Basics of sound and sound synthesis

This site is an introduction to sound, sound synthesis and how a synthesizer works.

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The ‘sound’ portion of the website contains information on the structure of sound, instrument sounds, spatial acoustics and music perception.

The ‘synthesizer’ portion of the website contains information on the basic structure of a synthesizer, various modules and how to connect them, and certain effects.

version 29.6.2022