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1 online resource |
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text file |
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Cover; Creating Sounds from Scratch; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; About the Companion Website; 1 How Did We Get Here?; Introduction; Electronic Music in the Twentieth Century; Musique Concrète; Tape-Based Composition; Electronic Music Synthesis; Instruments; Theremin; Hammond Organ; RCA Electronic Music Synthesizer; The Rise of the Modern Synthesizer; Moog; Buchla; Mellotron; The Road to Polyphony; Duophonic/Duophony; Paraphony/Paraphonic; Arrival of True Polyphony; Musical Instrument Digital Interface; Digitally Controlled Oscillator; Synclavier |
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Chowning and the FM SynthesizerDigital Sampling; Wavetable Synthesis; Korg M1 Workstation; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; 2 Understanding Sound and Hearing; Introduction; What Is Sound?; Timbre-Harmonic Structure; Harmonics, Partials, and Overtones; Natural Harmonic Series in Music; Complex Waveforms; Phase; Pitch; Doppler Shift; Amplitude; Timbral Shape Over Time; Human Hearing; Phantom Image; Critical Bands; Frequency Masking; Loudness; Loudness Relative to Harmonic Content; Loudness vs. Duration; Loudness Relative to Frequency; Loudness Perception (RMS/Peak) |
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Missing FundamentalConclusion; 3 The Tools of the Trade; Introduction; Sound Generators; Oscillator (VCO); Sine Wave; Sawtooth Wave; Noise; Digital Playback; Wavetable Synthesis; Sample Replay/Sampling; Sound Modifiers; Frequency-Based Modifiers; Low-Pass Filter; Sound Design 3.1-Exploring Resonance and Self-Oscillation Using Pink Noise; High-Pass Filter; Bandpass Filter; Notch Filter; Shelving Filters; Allpass Filter; Time-Based Effects; Low-Frequency Oscillator; Sample-and-Hold; Sync/Free/Retrigger; Delay; Keyboard Tracking; Multiple LFOs?; Envelope Generators |
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Other LFO and EG ApplicationsVoltage-Controlled Amplifier; Control Voltage; Modifiers: Special Effects; Distortion; Delay-Based Effects; Echo; Reverberation; Acoustic Reverb: Halls, Studios, Cathedrals/Churches, Chambers; Mechanical: Plates and Springs; Digital Reverbs: Algorithmic and Convolution; Phaser; Chorus and Flanger; Ring Modulation; Tuning-Fine vs. Coarse; Unison/Voice Stacking; Portamento/Glissando; Modulation Matrix; Arpeggiator; Pattern Sequencer; Oscillator Sync; Pitch Bend/Modulation Wheel; Instruments; The Digital Hardware-Based Synthesizer; The Keyboard Controller |
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The Sound ModuleSoftware Synthesizers; Hybrid Synthesizers; The MIDI Standard; Structure of MIDI Data; A Binary World; The MIDI Channels; Type of MIDI Messages; Data Bytes; Description of MIDI Messages; MIDI Connections; Beyond MIDI: Open Sound Control; The Electronic Digital Studio for the Contemporary Composer and Producer; The Computer; The Audio Interface; The Controller; Monitoring System; Microphones and Preamplifiers; Microphone Types; Synthesizers; Portable vs. Home Studios; 4 Subtractive Synthesis; Introduction; Sculpting Sound With Subtractive Synthesis |
| Summary |
Creating Sounds from Scratch is a practical, in-depth resource on the most common forms of music synthesis. It includes historical context, an overview of concepts in sound and hearing, and practical training examples to help sound designers and electronic music producers to effectively manipulate presets and create new sounds from scratch. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Synthesizer (Musical instrument) -- Instruction and study.
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Synthesizer (Musical instrument) -- Instruction and study. |
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Synthesizer (Musical instrument) |
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Software synthesizers.
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- Piano & Keyboard. |
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Software synthesizers. |
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Percussion. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pejrolo, Ana. CREATING SOUNDS FROM SCRATCH;A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MUSIC SYNTHESIS FOR PRODUCERS AND COMPOSERS. OXFORD : OXFORD University PRESS 9780199921874 0199921873 (DLC) 2016019139 (OCoLC)948291503 |
| ISBN |
0199921881 (electronic book) |
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9780199921881 (electronic book) |
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9780199921874 |
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0199921873 |
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9780199921898 |
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019992189X |
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