Jenkins M. Analog synthesizers: understanding, performing, buying from the legacy of Moog to software synthesis

New York: Routledge, 2020. — 448 p.Acknowledgements
About the author
Introduction: what's so great about analog?
What is analog?
Sound
Frequency
Amplitude
Wave shape
Harmonics and overtones
Noise
Phase
Synthesizer components
Circuit design
Sound design
Aspects of analog sound
Voltage-controlled oscillator
Voltage-controlled filter
Envelope generator
Voltage-controlled amplifier
Low-frequency oscillator
White noise source
Sample-and-hold
Wave shaper
Ring modulator
Subharmonic oscillator
Resonator
Frequency shifter
Morphing filter
Vocoder
Sequencer
Keyboard
MIDI interface
Assorted modules
The birth of analog, the manufacturers and the artists
Moog
ARP
EMS
Oberheim
Sequential circuits
Yamaha
Korg
Roland
The growth of analog
Italy
France
The Netherlands
Japan
United Kingdom
Germany
USA
Using and programming analog
Classical and avant-garde programmers
Jazz programmers
Pop and TV music programmers
Rock programmers
Pure synthesizer programmers
Techno-pop programmers
Programming for orchestral imitation
Programming rock, pop and electric sounds
Programming abstract sounds
Ten great early analog sounds
The analog revival, 1980s-2000s
Programming and using virtual analog hardware and software
Virtual analog programming
Virtual oscillators
Virtual filters
Virtual LFOs
Virtual envelopes
Virtual Controllers
Alternative applications
Analog emulation software
2013-2019 updates: new instruments, Eurorack and movies/TV
Obituaries
New instruments, 2013 onwards
Modules 2013-2019: the Eurorack explosion
Analog goes to the movies
Classic instruments: specifications and values
Analog and virtual analog instruments: currently or recently in production
Purchasing guide for analog instrumentsDiscography
Contacts
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