LAB REPORT 2 

By: Conrad Walas and Sasha Urban 

 
..FLASH ENGINEERING.. 
 

SYNTHESIZING: 
Made easy 
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TABLE OF CONTENT 
 
Abstract………………………………………………………..1 
 
Introduction…………………………………………………...2 
 
Method………………………………………………………...3 
 
Results………………………………………………………...4 
 
Discussion…………………………………………………….5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ABSTRACT 
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the 
elements of our first draft synthesizer that were easiest to 
use for those who are lacking experience. We tested our 
synthesizer and mini manual on students in our class that 
had no experience with synthesizers.  
After the experiment, we learned that our manual was 
too complex along with the synthesizer, meaning we need 
to work on the simplicity of it if we want an easy-to-use 
synthesizer.  
 

 
 
INTRODUCTION 
How do we teach students with little or no 
experience to use a synthesizer? 
We believe that with a small written instruction 
manual and our synthesizer design, people will be able to 
learn the basics of using a synthesizer to create music.  
 

 
METHOD 
1. Code first draft of synthesizer 
2. Let half of volunteers try to create a simple beat using 
instruction manual, and other half not use one  
3. Calculate usability of synthesizer 
4. Revise first draft based on results of experiments 
5. Experiment and revise again until satisfied with 
results 
 
RESULTS 
Classmates who used the instruction manual found it 
somewhat helpful, but also slightly confusing, whereas 
those who didn’t have the instruction manual didn’t 
understand at all.  
 
DISCUSSION 
This shows us that the instruction manual is 
necessary, but must be more simple in order for anyone 
to be able to use our synthesizer. We want it to be easy to 
use so that people with no experience can still create 
songs.