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 to learn the fundamentals of synthesis, analogue is the best place to start. These machines form the basis for the way that almost every other type of synthesizer operates, so an ...

"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 ...

Based on a phase-refining technique that provides acombination of fast switching and low phase noise, the QuickSyn FSW-0020frequency synthesizer from Phase Matrix offers expanded coverage from 0.2 ...

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, ...

Since the launch of the iPhone App Store, there have been a ton of cool iPhone Apps launching every day. One of the latest and most exciting apps, which will hit the App Store later this month, is the ...