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Convention Paper

Music Synthesis Tutor for FM Power Spectra

Authors: Gibian, Gary L.; Clements, Dennis R.; Harnden, Eric N.; Bort, David L.

AES Convention 81 · Paper 2380 · November 1986

Abstract

Many electronic musicians have difficulty programming desired timbres on FM synthesizers. Programming intuition can be enhanced by a computer program arising as an intermediate step in a more comprehensive ongoing project. In our preprint, we provide a public-domain program for use with a popular personal computer. The program inputs include FM synthesis parameters such as carrier and modulator frequencies and index of modulation or related modulator level parameter used in a popular family of FM synthesizers. The program displays the resulting waveforms and their spectra.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 81
AES Convention
81
Paper number
2380
Publication date
November 6, 1986
Session subject
Audio Recording and Signal Processing
Affiliation
American University Physics Department, Washington, DC ; Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper