe Hanley]

Try using Ring Mod. This will create that bell-like tone, and at certain pitch settings also create that unsettled pitch wobble. And then use Filter Envelope to create the attack transient. As a starting point:

Oscillators: Both set to Square, but with Osc B’s volume set to 0 (since we only want to use it as the modulator). RM turned all the way up, and Osc B set to 2 octaves and 7 semi higher.

Filter: Low Pass 24 dB, using the Filter Envelope with a quick decay to create that nice spike.

[Joe Hanley]

It may not even be a synth. Perhaps a Rhodes or Wurly, drenched in reverb?

But with the synth, I would remove the second oscillator altogether, switch to a 24 dB filter, and bring up the Cutoff until you get the right amount of roundness, bathe it in reverb, and turn it down so it melts into the background.

[Joe Hanley]

I don’t hear a synth melody playing the same line as the guitar. I do hear a really quiet little keyboard or synth melody playing a different melody in the background. Is that what you’re referring to?

[Joe Hanley]

Hi Siyan

Can you re-upload your Serum patch, but zip it first?

[Joe Hanley]

Really close! Try the following tweaks:

– Remove noise and instead max out the filter envelope amount. This will give you that biting brightness
– Disable the Sub’s “Direct Out”, switch it to Saw, enable it in the Filter so it receives the same filter envelope treatment, and increase its volume a bit
– Increase Osc A’s unison Detune a bit to make it a little more aggressive
– Add a little Filter Drive to give it more oomph

[Joe Hanley]

Unfortunately, the survey has closed. But what synth did you have in mind?

[Joe Hanley]

Good catch! Synths, including Syntorial, are usually equal-tempered. The disappearing fundamental at octaves and fifths is just the nature of oscillator sync.

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Jay Hu

[Joe Hanley]

Thanks for the screenshot. It shows that your next lesson is Serum Filter Envelope Part 2, which occurs in Section 9. Once you launch the Serum videos in Sections 9, 10, and 11, it should then show the Apprentice milestone as achieved.

[Joe Hanley]

You just have to pass the lessons with at least 1 star. Please restart Syntorial, open the Table Of Contents, take a screenshot of the entire app, and post it here.

[Joe Hanley]

Hi! It’s determined by how far you make into the course. If you open the Table Of Contents at the top left and then scroll down, you’ll see that Apprentice is achieved after finishing section 11, Artisan after section 22, and Alchemist at the end.

[Joe Hanley]

Hi Jay

Good question. In Syntorial, the LFO and Filter Envelope can work together simultaneously. However, specific settings may make it sound like only one is working. To hear it try this:

Filter: Set the Cutoff to Noon, Decay to max, Sustain to 0.

LFO: Set destination to Cutoff, Amount to 0.12.

Press and hold a key, and you’ll hear the LFO’s up-down cycle moving its center down as the Envelope Decay descends.

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Jay Hu

[Joe Hanley]

Hi! Sorry about that. Try zipping it first.