To all the would-be synthesist out there, this is a basic website for you to start out.

The Amateur Gentleman's Introduction to the Principles of Music Synthesis by Beau Sievers

This site explains the basic of simple waves like, sine, triangle, square and etc. There is a chapter on building a simple synthesizer, in this chapter, there are good amount of graphic to make any layman understand how a complex synth works. There are pictures and explanations of filtering with the addition of mp3 to guide you along. This is one of the most useful site for beginner.

Labels: Basic Waveforms, Building a Synthesizer, Control Signals, Filters, Frequency, music synthesis, Oscillators, Pitch, Sound Waves