Power Tools for Synthesizer Programming

Author: Jim Aikin
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9781617745089
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
(Book). The A-to-Z coverage of synthesizer features in Power Tools for Synthesizer Programming will turn any synth owner into a power user! This book fills an enormous gap in the market, and is destined to become the standard text on the topic. Written by Jim Aikin, author of Keyboard magazine's long-running "Technology Basics" column and scores of authoritative product reviews of synthesizers over the past two decades, this book includes sound design projects, dozens of audio examples, and complete chapters on oscillators, envelope generators, and other nuts-and-bolts components. Rather than focus on one specific instrument, this book covers both the common elements found in all synthesizers and esoteric features found only in obscure or high-end gear. It maps out the components of contemporary synths in clear, concise detail, and discusses how they can be harnessed to achieve specific musical effects. Each chapter presents hands-on projects that help musicians hone their skills.

How to Make a Noise

Author: Simon Cann
Publisher: Simon Cann
ISBN: 0955495504
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
How To Make A Noise: a Comprehensive Guide to Synthesizer Programming is perhaps the most widely ready book about synthesizer sound 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.

Becoming a Synthesizer Wizard

Author: Simon Cann
Publisher: Muska/Lipman
ISBN: 9781598635508
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Explains what a modular synthesizer is, how it works, and how to use software synthesizers to make music. The book takes a practical approach to the subject providing a readable guide which opens up the subject to a broad spectrum of readers."--Publisher description.

Power Tools for Reason 2.5

Author: Kurt Kurasaki
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879307745
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
Modulation routing techniques; advanced signal processing; rhythm programming; time-saving shortcuts; loop sequencing strategies; synthesizer & sampler programming.

The Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming

Author: Joseph Akins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983496045
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
The Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming provides an introduction on how to program a synthesizer for creating music in the studio and on stage. Used as a textbook for the introductory electronic music course at the Department of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University, it covers the components and controls, of both hardware and software synthesizers, that are used to create a patch on a typical synth. Concepts are explained thoroughly with block diagramming, and practical examples are given with Reason Studio's Subtractor and a Moog Voyager.

Refining Sound

Author: Brian K. Shepard
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199922969
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 265

Book Description
Refining Sound is a practical roadmap to the complexities of creating sounds on modern synthesizers. As author, veteran synthesizer instructor Brian K. Shepard draws on his years of experience in synthesizer pedagogy in order to peel back the often-mysterious layers of sound synthesis one-by-one. The result is a book which allows readers to familiarize themselves with each individual step in the synthesis process, in turn empowering them in their own creative or experimental work. The book follows the stages of synthesis in chronological progression, starting readers at the raw materials of sound creation and ultimately bringing them to the final "polishing" stage. Each chapter focuses on a particular aspect of the synthesis process, culminating in a last chapter that brings everything together as the reader creates his/her own complex sounds. Throughout the text, the material is supported by copious examples and illustrations as well as by audio files and synthesis demonstrations on a related companion website. Each chapter contains easily digestible guided projects (entitled "Your Turn" sections) that focus on the topics of the corresponding chapter. In addition to this, one complete project will be carried through each chapter of the book cumulatively, allowing the reader to follow - and build - a sound from start to finish. The final chapter includes several sound creation projects in which readers are given types of sound to create as well as some suggestions and tips, with final outcomes is left to readers' own creativity. Perhaps the most difficult aspect of learning to create sounds on a synthesizer is to understand exactly what each synthesizer component does independent of the synthesizer's numerous other components. Not only does this book thoroughly illustrate and explain these individual components, but it also offers numerous practical demonstrations and exercises that allow the reader to experiment with and understand these elements without the distraction of the other controls and modifiers. Refining Sound is essential for all electronic musicians from amateur to professional levels of accomplishment, students, teachers, libraries, and anyone interested in creating sounds on a synthesizer.

Power Tools for Reason 3.0

Author: Kurt Kurasaki
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9780879308612
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 324

Book Description
(Power Tools). This definitive guide provides tips for producing music using Reason, one of the most popular virtual-studio programs. This second edition explores new features of the latest version, and projects from the earlier edition incorporate the new devices and samples. Revisions reflect the features added with the MClass Compressor, Maximizer, and Equalizer devices, while a new chapter on audio mastering discusses the use of these devices. A Combinator chapter discusses new synthesis, effect configurations, and methods used in the patches from the updated Factory Soundbank Library. This book delivers advanced production techniques to experienced Reason users.

Csound Power!

Author: Jim Aikin
Publisher: Course Technology
ISBN: 9781435460041
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Looks at the features and functions of the sound synthesis and music production software, covering such topics as using the CsoundQt interface, building instruments and effects, wriring a Csound score, and using Csound with MIDI.

Guerrilla Home Recording

Author: Karl Coryat
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1617801925
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
A clever resource for the ever-growing home recording market. The revised edition is updated with a greater focus on digital recording techniques the most powerful tools available to the home recordist. There are chapters devoted to instrument recording

The Synthesizer

Author: Mark Vail
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195394895
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 427

Book Description
Electronic music instruments weren't called synthesizers until the 1950s, but their lineage began in 1919 with Russian inventor Lev Sergeyevich Termen's development of the Etherphone, what we now know of as the Theremin. The past century has seen remarkable developments in synthesizers, documented in the first chapter of this book by a historical look at the most important instruments and how they advanced methods of a musician's control, of sound generation, of improved capabilities for live performance, of interfaces that improved the musician's interaction with the instrument, and of groundbreaking ways to compose music. Chapter two covers the basics of acoustics and synthesis, including descriptions of individual synthesizer components and how they affect the generation of sound and the production of music. Today's synthesizer industry covers a vast range of devices, from affordable to expensive workstations, from analog to digital to hybrid forms of sound generation, from the expanding universe of software instruments to the vigorously revived world of modular synthesizers, from state-of-the-art all-digital instruments to those that function directly with analog machines of the past, and from synthesizers and controllers sporting traditional interfaces such as the organ- or piano-style keyboard to those that appeal to musicians in search of novel approaches to making music. Chapter three addresses many of the valuable considerations to make when shopping for synthesizers. The final two chapters outline strategies noted and successful synthesists use to program, compose and perform with, and record the ultimate electronic music instrument.