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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
About the author
Introduction: what’s so great about analog?
Chapter 1
What is analog?
Sound
Frequency
Amplitude
Wave shape
Harmonics and overtones
Noise
Phase
Synthesizer components
Circuit design
Sound design
Chapter 2
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
Chapter 3
The birth of analog, the manufacturers and the artists
Moog
ARP
EMS
Oberheim
Sequential circuits
Yamaha
Korg
Roland
Chapter 4
The growth of analog
Italy
France
The Netherlands
Japan
United Kingdom
Germany
USA
Chapter 5
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 analog sounds
Chapter 6
The analog revival, 1980s–2000s
Chapter 7
Programming and using virtual analog hardware and software
Virtual analog programming
Virtual oscillators
Virtual filters
Virtual LFOs
Virtual envelopes
Virtual controllers
Alternative applications
Analog software
Chapter 8
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
Appendix A Classic instruments: specifications and values
Appendix B Analog and virtual analog instruments: currently or recently in production
Appendix C Purchasing guide for analog instruments
Appendix D Bibliography
Appendix E Discography
Appendix F Contacts
Appendix G Website content: www.routledge.com/cw/jenkins
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