Sound Synthesis with VST Instruments by Simon Millward (9781870775731)
Simon Millward Release Date: 15 Nov 2005 Format: Paperback Pages: 277 Category: Professional Publisher: Woodslane ISBN: 9781870775731 ISBN-10: 1870775732
* For PC or Apple Mac * Build your own software synth * Synthesize new sounds with VST instruments * Create a virtual electric guitar * Tips on using VST Instruments * Compatible with all host software applications VST instruments offer an unprecedented opportunity for the exploration of sound and musical creativity. The world of hi-tech music and audio has never been so full of possibilities for experimentation and the creation of new sounds. Sound synthesis instruments which were once prohibitively expensive are now available to everyone in the form of cost-effective software. Sound Synthesis with VST Instruments helps you realise your own musical creativity by exploring the theory of sound synthesis and linking this to practical examples in the virtual world of VST instruments. It explains how creating your own original synth patches can inspire a whole new musical composition, how building your own software synthesizer can be the beginning of a new adventure into the world of sound synthesis, and how manipulating and processing samples in revolutionary ways can be the birth of the next cutting-edge dance track.
With practical projects, step by step instructions on how to build your own software synthesizer and virtual electric guitar and tips on the use of VSTis, Sound Synthesis with VST instruments will be of particular interest to musicians, sound synthesists, sound designers, music producers and audio professionals.