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This wiki serves the niche subject of synth design. Synths have designs borrowed across many songs in history. We create and apply terminology to help guide in the process of designing synthesizers. Think of this place as a type of TV Tropes but for synth design properties.

Topics for Learning Synthesizer Design

This wiki attempts to explain some of the fundamentals of synthesizer design as well as some of the mechanics you may find in synthesis. Most of the articles are currently coming from a subtractive perspective, but it is planned to add additive and frequency modulation perspectives, to represent the world of synthesis a bit better. In addition, this wiki lists synthesizers (both physical and software) and documents their functionality in terms of instrumentation.

Topic	Description
Wiki Guidelines	Gives a quick rundown of guides and guidelines if you wish to participate in the wiki.
Basics of Synth Design	Learn the basics of synthesis (currently a work in progress)
Synth Design Mechanics	Browse through the different mechanics of synthesizers and how they work.
Browse Synthesizers	Browse through documented synthesizers, examples of their sounds, and how each one works.

Browsing Synth Designs

We document the construction of synthesizers and categorize them by several qualifiers, such as which waveforms or wavetables they utilize, or which softsynth can remake it to a reasonable degree.

Browse	Description
Name	Simplest way to browse every synth design available.
Waveform	Most synths can be identified by the sound their fundamental waveform makes. Use this if you don't know the name.
Softsynth	Browse designs which have implementations available for your softsynth. Use this to find out what your synths can do.
Genre	Explore the unique sounds that has been featured in these genre-based collections.

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To-Do List

1. Neuro Bass
2. Moog Ladder Filter
3. Something involving the Roland D-50
4. Something involving the CS-80

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