Onward

When we began this book, we spoke about developing habits of thought (“things to think with”) to guide you in approaching seemingly very different audio topics. Some of these habits are pragmatic, formulated in the creation of abstractions that you can use again and again when solving, while others are more strategic, such as translating problems into more conducive representations; conceiving time in terms of ramps rather than as discrete events; thinking of unit slopes as fundamental rates of change, and unit shapes as a means to give them contour; considering audio processing not just at the sample level, but at the subsample level; understanding the patterns of modular ratios whether they apply to rhythms, pitch quantizations, FM tones or formants; using tape machines as metaphors for audio processing, whether as delays, filters, or granulators; and so on. Moreover, the patching examples we’ve created in writing Book 1 are not intended to be “finished solutions” so much as suggestions that we hope will point you to a much vaster array of possibilities. We strongly urge you to spend some time combining the different concepts and patches we have explored throughout this book before moving on to those in Book 2. There is an immense and fascinating world here yet to explore. Have fun experimenting!