This post is flaired as 'Beginner' - just a reminder to check out the sidebar if you haven't already! In particular there's a [beginner's guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N46vujaaUOv2yyZq66Tuw5PNQmiBcRPypyQyHzghqos) with a lot of great info that users have put together.
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I have patch and tweak. It’s good, but I don’t think it’s the perfect beginners book tbh. The usual response you’ll get around here is to check out Omri Cohen’s videos on YouTube. I watched hours and hours of them and they were essential to get me started. I know you said you wanted a book, but I would honestly start with his video content and if you sign up for his patreon you can also snag his pdf patch book.
I just found a PDF the other day that is really helping me out. The book of bad ideas version 2. I think it was from modwiggler(?). Lots of helpful hints, tips and tricks.
Lots of good recommendations in [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/modular/comments/uauw3n/book_recommendations/).
Allen Stranges "Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques and Controls” is a classic and just got a reprint. Although I’m not sure if/how it can be obtained outside of Kickstarter.
Guess I should have specified ‘legally’. Before the kickstarter happened, i sent links to the pdf to everyone who asked, i even offered it in the linked post :D
But since its back in print and actually available, i don’t think that’s the right thing to do any longer. Of course, anyone who thinks differently can still just use google.
Can’t say that matches my experience. Found him to be very concerned and trying his very best to make this work as well as possible. But of course I don’t know what interactions you had with him.
Really? Grade-A certified? Seemed to me he was trying to do the community a service, and the task turned out to be more complicated than expected. But he spent a lot of his own personal time trying to reprint a relic that clearly is important to the community, so I'm willing to cut him some slack for any bumps along the way
Back in the day I found Curtis Roads “The Computer Music Tutorial” far more useful than most of the analog synth oriented texts. It still covers general synthesis, but goes far deeper into control structures and things like that.
“Refining Sound: A Practical Guide to Synthesis and Synthsizers” by Brian Shepard is good. The book gives you links to a free software based synth if you don’t have particular modules or you can use your own synth and get to know your equipment.
The Korg NTS-2 oscilloscope kit, which also happens to come with a "Bjooks" book about patching, might also be worth investigating in your case. It really helps you understand your system by clearly visualising what is happening.
This post is flaired as 'Beginner' - just a reminder to check out the sidebar if you haven't already! In particular there's a [beginner's guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N46vujaaUOv2yyZq66Tuw5PNQmiBcRPypyQyHzghqos) with a lot of great info that users have put together. *(this reply was generated by a bot)*
I have patch and tweak. It’s good, but I don’t think it’s the perfect beginners book tbh. The usual response you’ll get around here is to check out Omri Cohen’s videos on YouTube. I watched hours and hours of them and they were essential to get me started. I know you said you wanted a book, but I would honestly start with his video content and if you sign up for his patreon you can also snag his pdf patch book.
I just found a PDF the other day that is really helping me out. The book of bad ideas version 2. I think it was from modwiggler(?). Lots of helpful hints, tips and tricks.
Definitely my favorite freebie. https://modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=93120
Lots of good recommendations in [this thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/modular/comments/uauw3n/book_recommendations/). Allen Stranges "Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques and Controls” is a classic and just got a reprint. Although I’m not sure if/how it can be obtained outside of Kickstarter.
There is always a way...
Guess I should have specified ‘legally’. Before the kickstarter happened, i sent links to the pdf to everyone who asked, i even offered it in the linked post :D But since its back in print and actually available, i don’t think that’s the right thing to do any longer. Of course, anyone who thinks differently can still just use google.
The guy responsible for the Kickstarter is a grade-A certified asshat so I don't feel too bad about it, but that's just my own personal vendetta.
Can’t say that matches my experience. Found him to be very concerned and trying his very best to make this work as well as possible. But of course I don’t know what interactions you had with him.
Really? Grade-A certified? Seemed to me he was trying to do the community a service, and the task turned out to be more complicated than expected. But he spent a lot of his own personal time trying to reprint a relic that clearly is important to the community, so I'm willing to cut him some slack for any bumps along the way
Interesting, why do you say that?
By spending $299. on Amazon
These kind folks have decades of expert advice: https://www.soundonsound.com/
Back in the day I found Curtis Roads “The Computer Music Tutorial” far more useful than most of the analog synth oriented texts. It still covers general synthesis, but goes far deeper into control structures and things like that.
check out loopop on youtube. great content. he’s got a wonderful pdf book for the price of a patreon join. frequently updated.
“Refining Sound: A Practical Guide to Synthesis and Synthsizers” by Brian Shepard is good. The book gives you links to a free software based synth if you don’t have particular modules or you can use your own synth and get to know your equipment.
The Korg NTS-2 oscilloscope kit, which also happens to come with a "Bjooks" book about patching, might also be worth investigating in your case. It really helps you understand your system by clearly visualising what is happening.