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Sound Synthesis and Sampling (Music Technology) (Paperback)

by Martin Russ (Author), Francis Rumsey (Editor) "'Synthesis' is defined in the 1994 edition of the Chambers Dictionary as 'building up; putting together; making a whole out of parts' ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press (30 Nov 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0240514297
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240514291
  • Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 18.8 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 489,110 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Sound Synthesis and Sampling is all about the principles of electronic musical instruments. It provides a comprehensive introduction to all the most common forms of analog and digital sound synthesis, as well as covering many of the less commonly encountered techniques used in research and academia. Written in an almost entirely non-mathematical fashion, and extensively illustrated with clear diagrams, this book will make an ideal reference for students of music technology, audio engineering and acoustics, as well as for enthusiasts, musicians, engineers and multimedia specialists. Questions are provided at the ends of chapters for revision purposes, and a substantial glossary explains a wide range of related terms. Time-lines show key events in the history of synthesis and examples are given of commercial products that employ the technology described.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very good starting point, 18 Jul 2006
By A. Thomson "adaminspace" (Shoreham-by-Sea, UK) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book to learn more about using software synthesisers with Cakewalk, as a recent convert to home-studio recording.

It provides a very good introduction to sound wave theory from the ground-up, beginning with a basic definition of sound and a definition of synthesis. It then covers (in some detail) the history of sound synthesis from its earliest beginnings, through to modern techniques. This gives a great grounding in the subject. It's very readable, and has lots of good simple diagrams to illustrate concepts. It introduces all the terminology and methods used at a good pace. It can seem like a lot to get through before you actually get to any real 'hands-on' knowledge, but it's well worth the effort - It has improved my understanding of sound and digital recording enormously. Things like wave-shapes, harmonics, filters, LFOs, basic electronics, sample rates, are examples of areas that I now have a really good grasp of. Just reading the first two chapters 'Background' and 'Techniques' will provide a good overall understanding of the main concepts of synths.

This book should be of great value to anyone who wants to understand how a synthesiser works, and how best to get the sounds you want out of it. In addition it provides a wealth of information about general concepts of sound and harmony, all of which can only be of value to anyone interested in music and recording.

Heartily recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Covers pretty much everything without going _too_ deep., 27 Feb 2001
This tome consists of the following major sections: What is synthesis / why / where and how (a brief history, also), Analogue Synthesis (Additive, Subtractive etc...), Hybrid Synthesis, Sampling, Digital Synthesis, Using Synthesisers and Controlling via MIDI.

Very briefly, I've found this to be a concise read that isn't difficult at all (as long as you already have a very general idea of what audio-synthesis is). It goes far enough in each of its subjects without bogging the reader down with too much jargon, and imho is a very good starting point for studying this particular subject.

In fact, I would recommend any of the books in this excellent series. Good for the 21st century musician/engineer! :)

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