Power Tools for Synthesizer Programming: The Ultimate Reference for Sound Design
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Loading ...Dozens of manufacturers are building hardware and software synthesizers — there are hundreds of models to choose from, most of them packed with features. All too often, the manual not only fails to explain high-end esoteric options, but falls short when covering the basics of synthesis and sound design. For the first time, everything you need to know about how synthesizers work is contained in a single volume. Let one of the world’s leading experts guide you step by step from fundamentals through the advanced concepts implemented in expensive pro systems.
Power Tools for Synthesizer Programming cuts through the jungle of confusion. This authoritative book will give you the information you need to make better music with your electronic instruments — with fewer headaches and less wasted time and effort. Each chapter presents hands-on projects that help musicians hone their skills. The companion CDROM contains audio examples that teach programming techniques.
Book details:
- The nature of digital sound, oscillator sync, envelope generator modes
- The uses of white noise, types of resonant filters;
- Modulation routings, types of effects;
- using memory for storing presets .
A comprehensive look at the concepts of sound programming . . . focusing on and demystifying the more technical details of the craft. – Allen Strange
User Level: Beginner, Intermediate
Author: Jim Aikin
Paperback: 199 pages
Publisher: Backbeat Books
About the author:
Jim Aikin is internationally known as a leading authority on music technology. A former senior editor of Keyboard magazine, he now writes product reviews and tutorials on music hardware and software for a variety of magazines and websites. He is also an accomplished classical cellist. For the latest on Jim’s activities, you can visit him online at www.musicwords.net
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