附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-402) and index.
Cover -- Contents -- Series introduction -- Preface to first edition -- Preface to second edition -- Visual map -- About this book -- Book guide -- Chapter guide -- Chapter section guide -- BACKGROUND -- 1 Background -- 1.1 What is synthesis? -- 1.2 Beginnings -- 1.3 Telecoms research -- 1.4 Tape techniques -- 1.5 Experimental versus popular musical uses of synthesis -- 1.6 Electro-acoustic music -- 1.7 From academic research to commercial production ... -- 1.8 Synthesised classics -- 1.9 Synthesis in context -- 1.10 Electronics and acoustics: fundamental principles -- 1.11 Digital and sampling -- 1.12 MIDI (Musical instrument digital interface) -- 1.13 After MIDI -- 1.14 Questions -- Time line -- TECHNIQUES -- 2 Analogue synthesis -- 2.1 Analogue and digital -- 2.2 Subtractive synthesis -- 2.3 Additive synthesis -- 2.4 Other methods of analogue synthesis -- 2.5 Topology -- 2.6 Early versus modern implementations -- 2.7 Example instruments -- 2.8 Questions -- Time line -- 3 Hybrid synthesis -- 3.1 Wavecycle -- 3.2 Wavetable -- 3.3 DCOs (Digital controlled oscillators) -- 3.4 S & S (Sample and synthesis) -- 3.5 Early versus modern implementations -- 3.6 Example instruments -- 3.7 Questions -- Time line -- 4 Sampling -- 4.1 Tape-based -- 4.2 Analogue sampling -- 4.3 Digital -- 4.4 Convergence of sampling with S & S synthesis -- 4.5 Example equipment -- 4.6 Questions -- Time line -- 5 Digital synthesis -- Digital sounds -- 5.1 FM -- 5.2 Waveshaping -- 5.3 Modelling -- 5.4 Granular synthesis -- 5.5 FOF and other techniques -- 5.6 Analysis-synthesis -- 5.7 Hybrid techniques -- 5.8 Example instruments -- 5.9 Questions -- Time line -- APPLICATIONS -- 6 Using synthesis -- 6.1 Arranging -- 6.2 Stacking -- 6.3 Layering -- 6.4 Hocketing -- 6.5 Multi-timbrality and polyphony -- 6.6 GM -- 6.7 On-board effects -- 6.8 Editing -- 6.9 Questions -- Time line -- 7 Controllers -- 7.1 Controller and expander -- 7.2 MIDI control -- 7.3 Keyboards -- 7.4 Keyboard control -- 7.5 Wheels a
摘要:Covers all the major sound synthesis and sampling techniques in an accessible style with detailed diagrams.
