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Analog synthesis - Timbre
VCO | VCF | VCA | Modulators | Effects | Timbre
What makes a sound?
| Timbre - trumpet - flute - human voice |
Knowing that the presence or absence of certain harmonics in a sound, is responsible for recognizing the difference between a violin or a trumpet, a flute or a dog barking, a male voice or a female voice. Harmonics are very important. Which harmonics make what kind of sound? (consonant formant tables) |
| Attack - by EG - by another sound, or sample |
a timbre is largely defined by it's first 5 milliseconds. |
| Effects | chorus, delay, distortion, flanger, reverb |
| digital waveforms - 4 bits waveforms - dx7, soundcard OPL3, tx81z waveforms - samples |
chipmusic http://www.linusakesson.net/chipophone/index.php |