How To Make A Noise

a comprehensive guide to synthesizer programming

How To Make A Noise is perhaps the most widely ready book about synthesizer programming. It is a comprehensive, practical guide to sound design and synthesizer programming techniques using:

• subtractive (analog) synthesis
• frequency modulation synthesis (including phase modulation and ring modulation)
• additive synthesis
• wave-sequencing
• sample-based synthesis

This book looks at programming using examples from six software synthesizers: Cameleon 5000 from Camel Audio, Rhino 2 from BigTick, Surge from Vember Audio, Vanguard from reFX, Wusikstation from Wusik dot com, and Z3TA+ from Cakewalk.

This new (hard copy) edition has been completely revised and updated, and includes:

• more content (including four new refills together with a new chapter supplement)
• more graphics, and
• more sounds (over 300 patches are now covered - click here for further details of the patches).

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The best way to see what's in the book is to follow one of the Amazon links at the bottom of the page and then search inside the book.

Alternatively, click here to download the table of contents and a sample chapter.

I thought this book was free!!

There is a free (downloadable) version of the book. There are also some refills which are being made available for free download. Click here for further details and to get hold of the free stuff.

Where to get the book

How To Make A Noise is available from Amazon - follow these links:

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