Re: [microsound] birdy

[derek holzer <derek@xxxxxxx>]

Hi bug,

feedbug wrote:
> I´m trying to recreate/emulate via soft / synthesis different bird-type
> sounds for a personal project.

I would recommend using FM [Frequency Modulation] synthesis, as an 
extremely wide range of sounds is possible with this technique.

FM synthesis was on of the first "truely digital" synthesis techniques. 
It is simply not possible using analog equipment. The "guru" of FM 
synthesis in the 70s was a man named John Chowning. Look for some of his 
work, or anything written on him. I also recommend Curtis Roads' 
"Computer Music Tutorial" or Charles Dodge's "Computer Music" for an 
understanding of the technique.

Pure Data is excellent for this type of work, if you don't mind doing a 
lot of patching [look in the documentation for the basic FM synthesis 
tutorial patch]. It is also free + open source. Back in my 
cracked-software days, I had a VSTi that emulated a Yamaha DX7, one of 
the most popular commercial keyboards of the 80s, which was based 
entirely on FM. This VSTi could load original DX7 patches, of which I 
found many on the internet at the time. [Makes me wonder what I did with 
them, and if they could be converted to PD patches... hmmmmm]

Good luck,
D.

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derek holzer ::: http://www.umatic.nl
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