Bjooks PATCH & TWEAK: Exploring Modular Synthesis

Recognized around the world as one of the preeminent overviews of the modular synthesis world, PATCH & TWEAK from Bjooks combines systematic exploration with hands-on instruction to create a fascinating and engaging read for beginners and experienced musicians alike. Featuring over 700 modules, 38 interviews with artists and creators, and hundreds of tutorials, tips, and tricks, PATCH & TWEAK fully explores how to build, use, and get the most out of your modular synthesizers.

Artists Reveal Their Modular Secrets

How do successful artists turn their modular synthesizers into power and beauty? Learn from the best, from award-winning composers to the hottest new sound designers from around the world. Read and learn with Caterina Barbieri, Todd Barton, Colin Benders, Ian Boddy, Russell E.L. Butler, Richard Devine, Jill Fraser, Bana Haffar, Hataken, Andrew Huang, Junkie XL, NODE, Robert Rich, Robin Rimbaud, Lady Starlight, Emily Sprague, and Hans Zimmer, among others.

Designers Open Their Doors to You

Modular synth designers and makers draw inspiration from a whole world of idea and beyond. Have you ever wondered how they come up with these grand designs? Find out with an unprecedented collection of interviews with the geniuses at:

Bastl Instruments

Endorphin.es

Erica Synths

Fraptools

Intellijel

Make Noise

Moog

Music Thing Modular

Mutable Instruments

Noise Engineering

Rossum Electro-Music

Serge

Synthesizers.com

Verbos Electronics

WMD

4ms Company

Where Do You Start?

Modular synthesizers are an open book waiting to be written; a prospect that can be pretty scary for a beginner. PATCH & TWEAK is here to help, with step-by-step strategies for building a modular setup that will reflect your creative desires.

Concepts of Synthesis Made Easy to Understand and Apply

From the basics of sound synthesis to the outer reaches of modern design, you'll find everything you'll need to approach your modular with confidence. Starting with building blocks like oscillators, filters, and amplifiers, you'll go from discovery to discovery through everything from essentials like envelopes, LFOs, mixers, effects, and CV modifiers to more in-depth sound-shaping tools like waveshapers, samplers, drum and percussion modules, rhythm pattern generators, sequencers, controllers, and more. Get a grip on concepts like harmonics, voltage control, logic functions, random signal sources, and dozens of others so you never feel out of your depth again.

Save Money, Save Time, Save the Hassle

With hundreds of manufacturers and thousands of modules out there, it can be easy to buy a module that you think will be brilliant for you, but then just falls flat. Having a good knowledge base for making buying decisions is vital for every modular user, and with this book, you'll have all that and more. Learn what you need to know in order to make sure that your next purchase is the right one.

Created by Acclaimed Authors and Modular Experts

For PATCH & TWEAK, Bjooks creator Kim Bjørn sought out the best co-author possible for a book of this kind: none other than Chris Meyer, world-renowned modular synthesis educator from learningmodular.com. Chris and Kim have created a book overflowing with helpful hints, beautiful illustrations, and hundreds of inspiring ideas, with the help of the editing team of Paul Nagle and Diana Smethurst, with assistance from Sam Molineaux, Nanna Clausen, and Isabella Bondo Bjørn.

Get Serious About Learning Modular

Packed from cover to cover with everything a modular enthusiast might need to know and with a thoughtful foreword by modular luminary Suzanne Ciani, PATCH & TWEAK is recognized all over the world as one of the most beautiful and practical introduction to modular synthesis there is.