Synthesis concepts

3 ways to alter a soundwave Explains the underlying concepts of sound manipulation

Synthesis types Overviews of subtractive, additive, FM, Granular, Phase Distortion, Physical Modeling etc

Polyphony & voices Keyboards and voices explained

Subtractive (analogue) synthesis

Subtractive (analogue) synthesis
In depth explanation

Emulating real instruments with subtractive synthesis . Test your knowledge.

Patch sheets

So, you own an old monophonic analogue subtractive synth and you need to record your sound setups. Click here for a free subtractive synth patch sheet (pdf) which you can download and print out.

Research articles

Synthesisers - Interface design and development Article by Paul Hazel which discusses and evaluates the design and implementation of synthesiser control and performance interfaces

Plug-ins versus hardware

A list of pros and cons to help you decide.