Analog synthesis : the newbie guide to synthesizers and sound design

Welcome Contents Synthesizer Basics What Exactly Is a Synthesizer? Synthesizer History 101 Dynamophone Theremin Spherophone Ondes Martenot Trautonium Hammond Organ Mixturtrautonium The Forerunner The First Synthesizer What Is an Analog Synthesizer? How Many Species of Analog Synthesizers Are Out There? Modular Synthesizers Hard-wired Synthesizers The Real Analog Vs. Virtual Analog Debate What Analog Sound Synthesis Can and Can’t Do Understanding Sound How Is an Analog Sound Generated? Is an Analog Synthesizer a Gifted Mimic? The Basic Components of Analog Sound Generation Oscillators Waveforms Sawtooth Wave Square Wave Pulse Wave Triangle Wave Sine Wave Noise Oscillator Settings Combining Oscillators Waveforms Oscillator Synchronization (Sync) Ring Modulation Amplitude Modulation Frequency Modulation Filters Filter Settings: Cutoff and Resonance What Types of Filters Are There? Low Pass High Pass Band Pass Band Reject Combining Filters Slope The “Sound” of a Filter Amplifiers Envelopes What Does an Envelope Do? What Type of Envelopes Can I Play With? ADSR vs. Multistage Models Where Can I Use Envelopes? Amplitude Envelope Filter Envelope Pitch Envelope Modulating via Envelopes Are there “Good” and “Bad” Envelopes? LFOS LFO Settings What Do the Different LFO waveforms Do? Controlling the LFO Rate Synchronizing an LFO to a Clock Signal Clock Types Delaying and Fading LFOS In LFO Retrigger Using Several LFOs Which LFO Setting Generates Which Effect? Vibrato Tremolo Chorus Effect with PWM Trill Auto Panning What Other Tricks Are LFOs Good for? Playing and Controlling Synthesizer Sounds Keyboard Controlling Pitch What Is the Difference Between a Trigger and a Gate? Monophonic and Polyphonic Synths Portamento/Glide Key Tracking Velocity Aftertouch Release Velocity Using Keyboard Data without a Keyboard Are There Good and Bad Synthesizer Keyboards? Controllers Wheels Pedals and Foot Switches Ribbon Controllers Lever Joystick and X/Y Pad Breath Controller Advanced Synthesis Features and Gear Using an Oscillator as a Modulator Using Your Synthesizer as an Effects Device Envelope Follower Pitch-to-Voltage Converter Sample&Hold Formant Filter Vocoder Step Sequencers Types of Effects Delay Tape Loops Analog Delays Digital Delays Chorus Phaser Flanger Distortion and Overdrive (Wo)Man as Modulator—“Playing” Sounds Contents of the Audio CD Pocket Compendium of Analog Sound Synthesis Index Numbers A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X