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jg666
Total Posts: 178
Joined 11-15-2015 status: Pro |
Can anyone recommend any books or video material to help me understand synthesizers please? I’m wanting to know the basics of how they work as I think it might help me understand the terminology used in manuals etc. |
lastfermata
Total Posts: 54
Joined 01-20-2012 status: Experienced |
These online articles are superb: |
jg666
Total Posts: 178
Joined 11-15-2015 status: Pro |
Wow that looks like a great source of information, many thanks :-) |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
Yamaha Synthesizer Parameter Manual:
MIDI info:
More specific…
Much of the MOX information will also apply:
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jg666
Total Posts: 178
Joined 11-15-2015 status: Pro |
Excellent thanks very much 😊 |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
You’re very welcome. There’s lots to learn - but the more you know, the more you can do and the more fun you can have. |
jg666
Total Posts: 178
Joined 11-15-2015 status: Pro |
Indeed. The main reason I bought the MOXF6 was so that I’d have a keyboard which I could play straight away so I can learn how to play using the pre-set voices, but then there would be the added interest with the synth part of it. I would get bored just learning to play the keyboard so I need something else - the synth ‘twiddly bits’ to learn about :-) I’ve been a software developer for about 30 years now so the synth programming side of it holds many interests. |
5pinDIN
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Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
Over the years I’ve written some synth-related software, such as editor/librarians. They mostly involve using SysEx messages.
A while back I released something for MOX (not MOXF) users:
By the way, if you don’t already have it, I suggest downloading this…
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jg666
Total Posts: 178
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OK this question is not easy to describe and is about synths such as the Moog Sub 37.... When you load a ‘voice’ or whatever it’s called on a Moog, do all the knobs get reset to the positions they should be at for that particular voice/patch? Another question follows. Assuming you create a sound you like and decide to save it, do you need to make a note of the positions of the knobs? |
meatballfulton
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Joined 01-25-2005 status: Guru |
NO
NO |
davlippo7
Total Posts: 252
Joined 10-06-2010 status: Enthusiast |
Synthesizers are similar to adventures: Nasty, disturbing, uncomfortable things! You’re going to need to find your courage OR a magic ring will do. |