Help...Starting Out with Synths....
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just do a google search using the terms "synthesizer", "syntheses", "tutorial", "subtractive", etc, etc...
You'll get all the info you could possibly need.
(by the way, all the "synthesis" terms you mentioned are also used in samplers... assuming you don't use your sampler simply as a "music clip playback machine" you should already be familiar with all those functions... there is absolutely no difference in use or function whatsoever. The only difference is that instead of those parameters affecting a sample you recorded, they are affecting a sample in the synthesizer's ROM or affecting an oscillator)
You'll get all the info you could possibly need.
(by the way, all the "synthesis" terms you mentioned are also used in samplers... assuming you don't use your sampler simply as a "music clip playback machine" you should already be familiar with all those functions... there is absolutely no difference in use or function whatsoever. The only difference is that instead of those parameters affecting a sample you recorded, they are affecting a sample in the synthesizer's ROM or affecting an oscillator)
Check out the "synth secrets" series from sound on sound. You can find it over here: http://www.soundonsound.com/index.php?section=/&url=/search&Keyword=synth+secrets
There is a ton of information to cover, but it will give you a solid foundation to build from.
There is a ton of information to cover, but it will give you a solid foundation to build from.
Here is a quick partial list (off the top of my head).
Electronica Dance Music Programming Secrets
Power Tools for Synthesizer Programming: The Ultimate Reference for Sound Design
Dance Music Manual: Toys, Tools and Techniques (somewhat basic, but other great info too)
Synthesizer Programming (Keyboard Magazine Basic Library)
Software Synthesizers: The Definitive Guide to Virtual Musical Instruments (bit thin on actual synth info, but good overview of VSTs out there)
That's just the ones I can recall off the top of my head ...
Electronica Dance Music Programming Secrets
Power Tools for Synthesizer Programming: The Ultimate Reference for Sound Design
Dance Music Manual: Toys, Tools and Techniques (somewhat basic, but other great info too)
Synthesizer Programming (Keyboard Magazine Basic Library)
Software Synthesizers: The Definitive Guide to Virtual Musical Instruments (bit thin on actual synth info, but good overview of VSTs out there)
That's just the ones I can recall off the top of my head ...