Heavy modulation of oscillator pitch or filter cutoff can sound a little over-the-top if applied to the entire duration of a sound. Many synths allow a ‘fade in’ to be applied to modulation routings ...

Manipulating the pitch of synth drums, particularly toms, can throw up all sorts of interesting sounds. Route velocity to pitch or select alternative (non-chromatic) tuning scales. Sometimes you’ll ...

Cakewalk's top-end synthesizers have become some of the most highly regarded synthesizers in the industry and Cakewalk Synthesizers: From Presets To Power User is the only book to focus strictly on ...

PWM is the brainchild of Paul Whittington who, besides the name, bestows the company with a wealth of music-related product design experience. The brand's products so far have very much been a ...