$19.95 US on Amazon and eBay (follow "purchase" link on
left)
Includes the full Kitchen Kits sample pack
Section I: In-depth explanations of synthesizer components
Intended to be an improvement on the approach
taken by other books and online sources. Goes deeper while remaining comprehensible even to beginners
In-depth
explanations of oscillators, filters, envelopes, and LFOs using harmonic and waveform analysis to explain the operation
of each parameter
Many figures and graphs to explain exactly what's going on
Section II: Synthesis Through Harmonic Analysis and Reverse Engineering of Sound
For many users this is likely to be the most valuable section of the book
Through the use of examples shows how to use freely available harmonic analysis software to analyze and
synthesize acoustic instruments, patches from other synths, and even reverse engineer sounds from previously
recorded songs and samples.
This isn't just looking at waveforms in a sound editor. This
is looking at and replicating individual harmonics. Synthesize specific instruments.
Want
to know what settings an artist used to produce that deep bass sound? No problem. The author has even used
this technique to synthesize his own voice! Harmonic analysis can produce results this specific even on analog synthesizers.
Reduces time and guess-work and produces MUCH better results than programming by ear alone
Section III: The original set of patches for ALL dual-oscillator synthesizers
View the list of available patches
102 universal patches for ALL dual-oscillator synths
65 of these patches
are based on the harmonic and waveform analysis of acoustic instruments
37 of the patches are classic
synth sounds: leads, basses, pads, and sound effects
Calibration section describing how to use
included audio samples to calibrate a synthesizer's components for higher accuracy
CD Contents
New to the 3d
edition! The SCB softsynth (Windows VSTi): Dual oscillator synthesizer with 12 dB and 24 dB filters, and stereo effects. Amplitude and filter
responses based on the averages of ten commercial synthesizers. Originally developed to produce the patches in the book.
(note: The patches in the book are intended for ALL dual-oscillator analog synths not just the SCB!)
Kitchen
Kits percussion full sample set
Fre(a)koscope harmonic analysis VST plugin by MDSP at Smartelectronix
(Win / Mac)
Audacity sound editor (Win / Mac)
Calibration sound files for
calibrating a synth's components (wav format)
Full album of electronica (mp3 format)
Book
Format: 124 pages, pressed binding
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