What's a Synthesizer?

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-02-01
Publisher(s): Hal Leonard Books
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Summary

The synthesizer changed the way we make music long ago, and new developments in synth technology emerge every year. But all of those buttons and blinking lights can scare off musicians who want access to the magic inside. Never fear! The whats, hows, and whys are all answered in this guide, which makes the operation and understanding of synths both simple and approachable.

Table of Contents

Preface v
Introduction 1(2)
What's a Synthesizer?
3(8)
Sound Waves
4(1)
Pitch
5(2)
Volume
7(2)
Timbre
9(2)
The Roots of Synthesis
11(8)
Pitch
12(1)
Volume
13(2)
Timbre
15(1)
Modulation
16(2)
Putting It All Together
18(1)
Making Sound Come to Life
19(8)
Controllers
20(3)
Other Elements
23(1)
Voices
24(1)
Microprocessor Control
25(2)
How Does Digital Synthesis Work?
27(7)
Algorithms
28(3)
Physical Modeling
31(1)
Sample Playback Synths
31(1)
Software Synths
32(1)
Computer-Based Hardware Synths
32(2)
Why Is Digital Sampling So Popular?
34(5)
Multi-Sampling
35(2)
Looping
37(1)
Resynthesis
37(2)
What Do All Those Other Boxes Do?
39(5)
Effects
39(2)
Instruments
41(3)
What Is MIDI?
44(10)
What MIDI Is
45(1)
What MIDI Does
45(4)
General MIDI
49(1)
More Than Notes
50(1)
System Exclusive
50(1)
MIDI Implementation Chart
51(1)
The Computer Connection
52(2)
Coda 54(1)
Glossary 55(1)
Index 56(2)
About the Authors 58

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