The Synthesizer

Author : Mark Vail
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-22
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780199334858

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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, now known as the Theremin. From that point, synthesizers have undergone a remarkable evolution from prohibitively large mid-century models confined to university laboratories to the development of musical synthesis software that runs on tablet computers and portable media devices. Throughout its history, the synthesizer has always been at the forefront of technology for the arts. In The Synthesizer: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Programming, Playing, and Recording the Ultimate Electronic Music Instrument, veteran music technology journalist, educator, and performer Mark Vail tells the complete story of the synthesizer: the origins of the many forms the instrument takes; crucial advancements in sound generation, musical control, and composition made with instruments that may have become best sellers or gone entirely unnoticed; and the basics and intricacies of acoustics and synthesized sound. Vail also describes how to successfully select, program, and play a synthesizer; what alternative controllers exist for creating electronic music; and how to stay focused and productive when faced with a room full of instruments. This one-stop reference guide on all things synthesizer also offers tips on encouraging creativity, layering sounds, performance, composing and recording for film and television, and much more.

Author : Oli Freke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Music
ISBN : 1913231062

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Synthesizer Evolution by Oli Freke Pdf

From acid house to prog rock, there is no form of modern popular music that hasn't been propelled forwards by the synthesizer. As a result they have long been objects of fascination, desire and reverence for keyboard players, music producers and fans of electronic music alike. Whether looking at an imposing modular system or posing with a DX7 on Top of the Pops, the synth has also always had an undeniable physical presence. This book celebrates their impact on music and culture by providing a comprehensive and meticulously researched directory of every major synthesizer, drum machine and sampler made between 1963 and 1995. Each featured instrument is illustrated by hand, and shown alongside its vital statistics and some fascinatingly quirky facts. In tracing the evolution of the analogue synthesizer from its invention in the early 1960's to the digital revolution of the 1980s right up until the point that analogue circuits could be modelled using software in the mid-1990's, the book tells the story of analogue to digital - and back again. Tracing that history and showing off their visual beauty with art-book quality illustrations, this a must for any self-respecting synth fan.

Author : T. J PINCH,Frank Trocco,T. J Pinch
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780674042162

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Analog Days by T. J PINCH,Frank Trocco,T. J Pinch Pdf

Tracing the development of the Moog synthesizer from its initial conception to its ascension to stardom in 'Switched-on Bach', this text conveys the consequences of a technology that would provide the soundtrack for a chapter in cultural history.

Author : Nick Wilson
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1527550028

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Interpreting the Synthesizer by Nick Wilson Pdf

This volume examines the synthesizerâ (TM)s significance for music and culture, with a range of contributors providing historical, musicological, practical and theoretical perspectives. The synthesizer as an instrument has evolved rapidly over the last 50 years, conveying different meanings in musical culture at various times in its history. For example, post-punk and new wave acts used synths to signify their embrace of futurism and modernity. Earlier psychedelic bands used the instrument to sonically represent mind expansion while prog acts signposted their lineage to the classical avant-garde. Techno artists used synths to escape the strictures of acoustic music in parallel with rave cultureâ (TM)s desire for escapism from the mundanity of daily existence. It is now seemingly ubiquitous in modern pop music production.

Author : Martin Russ
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 936 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781136122132

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Sound Synthesis and Sampling by Martin Russ Pdf

Sound Synthesis and Sampling' provides a comprehensive introduction to the underlying principles and practical techniques applied to both commercial and research sound synthesizers. This new edition has been updated throughout to reflect current needs and practices- revised and placed in a modern context, providing a guide to the theory of sound and sampling in the context of software and hardware that enables sound making. For the revised edition emphasis is on expanding explanations of software and computers, new sections include techniques for making sound physically, sections within analog and digital electronics. Martin Russ is well known and the book praised for its highly readable and non-mathematical approach making the subject accessible to readers starting out on computer music courses or those working in a studio.

Author : Nick Wilson
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781527559110

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Interpreting the Synthesizer by Nick Wilson Pdf

This volume examines the synthesizer’s significance for music and culture, with a range of contributors providing historical, musicological, practical and theoretical perspectives. The synthesizer as an instrument has evolved rapidly over the last 50 years, conveying different meanings in musical culture at various times in its history. For example, post-punk and new wave acts used synths to signify their embrace of futurism and modernity. Earlier psychedelic bands used the instrument to sonically represent mind expansion while prog acts signposted their lineage to the classical avant-garde. Techno artists used synths to escape the strictures of acoustic music in parallel with rave culture’s desire for escapism from the mundanity of daily existence. It is now seemingly ubiquitous in modern pop music production.

Author : Mitchell Sigman
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781423492818

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Steal this Sound by Mitchell Sigman Pdf

A single-volume guide to recreating 100 top-selected synthesizer sounds from hit songs provides illustrated two-page spreads that list details about how the sound was originally created on professional-grade synthesizers and how to create the same sounds today using modern plug-ins and readily available software instruments. Original.

Author : Mark Vail
Publisher : Backbeat Books
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Music
ISBN : 0879306033

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Keyboard Magazine Presents Vintage Synthesizers by Mark Vail Pdf

A guide to vintage synthesizers, including history since 1962, and featuring interviews with designers, tips on buying and maintaining vintage synthesizers, pricing and production information, and more.

Author : Mark Jenkins
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781136122781

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Analog Synthesizers by Mark Jenkins Pdf

In this book, the technical explanation of the nature of analog sound creation is followed by the story of its birth and its subsequent development by various designers, manufacturers and performers. The individual components of analog sound creation are then examined in detail, with step by step examples of sound creation techniques. Then the modern imitative analog instruments are examined, again with detailed instructions for programming and using them, and the book is completed with appendices listing the major instrument lines available, hints on values and purchasing, other sources of information, and a discography of readily available recordings which give good examples of analog sound synthesis. The CD which accompanies the book gives many examples of analog sound creation basics as well as more advanced techniques, and of the abilities of the individual instruments associated with classical and with imitative analog sound synthesis.

Author : Joseph Akins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0983496048

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The Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming by Joseph Akins Pdf

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.

Author : Thomas W. Reps,Tim Teitelbaum
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781461396239

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The Synthesizer Generator by Thomas W. Reps,Tim Teitelbaum Pdf

This book is a detailed account of the Synthesizer Generator, a system for creat ing specialized editors that are customized for editing particular languages. The book is intended for those with an interest in software tools and in methods for building interactive systems. It is a must for people who are using the Syn thesizer Generator to build editors because it provides extensive discussions of how to write editor specifications. The book should also be valuable for people who are building specialized editors "by hand," without using an editor generating tool. The need to manage the development of large software systems is one of the most pressing problems faced by computer programmers. An important aspect of this problem is the design of new tools to aid interactive program develop ment. The Synthesizer Generator permits one to create specialized editors that are tailored for editing a particular language. In program editors built with the Synthesizer Generator, knowledge about the language is used to continuously assess whether a program contains errors and to determine where such errors occur. The information is then displayed on the terminal screen to provide feed back to the programmer as the program is developed and modified.

Author : Kim Bjørn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Moog synthesizer
ISBN : 8799999536

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Patch & Tweak with Moog by Kim Bjørn Pdf

Patch & Tweak with Moog is the ultimate resource for Moog synthesizer enthusiasts and musicians of all skill levels interested in an immersive modular synthesis experience. Opening with a foreword from acclaimed film score composer Hans Zimmer, this hardcover book by Kim Bjørn features 200 pages full of synthesizer techniques, creative patch ideas, sound design tips, professional artist interviews, in-depth discussions with Moog engineers, and a glimpse into the company's remarkable history. The book's primary focus is Moog's well-loved line of semi-modular analog synthesizers: Mother-32, DFAM, Subharmonicon, Grandmother, and Matriarch. Patch & Tweak with Moog brings readers inside the creative minds of composers, producers, and performing artists like Suzanne Ciani, Trent Reznor, Lisa Bella Donna, Paris Strother, Hannes Bieger, Stranger Things composers Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon, and Moog synthesizer co-inventor Herb Deutsch in detailed interviews featuring patching tips and tricks for musicians of all skill levels.

Author : Simon Cann
Publisher : Simon Cann
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780955495502

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How to Make a Noise by Simon Cann Pdf

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.

Author : Thomas Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1987-01
Category : Synthesizer (Musical instrument)
ISBN : 0830627553

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Build a Better Music Synthesizer by Thomas Henry Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic keyboard (Synthesizer)
ISBN : UCSD:31822004024949

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Synthesizer Technique by Anonim Pdf

A group of resourceful kids start "solution-seekers.com," a website where "cybervisitors" can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the Old Testament. What they find is a series of "S" words that reveal a "spectacular story!" With creative characters, humorous dialogue and great music, The "S" Files is a children's Christmas musical your kids will love performing.