Creating Sounds from Scratch: A Practical Guide to Music Synthesis for Producers and Composers (Paperback)

Andrea Pejrolo

ISBN 10: 019992189X / ISBN 13: 9780199921898

Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA, New York, 2017

Beschreibung

Paperback. 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. 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. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780199921898

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Creating Sounds from Scratch: A Practical Guide to Music Synthesis for Producers and Composers (Paperback)
• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA, New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 019992189X
• ISBN-13: 9780199921898
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: new

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Inhaltsangabe

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Andrea Pejrolo is Chair of the Contemporary Writing and Production department at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He is the author of Creative Sequencing Techniques for Music Production (Focal Press, 2005, Second Edition 2011) and Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer (Focal Press, 2007). Scott Metcalfe is Director of Recording Arts and Sciences at the Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University.