Computer Sound Design Synthesis Techniques and Programming

Name: Computer Sound Design Synthesis Techniques and Programming
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ISBN: 9780240516936

ISBN-10: 0240516931

ISBN-13: 9780240516936

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Eduardo Miranda

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New to this second edition are the following: evolutionary computing and its relevance to sound design, PSOLA techniques, granular and pulsar synthesis, artificial intelligence, humanoid singing and the use of supercomputers in sound synthesis.

Book details

List price: $73.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 9/5/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Eduardo Miranda received his B.Sc. in system analysis from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, his M.Eng. in engineering management from the University of Ottawa, Canada, and M.Sc. in project management from the University of Linkoping, Sweden. He is currently a Program Manager at Ericsson Research, Quebec, Canada.



Series introduction


Foreword



Preface



Computer sound synthesis fundamentals



Digital representation of sound



Basics of computer programming for sound synthesis



Loose modelling approaches: from modulation and waveshaping to Walsh and wavetable



Amplitude modulation



Frequency modulation



Waveshaping synthesis



Walsh synthesis



Binary instruction



Wavetable synthesis



Spectrum modelling approaches: from additive to analysis-resynthesis and formant



Additive synthesis



An introduction to spectrum analysis



Analysis and resynthesis



Formant synthesis



Source modelling approach: from subtractive and waveguides to physical and modal



Subtractive synthesis



Waveguide filtering



Karplus-Strong synthesis



Cellular automata lookup table



Physical modelling



Modal synthesis



Time-based approaches: from granular and pulsar to PSOLA and statistical



Granular synthesis



Pulsar synthesis



Resynthesis by fragmentation and growth



Waveset distortion



PSOLA



Statistical wavecycle synthesis



Sequential waveform composition



Practical case studies and sound design secrets: from humanoid singing to Klingon phasers



Associating cause and effect



Synthesising human vocal sounds using subtractive synthesis



Physical modelling synthesis of the human voice



Towards a framework for sound design using granular synthesis



Towards the cutting edge: artificial intelligence, supercomputing and evolutionary systems



Artificial intelligence sound synthesis



Supercomputing and sound synthesis



Evolutionary sound synthesis



Introduction to the software on the accompanying CD-ROM



pcmusic



Nyquist



Som-A



Audio Architect



Reaktor



NI-Spektral Delay



Praat



Reality



Diphone



The CDP sound transformation toolkit



Sound Shaper



LASy



Wigout and TrikTraks



SMS



Chaosynth



Pulsar Generator



Koblo Vibra 1000



crusherX-Live



Virtual Waves



Mathematical specifications



Formant values



Artist's Inductive Machine Learning Algorithm


References


CD-ROM instructions


Index