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Question regarding books on modular synthesis

1999-08-13 by David Bivins

Hi all,

I've been spending the extra minutes today looking back through the Analogue
Heaven archives about books such as the Allen Strange one. I'm going on
vacation in a week and was hoping to find something I could buy, but it
looks like all the good books require out-of-print book searches!

I think I'm a fairly good synthesizer programmer/patch creator, but when you
guys start talking about alternative applications of modules (outside of the
typical normalled routing of analog and digital subtractive synthesizers), I
get dizzy. This is my first modular, and I would love to get some more book
learnin' in about it. Don't worry, I experiment on my own a lot too, but I'd
love to get excited about a quad VCA because of its panning capabilities...
I can't right now 'cause I have no idea how such a thing works! Do you know
what I mean?

So does anyone know of an in-print and/or readily available book that covers
subtractive synthesis from a modular perspective? I have a voracious
appetite for this kind of knowledge, and I'm going to be spending a lazy
week on a beach without a phone (or a modular!)... I could use a good book.

Thanks in advance--you guys always give great help!

David Bivins
Creative Strategist & Sock Darner
Brandscape
New York City
212.285.2600.x103

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