Sound Design Audio Synthesis Techniques 2

Question 1

What synthesis method uses mathematical operators called 'operators' arranged in algorithms, famously implemented in the Yamaha DX7?

Accepted Answer

FM synthesis

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Wavetable synthesis

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Granular synthesis

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Physical modeling

Question 2

In a synthesizer's ADSR envelope, what does the 'S' stand for?

Accepted Answer

Sustain

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Speed

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Spread

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Shape

Question 3

Wavetable synthesis creates movement by doing what?

Accepted Answer

Scanning through a table of stored single-cycle waveforms

Answer

Adding reverb to a static waveform

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Modulating the tempo of a sample

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Filtering a noise source

Question 4

What is 'ring modulation' in synthesis?

Accepted Answer

Multiplying two audio signals together to produce sum and difference frequencies

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Adding chorus to a signal

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Routing an LFO to a ring buffer

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Applying a ring-shaped EQ curve

Question 5

Physical modeling synthesis simulates sound by doing what?

Accepted Answer

Mathematically modeling the physical behavior of acoustic instruments

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Playing back recorded samples

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Layering multiple oscillators

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Using convolution reverb

Question 6

What does 'oscillator sync' do in a synthesizer?

Accepted Answer

Forces a slave oscillator to restart its cycle whenever the master completes one

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Locks the tempo to MIDI clock

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Synchronizes two audio tracks

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Matches the pitch of two oscillators