How it started: a simple repair job on a Roland drum machine. How it ended: a scratch-built FM drum synth module that’s completely analog, and completely cool. [Moritz Klein]’s journey … ...

Frequency modulation in focus Frequency modulation (FM) synthesis was the first big digital synthesis technique that was used back in the late ’70s and early ’80s. At the core of frequency modulation ...

In a fortuitous turn of events software developers Inphonik decided to create their very own software version. RYM2612 is an accurate emulation of this FM classic, and in this tutorial we’re ...

Korg's Opsix is an approachable, hands-on FM synth The $900 Opsix doesn't sacrifice depth or features for ease of use, though.

I tested the Volca FM, which is based on the wildly influential Yamaha DX7 digital synth. Both use frequency modulation to create a "metallic" sound -- sort of as if your keyboard were attached to ...

With the launch of Pivot, plugin developer Fors aims to address this. Pitched as a ‘no-nonsense’ FM synthesizer, Pivot strips back the complexity usually associated with FM synths resulting in ...

In collaboration with Yamaha, the YM2612 FM synthesis chip was built, a cost-reduced sound engine similar to that in the famous DX7 synthesizer of the 1980s.

Back in the day (the 1990s) the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis consoles included a full on FM synth to produce their musical sounds. In a fortuitous turn of events software developers Inphonik decided to ...