Stuff! Good Synth Players Should Know Book & CD

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This book is an "A to Z" guide of techniques and tips for the beginning-to-intermediate synthesist/keyboard player. Both physical (stand-alone) keyboard synths and virtual software synths are explored in detail. Unlike many other "A to Z"-type instruction books out there which are not very useful or substantial, this book is packed with authentic music examples in many different styles (with explanation of harmony and voicings), as well as lots of great tips on synthesizer programming and performance. Here are just some of the alphabetic techniques and tips presented in this book:

Synthesis Methods: Additive, Frequency Modulation, Granular, Phase Distortion, Physical Modeling, Sample-based, Subtractive, Wavetable.
Musical Uses of Synths: Arpeggiator, Bass Lines, Comping, Lead, Pad, Pitch Bend, Tremolo, Trills, Vibrato.
Musical Styles Using Synths: Drum & Bass, Electronic Music, Hip Hop, House, Progressive Rock, Synth-Pop, Techno, Trance.
Notable Synthesizer Models: Yamaha DX7, Roland Fantom, Roland Jupiter 8, Korg M1, Moog Minimoog, Yamaha Motif, Korg Oasys, Sequential Prophet V.
Digital Audio Workstations: Cubase, Digital Performer (DP), Garageband, Live, Logic Studio, ProTools, Reason, Sonar.
...and many more!

The CD is full of authentic style examples, most featuring a full band so that you can play along!

Click on the sample pages below the front cover, then hover over each page to zoom in:
- Contents (first page)
- page 17: How synth 'attack' works
- page 20: Synth comping in classic funk style
- page 54: Synth comping in House EDM style
- page 65: Lead solo in synth-pop style

See below for audio examples from these sample pages.