Unit 5 : Synthesizers

Synthesizers

What are Synthesizers?

Synthesizers are instruments that are electric and frequently played by a keyboard and creates many sounds by using science with different frequency.

What as the telharmoniun and how does it work to make the sound?

The telharmonium was the one of the early models of musical instruments which generated sound electronically. This musical instrument used rotating electromagnetic generators to create impulses to create these sounds. It was even able to transmit music over the telephone network of the the time (but caused massive interference and was stopped shortly after) and this made the instrument unsuccessful.

my source is https://www.britannica.com/art/telharmonium 

What was the most famous Synthesizer from the period 1918 and 1939? 

 What was so unusual about it? 

The most famous synthesizer from 1918 and 1939 was a theremin now how a theremin worked was it was a box with a radio tubes that would fluctuate from two wave lengths which where a higher pitch making it harder to hear as the both produced lower frequencies in which the vibrations where different. The way they changed the pitch was to move the antenna at the  back of the box. What makes this unusual  it filtered all the sounds which weren't wanted which allowed different about six octaves. this instrument is a very hard instrument to play 

my source is https://www.britannica.com/art/theremin

What are the different technique used with synthesis what why are they important?

• subtractive: Tones are created by taking away /subtracting unwanted sounds to create the perfect sound that you desire 

• additive: This technique is all about making sounds from scratch controlling the frequency and amplitude this is to create the unusual sound to specification    

• fm: This is to watch the frequency of one wave length to the another this makes it possible to create complex waves 

• virtual/physical modelling: This it to push the boundaries of real time and create dynamic expression without using samples  

• granulare: This is used to make defined sound and modern film and video game scores helps electronic musicians push boundaries. It underpins the time stretching tool found in daws. 

What is logics pro device which is called alchemy and the functions of this tool?

What does it have to offer?

The Alchemy on logic pro is a sample based synthesizer in which you can manipulate and resynthesize sounds using a wide range of sound . It give music samples a new lease of life ad creating a difference to transitioning to new sources.