I came across this vid on youtube and thought it was really good at explaining the basics of Synthesis. Its an old video and a bit corny but good info nonetheless. It's a 3 part series which are linked in the description on youtube. I was able to carry this info right into the fmsynth with ease.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atvtBE6t48M&feature=youtube_gdata_player
I watched part 1 a couple of days ago and then was up late last night watching part 2. Really great stuff, part 1 was especially useful for me. I feel like I understand synthesizers a lot better now, and after watching part 1 I even went into the subsynth and started crafting a string sound from scratch the way he did, and it doesn't sound too shabby if I say so myself. Looking forward to watching part 3 later today!
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