Sound synthesis
Sound synthesis is the process of altering frequencies and voltage-controlled electrical pulses in order to develop sounds and music. It was first intended to emulate existing acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments, but through years of research it defined a new segment. Along with musique concrete, sound synthesis contributed for the dissemination of electronic music.
There are many different types of synthesis in common use today:
- Subtractive Synthesis (otherwise knows as Analogue Synthesis)
- Modular Synthesis
- Additive Synthesis
- Frequency Modulation (FM) Synthesis
- Phase Distortion Synthesis
- Granular Synthesis
- Wavetable Synthesis
- Physical Modelling Synthesis (a fairly recent development which does enable realistic recreation of acoustic intruments)
External resources
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