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The Roland TR-77: history and features of monophonic an… - Pandora's box
Learning
This week, in our non-linear micro-series of "retro-tests," we take a look at that venerable monophonic drum machine, the Roland TR-77. The first product ever designed by the famous Japanese brand, t…
12/26/24
The polyphonic keyboard emblematic of the sixties - History of the Mellotron
Learning
Paul McCartney and the Gallagher brothers all play it. But while the existence of the famous tape keyboard has had a profound effect on the history of English rock, it is in the United States that th…
10/21/24
Brief guide to guitar synths - A synth in my guitar
Learning
The '80s revival that has taken hold of pop culture seems to not have an end. And, obviously, music hasn't escaped this phenomenon, to the benefit of one instrument: the synthesizer. A fact that make…
02/08/18
The top analog synths - The community's favorite analog synths
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Today we continue with the top lists of 2017 and the time has come to present the community's favorite analog synths!
12/23/17
All You Need to Know About Sound Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 30
Learning
Dear friends, the time has come to say goodbye, at least regarding this article series. This last article is a sort of summary of what we've seen throughout the series, which I hope has been useful.
07/29/15
The Trautonium and the Theremin - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 29
Learning
In the previous article we discovered two amazing instruments, the Ondes Martenot and the Ondioline. In this, the second-to-last installment of this series, I invite you to discover two even more ama…
07/21/15
The Ondes Martenot and the Ondioline - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 28
Learning
As I mentioned in the previous article, I want to end this series by reviewing some rather extraordinary instruments.
07/12/15
Stochastic and Graphic Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 27
Learning
Graphic and stochastic synthesis are not very widely used and, yet, they are quite interesting. Let's see why...
06/30/15
Formant and Linear Arithmetic Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 26
Learning
This time around, I invite you to discover two unusual forms of sound synthesis: Formant and linear arithmetic synthesis.
06/10/15
Pulsar and Phase Distortion Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 25
Learning
We are slowly coming to the end of this series!
05/19/15
Applications of Physical Modeling Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 24
Learning
Today we'll finish reviewing the different types of physical modeling synthesis and move on to how it has been implemented.
05/05/15
Physical Modeling Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 23
Learning
After having explored synthesis methods that have opened the doors to the most extravagant worlds of sound, today I invite you to tread a more conventional path: The artificial reproduction of well-k…
04/21/15
The Frequency Spectrum in FM Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 22
Learning
In the previous article you learned that FM synthesis allows the creation of harmonically rich sounds. Today we'll see what that means in terms of frequency spectrum....
04/08/15
Frequency Modulation or FM Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 21
Learning
In the fifteenth article of this series, I briefly mentioned FM while introducing the different forms of synthesis. Now, the time has finally come to discuss it, but before we do that I must first ta…
04/01/15
The Different Forms of Granular Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 20
Learning
In the previous article we introduced the concept of granular synthesis. Today we'll take a look at the different applications for it.
03/25/15
An introduction to Granular Synthesis - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 19
Learning
In the two previous articles we looked at the principle behind sample-based synthesis. Among other things, this allowed us to establish that, thanks to digital technology, the frontiers between the d…
03/18/15
Sampling: Wavetables - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 18
Learning
In the previous article, we took a first look at sampling, from the point of view of Pulse Code Modulation (PCM). In this installment we'll study wavetables and sample banks.
03/11/15
Sample-Based Synthesis ─ Bit by Bit - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 17
Learning
Some people might think it's weird to see sampling considered as a type of synthesis. Indeed, throughout this series of articles, I've been telling you all the time about the creation of sounds "from…
02/25/15
Additive Synthesis ─ Give me more! - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 16
Learning
In the previous article we saw what subtractive synthesis, the most widespread method of synthetic sound creation, is all about and we saw that it's based on the sound production and manipulation mod…
02/18/15
Subtractive Synthesis: Straight to the point - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 15
Learning
Dear friends, now that we've become acquainted with the main components used, it's about time we get familiar with the main forms of sound synthesis. Oh, yes, there are several!
02/10/15
More Basic Synth Effects - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 14
Learning
In this article we'll take it from where we left off last week and continue exploring the main effects you can find on a synth.
02/04/15
Synth Effects - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 13
Learning
The previous two installments delved into the magical world of MIDI, including its modes, messages, and parameters. Now, in this and the following articles we'll take a look at the effects types that…
01/28/15
Understanding MIDI Modes and Messages - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 12
Learning
After having discovered the MIDI standard in our last installment, let's now have a more detailed look into it.
01/20/15
Introduction to the MIDI standard - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 11
Learning
In the previous article, we saw how the evolution of polyphony required ─ and, hence, lead to ─ the introduction of computing in the design of sound synthesis devices. We also saw that the arrival of…
01/13/15
Polyphony, Paraphony and Multitimbrality - Sound synthesis, sound design and audio processing - Part 10
Learning
In the previous article we saw how a voice is defined in sound synthesis and how it can gather several oscillators without that necessarily meaning that the synthesizer in question is polyphonic.
01/07/15

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