How do producers manipulate the sounds of instruments?

[YoungCapone]

• Hello! I’m new to producing music and want to learn more about manipulating the actual sound of an instrument. I’ve heard of things like sound design, synths and timbre, but I’m not exactly sure where to begin. Basically, I’m interested in learning how to adjust the physical sound of an instrument and hopefully being able to direct what kind of emotion it conveys. I was hoping y’all could give me some guidance about what topics I should look into, how I should approach learning more about this or how to think about manipulating the sounds of instruments.
  Thanks

 

[rhythmgj]

It depends on your background knowledge and current interests.

If you are talking real-world/acoustic/analog instruments, you should study arranging and orchestration. If you are talking sound design, as in synths, then you might look into a program like Syntorial.


GJ