Sound Synthesis

[Tony Hardie-Bick]

Niall Munnelly wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 05:46:28PM +0200, Gorman, Declan wrote:
>> This leads me to another question.  How do you guys approach designing a
>> patch from scratch?  Is there is a set of specific steps for the type of
>> patch being programmed?
> 
> I think so.  There are finite ways to make a punchy bass
> patch, eg.  Envelope times, number of oscillators, even
> playing it back in mono, rather than stereo, are known
> quantities that have been sussed through years of inherited
> and shared experience.
> 
> If you're looking for a hardware synth {and maybe you are}
> to learn more about synthesis, I still think you can't beat
> a Nord Modular of any flavor.  That will grow with you.
> 

WAIT A MINUTE!!! You mean, you're not going to BUILD YOUR OWN!!!?!!

Oh Jeeez... where's my pills...