In this video, Alex Ball takes a look at synthesizing drum sounds, using analog synth modules.

Ball demonstrates creating drum patches with a 1978 Roland System 100m modular synthesizer – but you can use a similar approach with other types of subtractive synths.

“If you’re experienced with modular then this is very, very basic stuff,” notes Ball, “but if not, you can experiment with these techniques with hardware or within software, so hopefully they’ll give you some broad tips.”