Designing Software Synthesizer Plugins in C++ provides everything you need to know to start designing and writing your own synthesizer plugins.

Will C. Pirkle is a Staff Scientist at Audio Media Research, Inc. and Music Engineering Technology program director at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. He teaches a range of classes, from audio electronics to digital signal processing and audio programming. In addition to 16 years of teaching, Will has 20+ years of experience in the audio industry, working and consulting for such names as Korg Research and Development, XM Radio, and National Semiconductor Corporation. An avid guitarist and studio owner, Will enjoys projects that combine his skills.

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Preface

1 SynthLab Introduction

2 The Synth Engine

3 Synth Voices, Synth Modules, and Module Cores

4 Synth Operational Modes: Polyphony and Voice-Stealing

5 Learning and Using the SynthLab Objects & Projects

6 Modulation: Theory and Calculations

7 Envelope Generators and DCA

8 Low Frequency Oscillators

9 Wavetable Oscillators

10 Virtual Analog Oscillators

11 PCM Sample Playback Oscillators

12 Synthesizer Filters

13 Karplus-Strong Plucked String Model

14 The Modulation Matrix

15 Wave Morphing and Wave Sequencing

16 The SynthLab Synth Projects