Cakewalk Synthesizers
From Presets to Power User
By Simon Cann

Cakewalk's software synthesizers are some of the most powerful and most widely used in the market. Until now, there hasn't been one comprehensive resource to help users harness the power of all of these amazing tools. Cakewalk Synthesizers: From Presets to Power User will show you how to operate and get the best results from Cakewalk’s complete range of synths, from those that are bundled with Cakewalk's main products (including SONAR, Project5, and Kinetic), to the rgc:audio synthesizers (such as Z3TA+), to Cakewalk's newest synthesizers, including Dimension Pro and Rapture.

The book begins by diving into the general theories about synthesis and creating sounds with the featured synthesizers. From there, the chapters focus on each distinct synthesizer, its range of uses, the tools that are available with it, and how to set it up for day-to-day use. In addition to looking at all of the different synthesizers and how to use them in your productions, the book also discusses filters, envelopes, effects, the sfz format, how to make sounds and create patches, and much, much more. Also included with the book is an interview with the creator of many of the synthesizers, as well as sound design master classes from several leading synthesizer programmers.

Chances are, you won't have every synthesizer covered in this book. That's okay, because this book has something for everyone, whether you own all the synths covered or you only use the ones that come with your host program. It's also useful if you just want to learn about synthesis. Simply put, this is the ultimate guide to learning about synthesizer programming and to understanding and using all of Cakewalk's synthesizers!

• This is the only book that shows users how to operate and get the best results from Cakewalk’s bundled and stand-alone software synthesizers
  
• Covers the basics of synthesis, providing readers with a clear understanding of the fundamental concepts before moving on to more advanced concepts
  
• Provides practical hands-on tutorials on using all of Cakewalk’s synths, from those that come bundled with Cakewalk products (Velocity, nPulse, Cyclone, RXP, DS864, PSYN II, Pentagon I) to more advanced standalone synths (Z3TA+, Dimension, Dimension Pro, Rapture)
  
• Also discusses filters, envelopes, effects, the sfz format, how to make sounds and creating patches, and much, much more

Table of Contents:

Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: choosing your weapon
Chapter 2: synthesis tools

Part 2: Synthesizers bundled with Cakewalk products
Chapters 3: Velocity drum sampler
Chapters 4 to 9: the individual synthesizers

Part 3: the big beasts
Chapter 10: advanced synthesis techniques
Chapters 11 to 13: the individual synthesizers
Chapter 14: the sfz format

Part 4: using the synthesizers in practice
Chapter 15: making sounds and creating patches
Chapter 16: powers users at work

Part 5: appendices

Appendix 1: the sfz format

Appendix 2: the downloads

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