The Synth Blocks

The power of the synthesizer tool is creating your own custom sound effect—it’s like you’re inventing an instrument! To create one, use the create sy...

You can control how high or low your synth's notes are using pitch or frequency . Pitches are numbered and refer to the notes on a musical scale ...

When you open the Synth pane (by clicking the pen icon in the Create Synth block), you'll see a bunch of knobs to control your new synth. Wondering ...

Here's a simple demo that will load a synth called bup , then play it whenever the actor touches the bad guy actor. It sounds like a punch or "hit"...

This synth uses the synth preset called glider . It will choose a random pitch from 72 to 82 to play in a sequence, five times, creating an unpredict...

Drop the beat! This crunchy dubstep effect uses the wao preset synth. It picks a random series of notes to play in sequence: Notice how low these ra...

Here's a short script to create a cool synth sound effect! A glissando is when you slide between 2 notes. On a real-life piano, you’d be gliding your ...

Here's another synth-based sound effect that shows how to change notes using the set synth frequency block. Maybe you have a game with dangerous pit...

Here's another cool synth coding demonstration. This repeating blip starts slow and steady, and gradually ramps up in speed until the tension is unbea...

The basic unit of musical time is the beat . You can typically find the beat of a song by finding the time that is most comfortable for you to tap al...