Get started making sounds
Drag in the box below to play a synthesizer.
If you don’t hear anything, make sure your sound is on and the volume is turned up. And please use headphones for the best experience!
Listen to how your dragging changes the sound.
On this website, you’ll learn the basics of using synthesizers (or synths). No prior experience or equipment is required; you’ll do everything right here in your browser.
The box above controls a synth running in your web browser, but synthesizers come in many shapes and sizes. They can be physical instruments that musicians play on stage, noise-makers inside electronic devices and toys, or software running on a phone or computer.
Synthesizers make sound using electricity, usually with controls that let you change their sound. Some controls change just one specific aspect of the sound, while others, like the box above, change many aspects of the sound at once.
As you continue, you’ll learn how to use a synth’s controls to design your own sounds.