MOTM

Get the Allen Strange book, 2nd edition.  It would be hard to top this
one.

John Loffink
jloffink@... 

The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com/

The Wavemakers Modular and Integrated Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Estee [mailto:mikest@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 4:46 PM
> To: paulhaneberg
> Cc: motm@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [motm] Re: MOTM Addiction
> 
> That's a good idea. Most books on audio synthesis start at "what's a
> synthesizer" or are thinly veiled manual's for some manufacturers
> synth. I was fantasizing this afternoon about a book where each
chapter
> was a sound (for example: doppler train effect, explosion, flute) and
> the chapter broke down the start to finish construction of a patch. it
> would come with an audio CD that would have a bunch of tracks on it,
> one could pop the CD in a player and when prompted in the book hit
play
> for "fig 3: noise", etc.
> 
> I like this idea a lot, and wouldn't mind contributing either. I come
> from the modern electronic psychedelia back ground. We're all about
> morphing, non-conventional sounds out here. I personally thing this
> book would best be realized if it covers multiple axis of synthesis.
A
> section on recreating realistic sounds, a section on sound effects,
> etc.
> 
> On Wednesday, July 2, 2003, at 1:42 PM, paulhaneberg wrote:
> 
> > One idea I've been tossing around for some time is to try to write
> > some sort of guidebook on modular synthesis.
> > I have a friend who is a published author who has been giving me
> > tips on the mechanics of getting a book published.  I'd like to do
> > something of a collaborative nature with sections devoted to the
> > operations of individual modules as well as a large section based on
> > creative patching.  Ideally I would like to include a CD with a
> > large variety of samples as well.
> > The major problem I see with doing this is the limitations of my own
> > knowledge and experience.  Although I'm very well versed in the
> > physics, math and electronics of synthesis, most of my musical
> > experience has been in styles other than electronic music.  I'm
> > classically trained as a musician and consider myself a prog
> > rocker.  I have a somewhat rigid outlook when it comes to creating
> > sounds.
> > I would like to have a section on patches that just morph and mutate
> > on their own for instance, but this is largely outside of my
> > experience.
> > I would like to hear from some of the other listmembers about what
> > they think about this and whether they would be willing to
> > contribute patches and sound samples.  I'm willing to share credit
> > and royalties (if there are any.)
> > I am familiar with most of the books available and have found most
> > of them to be either lacking in general or devoted to specific
> > synths.
> > I think it can be done better.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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