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An introduction to the SSSP digital synthesizer

Buxton et al., 1978

Document ID
828664953934380548
Author
Buxton W
Fogels E
Fedorkow G
Sasaki L
Smith K
Publication year
Publication venue
Computer Music Journal

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One of the main interests of the Structured Sound Synthesis Project (SSSP) is to develop a highly interactive environment to serve as an aid in the composition of music. We would like to do this within the context of a small, inexpensive, accessible system. In order to resolve …
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    • G10H7/10—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs by calculating functions or polynomial approximations to evaluate amplitudes at successive sample points of a tone waveform using coefficients or parameters stored in a memory, e.g. Fourier coefficients
    • G10H7/105—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs by calculating functions or polynomial approximations to evaluate amplitudes at successive sample points of a tone waveform using coefficients or parameters stored in a memory, e.g. Fourier coefficients using Fourier coefficients
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    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/02—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack, decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibrato, glissando
    • G10H1/06—Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones, or other arrangements for changing the tone colour
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    • G10H5/00—Instruments in which the tones are generated by means of electronic generators
    • G10H5/02—Instruments in which the tones are generated by means of electronic generators using generation of basic tones
    • G10H5/06—Instruments in which the tones are generated by means of electronic generators using generation of basic tones tones generated by frequency multiplication or division of a basic tone
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    • G10H7/04—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs in which amplitudes at successive sample points of a tone waveform are stored in one or more memories in which amplitudes are read at varying rates, e.g. according to pitch
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    • G10H1/18—Selecting circuits
    • G10H1/183—Channel-assigning means for polyphonic instruments
    • G10H1/185—Channel-assigning means for polyphonic instruments associated with key multiplexing
    • G10H1/186—Microprocessor-controlled keyboard and assigning means
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    • G10H7/002—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs using a common processing for different operations or calculations, and a set of micro-instructions (programme) to control the sequence thereof
    • G10H7/004—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs using a common processing for different operations or calculations, and a set of micro-instructions (programme) to control the sequence thereof with one or more auxiliary processor in addition to the main processing unit
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    • G10H2250/471—General musical sound synthesis principles, i.e. sound category-independent synthesis methods
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