The Synthesizer by Roland Corp - 2nd Edition, 1984

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"Back in 1984, Roland released a 4 volumes set of information called
simply "The Synthesizer".

The 4 bound volumes are:
"A Foundation For Electronic Music", 68 Pages
"Practical Synthesis For Electronic Music" Volume 1, 103 Pages
"Practical Synthesis for Electronic Music" Volume 2, 109 Pages
"Multichannel Recording For Electronic Music". 48 Pages

Here is a short description of each volumes:
* "A Foundation For Electronic Music" :
Containt a lot of theory about what make a sound(Timbre, Pitch, Resonnance, etc.), all related to the waves used on a synth

* "Practical Synthesis For Electronic Music" Volume 1, 103 Pages &
"Practical Synthesis for Electronic Music" Volume 2, 109 Pages
These books contain exhaustive patching examples using the Roland System 100m modules in the
illustrations. Perfect companion text for the owner of ANY modular synthesizer (Aries, Buchla, Doepfer, E-mu,
MOdCAN, Moog, MOTM, Nord, Roland, Serge, etc.). You still can adapt all the examples to any Analog Synth
once you get a basic understanding of how VCO, Filters, envelope etc, works.

* "Multichannel Recording For Electronic Music". 48 Pages
Basic examples of recording technics using multitracks recording devices and effects"

Don't forget the More section for more books, movies, synths in TV and film, CDs that feature only one or two synths, etc...