Recently, I have been getting into understanding synths and digital music production as they are at the intersection of my many hobbies (music, modeling, programming, electronics). It is a fascinating area, but also very demanding due to interdisciplinarity (and the gear is bloody expensive).

I wish I had the time and skill to read the whole 180 pages of your dissertation with full understanding, but I will spend some time with it. I like some of your diagrams already!