Simpler sinthesis
In this lab, we will dig into synthesis concepts using the simpler and instrument rack units in Ableton.   The combination of these powerful tools will cover most of the interesting rudiments of synthesis that are often seen in popular instruments like Native Instruments' Massive or Ableton's Operator.   The goal of this lab is to give you a deeper experiential understanding of synthesis concepts in one of the more portable tools you have available.  You can then apply these lessons to other instruments you may have available at home.  
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name *
setup
loading *
drag the simpler instrument into a midi track,  load the provided c3-sine.wav as the sample
Required
looping *
in order to sustain long notes the sample needs to loop
Required
looping *
in order to sustain long notes the sample needs to loop
Required
MIDI *
connect a midi controller or use the ASCII keyboard to play notes
Required
Explore
In the following section you will deliberately explore some settings and record how it changes the sound.
Envelopes 1 *
adjust attack and release envelop controls
Required
How did the different envelop setting change the sound?
more importantly how did they change the feel or effect of the sound
LFO *
Enable the LFO section (just below the evelop control section), set Freq to 5.0 Hz
Required
LFO 2 *
explore the extremes of the LFO settings
Required
LFO best settings?
Describe briefly the effects of the most extreme and/or most musically useful settings
Reconfiguration.
Change the sample wave in the Simpler from c3-sine.wave to one of the other waves provided,  briefly revisit your favorite parts of the exploration section.
Changes?
How did the change of the source sample change the effect or feeling of the instrument?
Stacking
Return to the c3-Sine.wav sample and now stack 4 more Simplers in an instrument rack each using the c3-sine.wav.  for each new simpler,  add 12 to the transposition setting in the simpler. for exmple 0 for the original  12 for the second simpler,  24 for the 3rd,  36 for the 4th and 48 for the 5th simpler.
stacked *
see above.
Required
levels *
adjust the levels of each simpler,  explore you sound options
Required
explain
what sound variations could you get by re-balancing the voices of the sine wave
optional++
create even more simplers transposing them down 12,  -12, -24, -36, -48  see what more you can do here
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