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The synthesizer
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Electronic music instruments weren't called synthesizers until the 1950s, but their lineage began in 1919 with Russian inventor Lev Sergeyevich Termen's development of the Etherphone, now known as the Theremin. From that point, synthesizers have undergone a remarkable evolution from prohibitively large mid-century models confined to university laboratories to the development of musical synthesis software that runs on tablet computers and portable media devices. Throughout its history, the synthesizer has always been at the forefront of technology for the arts. In The Synthesizer: A Comprehensi
| Title |
The synthesizer : a comprehensive guide to understanding, programming, playing, and recording the ultimate electronic music instrument / Mark Vail. |
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| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Publisher |
New York, New York : Oxford University Press |
| Creation Date |
2014 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
| Content |
Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword by Michelle Moog-Koussa Preface About the Companion Website 1 Trendsetting All-Stars Control No Touch Required For The Birds Waggling Keyboard Timbral Flowage Tape-to-Electronics Transition Voltage and Digital (Fingertip) Control Synth Italia Armand Pascetta's Pratt-Reed Polyphony Heavyweight Polyphony and Control Multitimbral Polyphony Physical Modeling Finger-Controlled Speech Sound Quantized Note Selection Polyphonic Progenitor Polyphony from an Expander Switched-On Additive Synthesis Groundbreaking German Digital SynthesizersRealizing John Chowning's Linear FM Synthesis Phase Distortion Linear Arithmetic Vector Synthesis MultiSynthesis and -Processing Environment Open Architecture Virtual Analog Neural Modeling Performance Keyboard-Controlled Tape Player Optical Sonics, Part Digital-Sampling Trailblazer from Down Under More Affordable Digital Sampling The Volksampler Multitimbral Sample Playback, Sampling Optional Direct-from-Disk Sample Playback First Programmable Polysynth Classic Beat Boxes First Programmable Sample-Playback Drum MachineSmall-Scale Improvisation Instrument Interface Patchboard-Matrix British Synths Educational Instruments that Went Well Beyond Unique Improvisation Machine Multitasking Pre-MIDI Wonder Workstation Original Resynthesizer Hybrid Modular Early Electronic Music Applications from Max Mathews Barry Vercoe's Long-Lived Synthesis and Processing Software Personal Computer with a Built-In Synth Chip Graphically Programmable Computer Music Language "Obsolete" and Ever-Evolving Sonic Software Premier Softsynths for Discriminating Enthusiasts DIY Softsynth Apps and Their Potent OffspringReliable Softsynth Platform for the Road Composition The First Synthesizer Room-Filling Automated Composition Machine Photo-Optic Instrument from Russia Instantaneous Composing/Performance Machine Hybrid Music Workstation that Arrived Too Late Gigabuck Digital Audio System Economical Multitimbral Sequencing Synth Musical Playstation for the Masses Instrument that Launched Hip-Hop Multipurpose Environment for Composition and Performance Beyond 2 Acoustics and Synthesis Basics130 Real-World Acoustics Types of Synthesis Audio Sources: Oscillators, Noise, and MoreVCAs, Envelopes, and LFOs Envelope Followers and Pitch-to-Voltage Converters Filters EQs and Filter Banks Analog Sequencers Arpeggiators Reverb Analog Delay Digital Delay Loopers Other Effects 3 Choosing Your Synthesizer(s) Options What's Your Budget? Musical Tastes and Goals Hardware vs. Software Portability and Power Programmability: Pros and Cons Expandability As Others Have Done Perspective Modular Synthesizers in the Twenty-first Century An Overview Modular Synth Shopping More on Eurorack Modular More on FracRak Modular More on Serge Modular |
| Extent |
1 online resource (908 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| Copyright Date |
©2014 |
| National Library system number |
997010710405905171 |
MARC RECORDS
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