Synthesis and synthesizers : digging beneath the surface of your synthesizer
2. Oscillators : mining the raw materials of your synthesizer
3. Oscillator combinations : creating exotic compounds from your raw materials
4. Amplitude envelope generators : shaping your sounds
5. Audio filters : refining the color of your sounds
6. Internal modulation sources : dynamic shaping of your sounds modulation matrix
7. External control sources : shaping your sounds with playing techniques
8. Effects processors : polishing your sounds
9. Putting it all together : creating and refining your own synthesized sounds.