When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Harmonia is equipped with two sample-based oscillators, each of which can generate up to eight ...

Unlike subtractive synthesis – the kind found on most analogue synths, where you start with a harmonically rich waveform and remove frequencies using filters – additive synthesis builds from the ...

Additive synthesis, the conceptual opposite of subtractive synthesis, is theoretically capable of producing acoustic instrument emulations that are indistinguishable from the real thing - and indeed, ...

For his final project in [Bruce Land]’s microcontroller design class, [Mark] set out to make a decently-sized synth that sounds good. We think you’ll agree that he succeeded in spades. Don’t let those ...

As technology continues to evolve, synthesizers have become the most versatile instruments in the studio, with all sorts of sounds and effects right at your fingertips. Not only are new synthesizers ...

When Arturia’s Pigments synth launched back in 2018, it was already built on pretty solid foundations. Combining elements of wavetable and virtual analogue synthesis, the original Pigments took much ...

Korg has already made several announcements ahead of NAMM 2024, and now the company’s back with a refresh of its popular Opsix FM synthesizer. The Opsix mk II still offers an approachable entryway ...

Software sound synthesis (SWSS) has an honorable lineage in the history of computers. Early experiments in digital sound synthesis took place at the famous Bell Labs, where a team of researchers ...

When surveying today's synthesis landscape, to say that we’re spoiled for choice would be a serious understatement. On the hardware front it's like the 1970s all over again, with historic names such ...