__Creating Sounds from Scratch__ is a practical, in-depth resource on the most common forms of music synthesis. It includes historical context, an overview of concepts in sound and hearing, and practical training examples to help sound designers and electronic music producers effectively manipulate presets and create new sounds. The book covers the all of the main synthesis techniques including analog subtractive, FM, additive, physical modeling, wavetable, sample-based, and granular. While the book is grounded in theory, it relies on practical examples and contemporary production techniques show the reader how to utilize electronic sound design to maximize and improve his or her work. __Creating Sounds from Scratch__ is ideal for all who work in sound creation, composition, editing, and contemporary commercial production.

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Andrea Pejrolo; Assistant Chair Contemporary Writing and Production Andrea Pejrolo; Scott B. Metcalfe

Pejrolo, Andrea, Metcalfe, Scott B.

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

German Historical Institute London

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

Oxford University Press USA, OXFORD, 2017

New York State, 2017

New York, NY, 2017

Illustrated, 2017

lg1679744

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"About the companion website": page xix.
Companion website features video tutorials and audio examples.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

How did we get here? Introduction ; Electronic music in the twentieth century ; Instruments ; The rise of the modern synthesizer ; The road to polyphony ; Musical Instrument Digital Interface ; Digitally controlled oscillator ; Digital sampling ; Wavetable synthesis ; Korg M1 workstation ; Conclusion
Understanding sound and hearing. Introduction ; What is sound? ; Amplitude ; Human hearing ; Missing fundamental ; Conclusion
The tools of the trade. Introduction ; Sound generators ; Sound modifiers ; Instruments ; The MIDI standard ; The electronic digital studio for the contemporary composer and producer
Subtractive synthesis. Introduction ; Sculpting sound with subtractive synthesis ; Sound design 4.1 : Synth clarinet ; Sound design 4.2 : 1980s classic synth strings ; Sound design 4.3 : Synth snare ; The producer point of view on subtractive synthesis ; Exercises
Frequency modulation synthesis. Introduction ; How FM works ; Algorithms ; Operators ; Operators and the harmonic series ; Principles of FM sound design ; Sound design 5.1 : Constructing sawtooth wave in FM8 ; Sound design 5.2 : Square wave ; Sound design 5.3 : Reed pipe organ/Oboe timbre using FM8 ; Modulation index ; Amplitude of sidebands ; Multiple carriers ; Noise, distortion, and feedback! ; The producer's point of view on FM synthesizers ; Exercises
Additive synthesis. Introduction ; Instruments ; Resynthesis in additive synthesis ; Manipulating resynthesized sounds ; Spectral synthesis ; Iris : is it sampling? Subtractive synthesis? Spectral synthesis? Yes ; The producer point of view on additive synthesis ; Exercises
Sample-based synthesis. Introduction ; Principles of sample-based synthesis ; Techniques for custom sample sets ; Being creative ; Sound design 7.1 : Sampled piano manipulation ; Digital audio : What the heck is sample rate and what are bits? ; Digital audio in practice ; File sizes ; The producer point of view on sampling ; Exercises
Physical modeling. Introduction ; Analog modeling ; Physical modeling in hardware ; Physical modeling in software ; Platypus of sound? ; Logic's Sculpture as a case study ; The producer point of view ; Exercises
Wavetable synthesis and granular synthesis. Introduction ; Wavetable synthesis ; Granular synthesis ; The producer point of view on wavetable synthesis and granular synthesis ; Exercises.

"Creating Sounds from Scratch" is a practical, in-depth resource on the most common forms of music synthesis. It includes historical context, an overview of concepts in sound and hearing, and practical training examples to help sound designers and electronic music producers to effectively manipulate presets and create new sounds from scratch. The book covers the all of the main main synthesis techniques including analog subtractive, FM, additive, physical modeling, wavetable, sample-based, and granular. While the book is grounded in theory, it relies on practical examples and contemporary production techniques to illustrate how the reader can utilize electronic sound design to maximize and improve his/her work. "Creating Sounds from Scratch" is ideal for all who work in sound creation, composition, editing, and contemporary commercial production

2017-04-22