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== Method ==
You will learn more about synthesis by doing synthesis. Supplement this with reading and watching [[videos]].<ref name="newb">[https://modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12812 Newb looking for 'Patching for dummies' kind of thing], Mod Wiggler Forum, Feb 2010</ref><ref name="where">[https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=229143 Where or How to learn everything about modular synthesizer?], Mod Wiggler Forum, Mar 2020</ref>
=== Modular synthesis ===
[[Software
== Resources ==
In the 60s and 70s when [[synthesizer]]s were a new thing the owners manuals, magazine articles, and [[books]] from that time had to explain synthesizers in very basic terms. These are still worth reading. Since then technology has moved on and nowadays there is a lot more to Learn. For newer products read the manual and YouTube has a lot of useful content.<ref name="where"/>
[https://www.syntorial.com/ Syntorial] an interactive synthesizer tutorial that teaches you how to program a soft synth and trains you to be able to recreate synth sounds by ear.<ref name="lshn"/>
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160403115835/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/allsynthsecrets.htm Synth Secrets] by Gordon Reid, serialised in [[Sound]] on Sound magazine from May 1999 to July 2004, is consistently recommended reading.<ref name="lshn"/>
== See also ==
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* ''Notes on Modular Synthesis'' by Peter Elsea, [https://www.lulu.com/en/en/shop/peter-elsea/notes-on-modular-synthesis/paperback/product-1p7qr6ep.html lulu.com], 2018 - a solid primer with many of the basic patches
* ''[https://bjooks.com/products/patch-tweak-exploring-modular-synthesis Patch & Tweak - Exploring modular synthesis]'' by Kim Bjørn, Chris Meyer, Bjooks, 2018, {{ISBN|9788799999514}}
*''Welsh's Synthesizer Cookbook: Synthesizer Programming, Sound Analysis, and Universal [[Patch]] Book'' by Fred Welsh, 2006, {{ASIN|B000ERHA4S}}
* ''Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques, Controls'' by Allen Strange, McGraw-Hill Inc., 1982, {{ISBN|0-697-03602-2}} - "The 2nd edition has much more information than the 1st."
* ''[http://thesnowfields.com/manuals/devarahi%20'the%20complete%20guide%20to%20synthesizers'.pdf The Complete Guide to Synthesizers]'' by Devarahi, Prentice Hall, 1982, {{ISBN|0-13-160630-1}}
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* [https://www.samecoff.com/works/ Fundamentals of Music Technology Volume One: The ARP 2600 Synthesizer] by Samuel Ecoff, 2000
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171029092301/http://www.virus.info/api/download/dlid/222/alternate/0/Tutorial%20on%20how%20to%20program%20the%20Virus%20in%20English Virus tutorial - Programming analog synthesizers a tutorial] bv Howard Scarr
* [https://rhordijk.home.xs4all.nl/G2Pages/ Sound synthesis and sound design] by [[Rob Hordijk Design|Rob Hordijk]], aimed at the Nord G2 synth but generally applicable to modular [[analog]].
* [http://www.carbon111.com/sergebook.zip ''An introduction to the serge modular music system''] by Rich Gold with Darrel Johansen and Marina LaPalma (zip file)
* [https://buchla.com/guides/Buchla_Music_Easel_Manual.pdf Buchla Music Easel Manual] (Programming and Metaprogramming in the Electro-Organism by Allen Strange)
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=== Software ===
* [https://vcvrack.com/ VCV Rack] - The [[Eurorack]] simulator for Windows/Mac/Linux
* [https://cycling74.com/products/max/ Max] - The visual programming language for music and multimedia
* [https://csound.com/ Csound] - a sound and music computing system
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