Introduction
Welcome
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How we got here
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Fundamental concept: Harmonics & sound
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Fundamental concept: Voltage control (CV + gate)
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1. Putting a System Together
The standard formats
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The core building blocks
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Playing your modular synth
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Getting sound in and out
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Case and power supply issues
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2. Learning Subtractive Synthesis
Patching a typical synthesizer “voice”
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Tuning voltage-controlled oscillators (VCOs)
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The basic analog waveforms
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Sine waves and drum sounds
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Digital wavetable oscillators
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The voltage controlled low-pass filter (VCF)
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The difference between filter slopes
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Filter resonance (feedback)
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Other common filter modes (HP, BP, and Notch)
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Envelope types (ADSR, AD, AR, and DADSR)
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Linear vs. exponential envelope shapes
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Low-frequency oscillator (LFO) waveshapes
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Pulse width modulation (PWM)
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Vibrato with LFO sync and delay
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Tremolo and voltage-controlled amplifiers (VCAs)
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Some alternate modulation sources
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3. Exploring Alternate Techniques
Oscillator sync
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Exponential frequency modulation (FM)
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Linear through-zero FM
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Ring modulation (AM)
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Waveshaping
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Low-pass gates (LPG)
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Sample & hold (S/H)
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Phase shifting
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Analog and digital delays
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Effects loops
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Processing external sounds
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Other synthesis techniques
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