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Sound Design 1

Synthesis and creating sounds

Chapters

  • Sound Design - Some Questions
    • Overview: The Occupational Field of Sound Design
    • Sound from a Sound Design Perspective
    • Techniques and Methods
  • Synthesis: A Modular Concept
    • Modular Systems Software Examples
    • The Architecture of a Synthesizer
    • Tone Generators & Oscillators (VCO)
    • Filter (VCF)
    • Voltage Controlled Amplifiers (VCA)
    • Modulators: Envelopes & Low-Frequency Oscillators (LFOs)
    • Modulators: Sequencers, Functions & Random
    • Modulators: Envelope Follower
    • Types of Modulation: Frequency, Amplitude, Cross and Ring
    • Slew Limiter, Sample and Hold, Clock Divider and Quantiser
    • Arpeggiator
    • Controllers
    • Macros
    • Effects
    • An Overview of Synth Plug-in Operation Concepts
  • Types of Synthesis
    • Subtractive Synthesis
    • Wavetable Synthesis
    • Additive Synthesis & Spectral Resynthesis
    • Frequency Modulation
    • Sampling
    • Granular Sampling
    • Spectral Sampling
    • Physical Modeling
  • Practical Exercise in Sound Design
  • Theoretical Exam

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