Any books/textbooks on synthesis techniques using modulars?

dkcg · Joined: Jul 19, 2008 Posts: 23 Location: LA

Are there any cookbooks and technical synthesis theories and applications books out there? I want to expand my mind as far as thinking about how to synthesize sounds with my modular. Any good sites or references?

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject:

You know.. a very nice place to start is with Gordon Reid´s very accessible articles. You will learn a lot of fun stuff that makes it easier to understand and cope with some of the more dense stuff you might find in some of the textbooks.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/allsynthsecrets.htm

Enjoy!
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3vcos · Joined: Oct 26, 2006 Posts: 107 Location: California

The ARP 2600 user guide is the definitive modular synth manual.

Well actually I take that back... Allen Strange's book Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, and Controls IS the definitive guide.

That said you can download the arp 2600 ug free off the Wiard website....

amnesia · Joined: Jul 29, 2006 Posts: 149 Location: amnesia

yes allen strange book is great
serge gold book
arp 2600 manual

cebec · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:17 am Post subject:

In addition to those mentioned above, I really like this one, too:

Analog Electronic Music Techniques (Schirmer, 1985) by James Wagoner and Joel Naumann

http://openlibrary.org/b/OL3182136M

cebec · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:20 am Post subject:

Oh, of course, how could I forget. This uses the Nord Modular for the purpose of illustrating examples but the techniques are easily adaptable to any modular.

Advanced Programming Techniques for Modular Synthesizers

http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~clark/nordmodularbook/nm_book_toc.html

And this is a little more Nord Modular/G2-specific but it's excellent nonetheless:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~rhordijk/G2Pages/index.htm

3vcos · Joined: Oct 26, 2006 Posts: 107 Location: California

How the heck could I forget the Serge books? Great stuff. Cool Illustrations as well.

BobTheDog · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:31 am Post subject:

Also Robs stuff is very good:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~rhordijk/G2Pages/index.htm

dkcg · Joined: Jul 19, 2008 Posts: 23 Location: LA

Awesome bunch of resources. Where is this Serge Orange book viewable? Did I overlook one of the links? Thanks for a number of great synthesis resources.

cebec · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:42 am Post subject:

dkcg · Joined: Jul 19, 2008 Posts: 23 Location: LA

Thanks cebec.

I looked on wiard's site the other night, but couldn't find the arp manuals, just the wiard manuals. Did i miss it there?

Thanks again everyone, some really great resources there.

Sound · Joined: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 842 Audio files: 1

I like very much the book, "electronic music" by Allen Strange.