The Fundamentals of Synthesizer Programming provides an introduction onhow to program a synthesizer for creating music in the studio and on stage. Used as a textbook for theintroductory electronic music course at the Department of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee StateUniversity, it covers the components and controls, of both hardware and software synthesizers, that areused to create a patch on a typical synth. Concepts are explained thoroughly with block diagramming, andpractical examples are given with Reason Studios Subtractor and a Moog Voyager.