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AudioPedia 110 - Synths, Samplers and Virtual Instruments.
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Sequential Circuit's Prophet 5
was one of the first synths to have patch memories
included 5 stackable oscillators for a rich sound
used digital sound sources to create its sounds
2
White & Pink noise
are digital processes that are available in modern synthesizers
are filters that can be used to add color to various sound sources
are random signals that can be used as sound sources or modulators
3
Buchla synthesizers
were first introduced in the 1990's
are modular designs that lean toward more experimental sounds
are virtual clones of traditional Moog synthesizers
4
In a sampler Looping
automatically converts a played melody to its retrograde
can allow for infinite sustain of a note or rhythmic loop
allows for rapid repeat notes to be played on a single key
5
An analog synth's oscillator waveshapes typically include
Sine, Sawtooth, Pulse, Square, Triangle
LFO, EG, FM, AM
Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, Notch
6
The first commercial pre-wired analog synth was
the Minimoog
the ARP 2500
the Moog Modular
7
Time-shifting in a sampler instrument
allows for greater flexibilty when working with sampled loops
automatically transposes the instrument to match the key of the current song
automatically corrects the pitches in vocal samples
8
A moduler synthesizer
tends to be smaller and more compact than a pre-wired synth
requires patch cables (or the equivalent) to connect its various components (modules)
includes a set of pre-wired modules optimized for each synth's signature sound
9
Patch cables
are never used in modern modular synths
are required to connect the various modules in a modular synth
have a universal connector type that's used in all synths
10
A sampler Keymap is
the range of transposition of a single sample
the collection of sampled instruments available in the sampler
a collection of samples mapped across the keyboard
11
In a synthesizer a Sample & Hold module
stores the settings for various patches in a modular synth
turns a continuous control voltage into a stepped control voltage
adds more realistic digital samples to an analog synth
12
VCA stands for
Voltage-Controlled Activator
Voltage-Controlled Amplifier
Video-Cassette amplifier
13
The ARP 2600
used a patented 4-pole" ladder" filter for a fat sound
was a fully modular synth that used a pin matrix instead of patch cables
combined a pre-wired design with selective patching capabilities
14
In FM synthesis a Carrier-Modulator pair
is a combined lowpass & highpass filter used to create richer tones
is a pair of (usually) sine wave oscillators that use FM to create rich tones
takes the place of a filter and amplifier EG
15
Ring Modulation
is an effect that generates a series of sideband frequencies by amplitude-modulating two waves
is a strictly digital effect that requires a specialized pair of complex waves
is an effect that mimics the sound of an old-fashioned telephone ringer
16
In a modeling instrument Exciters & Disturbers
are used to modulate the modeler's traditional oscillators & filters
emulate vibrating objects and the physical devices used to trigger notes on them
can only be used to create strange & unusual sounds
17
Modern sample libraries
often utilize hundreds of samples for greater realism
still utilize 8-bit resolution for efficiency
are smaller than ever, due to modern efficiencies
18
Subtractive synthesis
build up a complex wave from scratch by adding individual sine waves together
uses a chain of one-cycle samples to create its complex sounds
filters & processes harmonically-rich raw waveforms
19
Legato phrasing on a synthesizer
is not possible-only samplers offer a legato option
is usually achieved by holding down the sustain pedal
is usually achieved by playing overlapping notes
20
An Oscillator
generates periodic waves
generates random noise
generates short one-cycle samples
21
An analog synth's voltage-controlled modules include
VBR, VCR, VDR
VCO, VCF, VCA
VCX, VCY VCZ
22
A Sampler
is a mixtape with snippets of various songs
uses recordings of notes or sounds as its sound source
uses digital oscillators to create buzzy waveforms
23
The East Coast & West Coast schools of synthesis
tend to use all-digital vs all-analog technologies, respectively
both incorporate all-digital technologies
generally follow the design philosophies of Moog vs Buchla, respectively
24
A multi-timbral instrument
can play multiple instruments at the same time
is polyphonic-that's what multi-timbral means
includes an EQ for multiple timbres for its single instrument
25
An analog synthesizer
uses oscillators and filters to shape its sounds
uses samples recorded on analog tape as its sound sources
uses a chain of one-cycle samples to create its complex sounds
AudioPedia 110
Synths, Samplers and Virtual Instruments
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