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subtractive synthesis: a standalone construct

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Music technology

shaping a spectrally rich source, such as a sawtooth wave or noise, by filtering away parts of its spectrum.

In music technology, subtractive synthesis refers to shaping a spectrally rich source, such as a sawtooth wave or noise, by filtering away parts of its spectrum. This meaning comes from Roads (1996) in The computer music tutorial.[1]

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Roads, C. (1996). The computer music tutorial. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262181587

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