Refining sound : a practical guide to synthesis and synthesizers /

Shepard, Brian K.,

Refining sound : a practical guide to synthesis and synthesizers / Brian K. Shepard. - xxv, 237 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Synthesis and synthesizers : digging beneath the surface of your synthesizer -- 2. Oscillators : mining the raw materials of your synthesizer -- 3. Oscillator combinations : creating exotic compounds from your raw materials -- 4. Amplitude envelope generators : shaping your sounds -- 5. Audio filters : refining the color of your sounds -- 6. Internal modulation sources : dynamic shaping of your sounds -- 7. External control sources : shaping your sounds with playing techniques -- 8. Effects processors : polishing your sounds -- 9. Putting it all together : creating and refining your own synthesized sounds.

9780195222949 (alk. paper) 0195222942 (alk. paper) 9780195222963 (alk. paper) 0195222969 (alk. paper)

2013000232

016472006 Uk


Electronic music--Instruction and study.
Synthesizer (Musical instrument)--Instruction and study.
Music--Acoustics and physics.

MT 723 / .S44 2013