Analog Synthesizers Understanding, Performing, Buying - From the Legacy of Moog to Software Synthesis

Name: Analog Synthesizers Understanding, Performing, Buying - From the Legacy of Moog to Software Synthesis
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ISBN: 9780240520728

ISBN-10: 0240520726

ISBN-13: 9780240520728

Edition: 2012

Authors: Mark Jenkins

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In this book, the technical explanation of the nature of analog sound creation is followed by the story of its birth and its subsequent development by various designers, manufacturers and performers. The individual components of analog sound creation are then examined in detail, with step by step examples of sound creation techniques. Then the modern imitative analog instruments are examined, again with detailed instructions for programming and using them, and the book is completed with appendices listing the major instrument lines available, hints on values and purchasing, other sources of information, and a discography of readily available recordings which give good examples of analog…

Book details

List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/29/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Acknowledgements


About the author


Introduction - what's so great about analog?



What is analog?


Sound


Frequency


Loudness


Wave shape


Harmonics and overtones


Noise


Phase


Synthesizer components


Circuit design


Sound design



Aspects of analog sound


Voltage-controlled oscillator


Voltage-controlled filter


Envelope generator


Voltage-controlled amplifier


Low-frequency oscillator


White noise source


Sample-and-hold


Wave shaper


Ring modulator


Subharmonic oscillator


Resonator


Frequency shifter


Morphing filter


Vocoder


Sequencer


Keyboard


MIDI interface


Assorted modules



The birth of analog, the manufacturers and the artists


Moog


ARP


EMS


Oberheim


Sequential


Yamaha


Korg


Roland



The growth of analog


Italy


France


The Netherlands


Japan


United Kingdom


Germany


USA



Using and programming analog


Classical and avant-garde programmers


Jazz programmers


Pop and TV music programmers


Rock programmers


Pure synthesizer programmers


Techno-pop programmers


Programming for orchestral imitation


Programming rock, pop and electric sounds


Programming abstract sounds


Ten great analog sounds



The analog revival



Using and programming virtual analog hardware and software


Virtual analog programming


Virtual oscillators


Virtual filters


Virtual LFOs


Virtual envelopes


Virtual controllers


Alternative applications


Analog software



Classic instruments - specifications and values



Modern analog and virtual analog hardware instruments



Purchasing guide for analog instruments



Bibliography



Discography



Contacts



Audio CD tracks


Index