Frequency Modulation (or FM) synthesis is a simple and powerful method for creating and controlling complex spectra, introduced by John Chowning of Stanford University around 1973. In its simplest ...

If you're looking for aggressive movement and interest in your bass parts, frequency modulation synthesis is well worth exploring When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

"Where did all the knobs and sliders go?" It's no wonder that Yamaha's DX7 (and little brother DX9) caused such an upset when they were released in 1983. Gone were all the familiar controls, being ...

FM synthesis can be notoriously tricky. For all the success of Yamaha's DX7 in the 1980s, its bafflingly mathematical system of operators and algorithms, and the seemingly endless parameter menus, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. First released in 2017, the original Digitone was a multitimbral synthesizer that made use of a ...