A system for generating complex waveforms or sounds by combining basic waveforms or sampled sounds prior to further processing with filters and envelope shapers.
The principle of additive synthesis is that a basic waveform can have further sine waves added to it to create a more complex tone.
The process of building up a sound by adding harmonic waveshapes to a fundamental.
February 2007 (UTC)Amthony CrawfordAdditive synthesis is a technique of audio synthesis which creates musical timbre.