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Oral history of John Chowning, inventor of FM synthesis [video]

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  1. poulpy123 · · focus · HN ↗
    I can't really understand FM synthesis. Subtractive synthesis is ok, it's just basic signal processing, but for FM I understand the concept but not how you are supposed to predict the sound when it's modulation of modulation of modulation of a carrier wave
    1. someonebaggy · · focus · HN ↗
      You don't, you just play with it until it sounds good.
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