Vail, Mark. <br/><br/>
The synthesizer :  a comprehensive guide to understanding, programming, playing, and recording the ultimate electronic music instrument / 
Mark Vail. 
 - xv, 410 pages :  illustrations ;  28 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Trendsetting all-stars. Control ; Sound ; Performance ; Interface ; Composition ; Beyond -- Acoustics and synthesis basics. Real-world acoustics ; Types of synthesis ; Audio sources : oscillators, noise, and more ; VCAs, envelopes, and LFOs ; Envelope followers and pitch-to-voltage converters ; Filters ; EQs and filter banks ; Analog sequencers ; Arpeggiators ; Reverb ; Analog delay ; Digital delay ; Loopers ; Other effects -- Choosing your synthesizer(s). Options ; Modular synthesizers in the twenty-first century ; Connectivity ; Controllers ; Noise toys -- Composition, programming, and performance techniques. Composition ; Patching, aka programming ; Performance -- Recording the synthesizer. As it was and how it's become for the Switched-on innovator ; Serial vs. random-access media ; Strategies for recording film and TV scores ; Harnessing the power of modular synths with Ableton Live ; Automated mixing ; Outboard processing : preparing audio for recording ; Recording direct and expanding for surround-sound -- Appendix A. Selected bibliography, films, and museums -- Appendix B. Manufacturers, forums, blogs, dealers, and stores. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195394818 (alk. paper) 019539481X (alk. paper) 9780195394894 (alk. paper) 0195394895 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013008727 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB3A8894  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>016557298  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Synthesizer (Musical instrument)--Instruction and study.<br/>Electronic music--Instruction and study.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>MT 723  / .V35 2014