TY - BOOK AU - Shepard,Brian K. TI - Refining sound: a practical guide to synthesis and synthesizers SN - 9780195222949 (alk. paper) AV - MT 723 .S44 2013 PY - 2013///] CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Electronic music KW - Instruction and study KW - Synthesizer (Musical instrument) KW - Music KW - Acoustics and physics N1 - 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 ER -