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Programming Synthesizers - Instructional Book with Virtual Synthesizer

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comprehensive guide to programming synthesizers
includes SoundForum software synthesizer so you can practice each technique
authored by programming expert Peter Gorges
Mac/PC compatible
Many of us dream of being able to fine-tune synthesizer sounds or even program unique sounds from scratch. Coaxing a specific sound from a synthesizer’s many knobs and switches is an art—an art that anyone can now learn with the help of this book. Peter Gorges—author of “SoundForum,” a comprehensive sound-programming column in the German and American magazine “Keyboards”—helps you get started then guides you through advanced tips and tricks. The included SoundForum software synthesizer allows you to learn by practicing each technique yourself. Mac and PC compatible.

Topics include:

• The SoundForum Synthesizer
• How does synthesis work?
• Frequency Modulation
• Sync and Ring Modulation
• Sounds parameters in depth
• Perceiving sound in levels
• Electric piano sounds
• Lead sounds
• Pads
• Bass sounds
• Horns
• Strings
• FM sounds
• Effect sounds
• Which type of fat?
• Which waveform should I start with?
• A brief tour of the synthesizer modules
• Exercises in foal-oriented sound design
• Where is the tonal color variety hiding?
• What are bandpass and highpass good for?
USD 24.95 MSRP