It also helps to have a real or soft synth in front of you so you can tweak knobs and play around as you go If you don't have anything, my recommendation is Zyn

It also helps to have a real or soft synth in front of you so you can tweak knobs and play around as you go If you don't have anything, my recommendation is ZynAddSubFX. It is an amazing free synth with enough knobs to do almost anything