Qian Chen wrote:
> 
> I have learned AM, FM, waveshaping... but have no idea
> about what to do when I really think out of a sound.  What I have to
> do is just trying again and again.  Sometimes I got what I want, but
> it is very seldom for me.  Could someone tell me what to do?
> 
> Regards
> 
> ==
> Qian Chen
> 

Like many things in life, this requires patience, time, and thought, but
the value (and fun) is the journey, not the destination.

The best qualitative sound analysis tools ever invented are the human
ears and the
brain they are attached to. Concsiously, listen to sounds around you:
birds, cars, washing machines, brooks, people, even ..... musical
instruments. Why do they sound the way they do? Pick one aspect of a
sound, pitch, timbre (waveform),envelope, rhythm, etc. Try to quantify
it an re-create
it with the tools at your disposal, using your knowledge of how they
work. Csound is probably the best, but not necessarily instant
gratification. 

Example: Birdsongs are good pitch studies. Try to
recreate one with only a sine wave. Taking something apart and putting
it back together is one of the best ways to learn. People have done it
for millenia.

Look at other people's orc and sco files. Compile them, try to relate
the code to what your hear. Simple ones are best. This apply's also to
Steven LeBeau's question re: GEN Ftables. A good source is John Gather's
Amsterdam Catalogue. Find it here:

   mars.let.uva.nl/gather/accci/accci.html

Sorry for being so wordy. Happy listening.

David Boothe.