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Logic Synthesizers
Logic Synthesizers
Synthesizers are a vaulable tool to help a producer create unique sounds across multiple genres. Whether you're shaping futuristic soundscapes or designing bass lines, synthesizers are essential tools in music production—and Logic Pro gives you a powerful set to explore.
If you are new to synthesizers, feel free to explore the following pages:
Synthesizer Basics – Learn what synthesizers are and how they work, from oscillators to filters to modulation sources.
Synthesizer Types – Discover the different kinds of synthesis (like subtractive, FM, wavetable, and more) and how each one shapes sound in unique ways.
Logic Synthesizer Instruments (below) – Get to know the built-in synths in Logic Pro, including Alchemy, Retro Synth, ES1, Sculpture, and more—with examples, plugin suggestions, and tips.
Whether you're brand new to synthesis or ready to fine-tune your sound design skills, use these pages to build your foundation and start experimenting.
Click the links below for the tutorial page on each synth
Alchemy is an easy-to-use, yet powerful sample manipulation synthesizer. Alchemy features additive, spectral, and granular synthesis and resynthesis, sampling, and virtual analog engines. You can analyze imported samples and can manipulate them using one or more of these synthesis methods. Alchemy provides extensive sample mapping, looping, and grouping facilities that make it easy to create instruments containing hundreds of samples and layers. LEARN MORE
The 16-voice EFM1 is a simple but powerful frequency modulation synthesizer. It can produce the rich bell and digital sounds that frequency modulation (FM) synthesis has become synonymous with. LEARN MORE
The eight-voice ES E (ES Ensemble) synthesizer is ideal for quickly creating warm, rich pad and ensemble sounds. An ensemble synthesizer, also known as a string synth or string machine, is an electronic keyboard designed to emulate the sound of a full string ensemble.
The ES E produces sounds using subtractive synthesis. It features an oscillator that generates harmonically rich waveforms. You subtract—cut, or filter out—portions of these waveforms and reshape them to create new sounds. LEARN MORE
The monophonic ES M (ES Mono) synthesizer is a good starting point if you’re looking for bass sounds that punch through your mix.
Sounds in this synthesizer are monophonic, meaning only one note can be played at a time. A monophonic synthesizer is best used for bass lines or lead sounds.
ES M produces sounds using subtractive synthesis. It has an oscillator that generates harmonically rich waveforms. You subtract—cut, or filter out—portions of these waveforms and reshape them to create new sounds. LEARN MORE
The eight-voice ES P (ES Poly) emulates classic polyphonic synthesizers of the 1980s.
ES P produces sounds using subtractive synthesis. It features an oscillator that generates harmonically rich waveforms. You subtract—cut, or filter out—portions of these waveforms and reshape them to create new sounds. LEARN MORE
Retro Synth is a flexible 16-voice synthesizer that can produce a wide variety of sounds.
Retro Synth provides four different synthesizer engines—Analog, Sync, Wavetable, and FM. Each engine can generate unique sounds that are difficult or impossible to achieve with other types of synthesizers. LEARN MORE
ES1 emulates the circuits of analog synthesizers in a simple, streamlined interface. The ES1 produces sounds using subtractive synthesis. It provides an oscillator and sub-oscillator that generate harmonically rich waveforms. You subtract (cut, or filter out) portions of these waveforms and reshape them to create new sounds. The ES1 tone-generation system also provides flexible modulation options that make it easy to create punchy basses, atmospheric pads, biting leads, and sharp percussion. LEARN MORE
ES2 combines subtractive synthesis with elements of FM and wavetable synthesis to generate an extraordinary variety of sounds. This makes it the perfect choice for creating powerful pads, evolving textures, rich basses, or synthetic brass. The ES2 provides three different types of synth modes:
Subtractive Synth
Wavetable Synth
FM Synth
Sculpture is a synthesizer that generates sounds by simulating the physical properties of a vibrating string. This approach to tone generation is called component modeling. It enables you to create a virtual model of an acoustic instrument, such as a violin or cello. On Sculpture, these components are called objects (instead of oscillators).
Components such as the length of the neck, the material the instrument is made of—wood or metal, for example—the diameter, tension, and material of the strings—nylon or steel, for example—and the size of the instrument body can be modeled. LEARN MORE
The EVOC 20 PolySynth (short for EnVelope-controlled Vocoder) is Logic Pro’s powerful vocoder instrument, allowing you to blend the tonal character of one sound (the modulator, often your voice) with another (the carrier, typically a synth sound).
The result is the iconic “robotic” or “talking synth” effect used in countless pop, funk, and electronic tracks. LEARN MORE
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