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Fundamentals of Synthesis by Cameron Douglas Acoustic theory Frequency- Is how a quickly a wave travels in a second. Shorter frequencies create higher pitched sounds whereas longer frequencies have the opposite effect. To create my song I used a range of different frequencies. Knowing the frequency range that different synths were important in the creation of my song.  Wavelength - The distance in which a wave repeats. Different sounds in my project had different wavelength using the transposition tool I could change the pitch of a sound which would then change the wavelength. Amplitude - Is the distance between the peak and trough of a wave. The distance affects the perceived volume of the wave. The bigger the distance the louder the sound. When creating my song changing the gain of a track increased the amplitude of the wave. Harmonics - Is any overtone frequency of the fundamental which is also an integer Fundamental - Is the lowest frequency created by an ...
Additive synthesis     Additive synthesis is the process of adding together multiple Sine waves together to create a different timbre. Technically any wave form could be used to do this such as a square wave or a saw wave, however Sine waves are the purest waves. This is because sine waves are perfectly curved meaning you can never multiply straight lines to get a sine wave. Additive was created in 1935 by an American inventor  named   Thaddeus  Cahill.    Subtractive synthesis    Subtractive synthesis is the process of taking away frequencies to create a thinner  timbre. Unlike   additive  synthesis subtractive synthesis is used with multiple different waves to create its sound. This could include saw waves,  square  waves or  triangle waves.  Subtractive  synthesizers  often start with an  oscillator  this is a  deice  which creates t...