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Theory & Techniques of Electronic Music

by Puckette Miller S

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A practical theory of computer-made sound

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A practical theory of computer-made sound

Puckette’s book pairs quantitative explanations of electronic sound synthesis with more than 100 working examples. Its chapters move from a defined technique or problem area to applications, while a unifying framework connects methods that might otherwise seem separate: sampling and wavetable synthesis, for instance, are presented as cases of one underlying technique. The mathematics stays within trigonometry and complex numbers. Online materials include the examples, supported software, and a machine-readable text, with the source noting that these resources are maintained by an online community.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Electronic musicians seeking a technical account of sound synthesis with computer-based examples
  • Computer music researchers wanting a structured reference to synthesis techniques
  • Students using a textbook on electronic music and sound synthesis

Themes

Computer musicSound synthesisMathematical approaches to musicSampling and wavetable synthesis

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Book overview

This is the first book to develop both the theory and the practice of synthesizing musical sounds using computers. Each chapter starts with a theoretical description of one technique or problem area and ends with a series of working examples (over 100 in all), covering a wide range of applications. A unifying approach is taken throughout; chapter two, for example, treats both sampling and wavetable synthesis as special cases of one underlying technique. Although the theory is presented quantitatively, the mathematics used goes no further than trigonometry and complex numbers. The examples and supported software -- along with a machine-readable version of the text -- are available on the web and maintained by a large online community.The Theory and Techniques of Electronic Music is valuable both as a textbook and as professional reading for electronic musicians and computer music researchers.
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