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Illustrated Compendium of Modular Synthesis

Modular synthesis is one of the most important ways to create sound, with potential applications that include real-time interaction, installations, electroacoustic pieces, generative music, glitch, techno, etc.
Laboratory of Patching is the essential reference to this powerful and flexible architectures, offering students and professionals a collection of tutorials and projects.
Laboratory of Patching is the long-awaited guide to the design, architecture, and use of the modular synthesis techniques.
In Part One, the first chapters offer an introduction to the basics, including a friendly tutorial for absolute beginners, providing the reader with skills that can serve as a foundation for further learning. Later chapters cover more advanced topics and particular topics in electronic music.
Part Two provides practical applications and philosophical insights and "under the hood" developer's-eye views of modular synthesis and how to expand this.

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The Clavia NMG2 Demo soft synthesizer included

The Big Modular Knowledge Lab with over 1800 meticulously assembled patches.
Equal parts tutorial, demonstration and resource in modular synthesis, sound design and composition. Details.


Laboratory of Patching. Illustrated Compendium of Modular Synthesis. Donemus Publishing House of Contemporary Classical Music. 2014, catalogue number - 13662

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SoundLab II.  Architectures for Philosophers

Building autonomous synthesizers and FX architectures will give freedom to express thoughts in patch structures.

New tools to individualism
While making these patches I became aware of the fact that there are so many fields, like e.g. astronomy, mathematics,
DNA research, IT development and neurotransmitters, with comparable functionality.
It is in the way these fields are organized that we can recognize patterns.
What amazes me is the connectivity and parallels, in so many fields finding its way into
modular sound design now, by cabling these findings into patch architectures.
It was a challenge and especially fun to bring and connect these fields together.
A two years daily research captured in meticulously assembled patches.
Certainly it will be a challenge for everybody's creativity in finding new ways in modular sound design. Details.

SoundLab II. Architectures for Philosophers. Donemus Publishing House of Contemporary Classical Music. 2014, catalogue number - 13665

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SoundLab I . The Electronic Studio

The electronic studio is an essential way to produce nowadays music.
In this book you will learn the means where the old pioneers created their music with in modular synthesis.
This book will bring these original thoughts into usage of your music. Details.

• Learn through examples that illuminate today’s best modular styles and program design techniques.
• Understand the “rationale behind the rules”: why modular synthesis works as it does.
• Use the extensive cross-references to help you connect related concepts and insights.
• Benefit from up-to-date learning aids that emphasize key points, help you to avoid pitfalls, promote good practices.
• reinforce what you’ve learned.

 

Soundlab I/The Electronic Studio. Donemus - the nexus for contemporary classical music. 2014, catalogue number - 13664 

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To be ON, to be OFF, that's the SWITCH

Elegant and complex applications for pattern and sound design
in modular and binary synthesis.

From a two-switch interfaced instrument to creating high-end sequencers.
Pattern design, logic 8-bits words chopping to logic waveshaping.
Audio processing and more..

Details.

To be ON - to be OFF, that's the SWITCH. Donemus - the nexus for contemporary classical music. 2014, catalogue number - 13666 

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Modular strategies in shaping reflections and space

Concepts of space (re-)defined and shifted for modular synthesis

Reflections are positional essentials in creating space. How space can be thought of as an indispensable element of music, and with the kinds of approaches that emerge when space is dealt with from the start producing a sound work. Details.

Modular strategies in shaping reflections and space. Donemus - the nexus for contemporary classical music.2014, Catalogue number - 13663