Let's Explore Surge XT – Episode 1: An Overview

Welcome to Episode 1 of my exploration of Surge XT. This will give you an overview of all the different areas of the synthesizer. Episode 2 is a deep dive into the different Oscillator options and can be viewed at    • Let's Explore Surge XT – Episode 2: The Os...   Episode 3 explores all things FM Synthesis in Surge XT, and can be viewed at    • Let's Explore Surge XT – Episode 3: FM Syn...   𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 Download Surge XT: https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ Who am I? https://www.ryan-noakes.com/ Virtual Tip Jar: https://ko-fi.com/ryannoakes 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 0:00 Intro 1:02 Welcome/Video Overview 1:19 Changing Skins 1:58 The Sections of Surge XT 3:04 The Header Section 3:06 Scene Controls 3:50 Scene Modes 5:58 Patch Browser 7:36 The Status Area 8:29 FX Bypass/Character/Output 9:58 Sound Generation Section 10:06 Oscillators 13:58 The Mixer 17:53 Scene Octave, Pitch & Portamento 19:17 Oscillator Drift & Noise Colour 20:53 Bend Depth, Play Mode 24:55 Sound Shaping Section 25:07 Oscillator FM Routing 25:31 Filter Configuration 29:46 Scene Output 31:48 Filters 41:50 Waveshaper 43:36 Envelope Generators (Amp & Filter) 50:07 Amp Velocity & Gain 51:55 Modulation Area 52:45 Using Macros 57:00 Using Filter or Amp Envelopes as Mod Source 57:47 Using LFOs 58:09 Voice vs Scene Modulators 1:00:36 Modulation Sources Start As LFOs 1:01:12 LFOs at a glance 1:03:03 Envelopes at a glance 1:05:37 Step Sequencer at a glance 1:08:02 Modulation Presets 1:08:46 MSEG at a glance 1:12:36 Formula Modulation Source at a glance 1:13:10 Global Modulation Source Parameters 1:17:39 Additional Modulation Sources 1:21:25 Modulation List 1:22:03 The Effects Area 1:22:48 Adding An Effect Unit 1:23:37 Turning An Effect Unit Off/On & Removing It 1:24:11 The Effects Blocks – Scene vs Send vs Global 1:25:18 Send Effects 1:27:23 Global Effects 1:27:52 FX Bypass 1:28:33 Closing remarks