Sound Synthesis and Sampling
- 1st Edition - December 11, 1996
- Latest edition
- Author: Martin Russ
- Language: English
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… Read more
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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.
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.
Learn the underlying principles and practical techniques of synthesis and sampling
Information is designed in layers and with a non-mathematical approach, so to be accessible to students at all levels
Questions are provided at the end of each chapter to aid learning/teaching
Information is designed in layers and with a non-mathematical approach, so to be accessible to students at all levels
Questions are provided at the end of each chapter to aid learning/teaching
Students on courses of music technology, studio recording, film and video and popular music. professional sound recordists, studio managers/technicians, musicians, home studio/hi-fi e
Brief history of synthesis; Analogue synthesis; Hybrid synthesis; Digital synthesis; Sampling; Using synthesis; Controllers; Other types of synthesis; Future of synthesis
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: December 11, 1996
- Language: English
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Martin Russ
Affiliations and expertise
Technology Evangelist for Real Time Content, a multimedia start-up company and synthesiser expert. He has written articles, reviews, software and several series for specialist hi-tech music and computer magazines.