Methods of Synthesis

• additive synthesis - combining tones, typically harmonics of varying amplitudes
• subtractive synthesis - filtering of complex sounds to shape harmonic spectrum, typically starting with geometric waves.
• frequency modulation synthesis - modulating a carrier wave with one or more operators
• sampling - using recorded sounds as sound sources subject to modification
• composite synthesis - using artificial and sampled sounds to establish resultant "new" sound
• phase distortion - altering speed of waveforms stored in wavetables during playback
• waveshaping - intentional distortion of a signal to produce a modified result
• resynthesis - modification of digitally sampled sounds before playback
• granular synthesis - combining of several small sound segments into a new sound
• linear predictive coding - technique for speech synthesis
• direct digital synthesis - computer modification of generated waveforms
• wave sequencing - linear combinations of severtal small segments to create a new sound
• vector synthesis - technique for fading between any number of different sound sources
• physical modeling - mathematical equations of acoustic characteristics of sound