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Analog Synthesis - Instructional Book with Audio CD

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book with audio CD
designed to introduce beginners to the concepts of analog synthesis
chapters encompass synth history, sound generation, oscillators, waveforms, filters and much more
Interested in Synthesis but get lost in the terminology? Don’t know whether to use a square wave or a sawtooth wave to achieve a particular sound? What is a filter and when do you use it? Analog Synthesis will teach you the essential terms and concepts to analyze, modify and create your own synth sounds. The included audio CD facilitates learning by demonstrating the concepts described in the book.
Chapters include:

What is a synthesizer?
Synthesizer history 101
What is an analog synthesizer?
Modular synthesizers
Hard-wired synthesizers
Understanding sound
How is an analog sound generated?
Oscillators
Waveforms
Ring modulation
Amplitude modulation
Frequency modulation (FM)
Filters
Cutoff and resonance
Amplifiers
Envelopes
LFO settings
Trigger and gate
Portamento/glide
Key tracking
Velocity
Aftertouch
Release velocity
Controllers
Wheels
Ribbon controllers
Breath controllers