[sdiy] FM Sytnthesis, was: Yamaha PSS460 users?

[groovyshaman at snet.net]

JB,

Of course the Chowning book has the name Chowning on it; what more can one
say?  It contains in-depth discussions and examples using 6 operators.  It
provides some math and graphs and is generally a more theoretical book.

The Fukuda book is more of a DX-7 specific book.  It provides DX-7 example
patches and then describes how they work.  It goes more into detail about
the various DX-7 functions.  As such, it is a more practical book.

Both are out of print, I believe.  I got mine on eBay at great prices. ;)

George

----- Original Message -----
From: jbv <jbv.silences at club-internet.fr>
To: <groovyshaman at snet.net>
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Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] FM Sytnthesis, was: Yamaha PSS460 users?


> >
> >
> > Some good books to learn more about FM synthesis:
> >
> > Yamaha DX7 Digital Synthesizer
> > Yasihiko Fukuda, 1984 Amsco Publications
> > softcover 139 ppg, ISBN 071190653X
> >
> > FM Theory and Applications - By Musicians for Musicians
> > Dr. John Chowning and D. Bristow, 1986 Yamaha Music Foundation
> > hardcover 195 ppg, ISBN 4636174828
> >
>
> Are these books still available (reissue) or only as 2nd hand ?
>
> Do they cover such topics are multi-operator FM (more than 2) ?
> I'm actually looking for (simple) litterature on multi-op FM,
> like block diagrams, to test the more interesting algorithms...
>
> Thanks,
> JB
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