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Synthesizer programming!!!
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:58 am
by tablet
Hi,I'm thinking to buy a synth programming book or download a file in pdf or word format..Does anyone has to suggest something?I think this topic will be help a lot of people...Thanks!
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:53 pm
by meatballfulton
A great series of articles from Sound on Sound magazine (UK) called
Synth Secrets.
This starts with total basics (what's an oscillator, what's an envelope, etc.) then through the development of analog synths, digital synths and tutorials on programming various types of sounds.
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 3:21 pm
by embry0
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:48 am
by slammah2012
No amount of books can exceed the learning experience of reaching out and grabbin the knobs.....and hearing the change in first person.....
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:10 pm
by Timo
slammah2012 wrote:No amount of books can exceed the learning experience of reaching out and grabbin the knobs.....and hearing the change in first person.....
But, still, understanding the theory helps.
A really excellent, simple guide on subtractive synthesis can be found here:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Un ... nsynth.htm
Also Daz recently spotted a series on sound programming on the BeatPortal website:
http://www.beatportal.com/feed/item/int ... ogramming/
http://www.beatportal.com/topics/c/guide-to-synthesis/
Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:41 pm
by slammah2012
absolutely true....although
I found my synth Theory through trial and Error on an old Arp Axxe....
It was a very good rudiment teacher for synthesis ...very quick with its limitations....No midi Curve to muddy the way.....
Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 11:58 pm
by tonyman
try this..
There is a free synthesiser book available here-->
http://www.noisesculpture.com/
How To Make A Noise
a comprehensive guide to synthesizer programming
..perhaps the most widely ready book about synthesizer programming. It is a comprehensive, practical guide to sound design and synthesizer programming techniques using:
* subtractive (analog) synthesis
* frequency modulation synthesis (including phase modulation and ring modulation)
* additive synthesis
* wave-sequencing
* sample-based synthesis
The free version is very interesting; I've just order the book...