Preface to the second edition

The point of any second edition is to revise and bring up to date the text of the first. This I have aimed to do and you will find herein much more detail on newer sound-synthesis techniques; like granular synthesis and physical modelling as well as much more technical detail concerning digital signal processing. There is also additional content for the computer based musician; more on using a PC, both as a recording device, and as a signal-processor. You will also find, paradoxically, further historical information; included here because of the on-going retro-fascination with valve, signal-processing technology and analogue synthesisers. But the biggest modification of all, is the inclusion of new Fact Sheets ...

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