As was the case with Yamaha's own recent hardware FM offering, the Reface DX, having surface level access to algorithm changes is a great tool for quickly changing the nature of sounds on the fly. To ...

One of the things that may have held back your sound design aspirations is just how complex soft synths can look. Sometimes this is done deliberately – developers want their creations to look ...

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 ...

First up, an operator is just an oscillator with another name. The difference between an oscillator in subtractive synthesis and an operator in FM is simply that an operator doesn't necessarily ...

The folks at Google's Magenta project have unveiled a hardware interface for an algorithm-based synthesizer that uses a deep neural network to generate completely new sounds. Musicians drag a finger ...

With three operators, no algorithms and a morphing filter, Pivot aims to make FM user-friendly – and you can try a Lite version for free When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

What do you get when you cross a sitar, a marimba, a dog and a car? Allow Google's neural synthesiser to play it to you, with hundreds of variations in timbre, pitch and tone. The company's new ...

Anyone who has ever played a game recently is well aware of the dramatic improvements made in visual realism. On the flip side, the lag in audio realism has hindered the potential for true ...