Refining sound : a practical guide to synthesis and synthesizers /

Shepard, Brian K.

Refining sound : a practical guide to synthesis and synthesizers / Brian K. Shepard. - 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations

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 modulation matrix -- 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.

9780199922956


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


Electronic books.

MT723 / .S44 2013

786.74