FM Synthesis Explained with Memes

We can all agree that FM Synthesis sounds lovely, and we owe it largely to the work of John Chowning. What better way to explain and demonstrate this intricate and enigmatic synthesis type than through the medium of memes, courtesy of Audio Pilz... who else, right? Prepare for a tonal tour de force explaining all things operators, and find out more here:

Hey everybody, in this video we are going to tackle the final boss of sound synthesis - Frequency Modulation AKA FM. There is plenty of great content on that topic out there but chances are it will cure your insomnia instead of teaching you the ins and outs of this timelessly dated sound generation technique so I'll try to explain it with MEMES. 00:00 Introduction 00:23 History of FM Synthesis 02:45 Which Synth you should use 03:13 FM Synth Basics 06:08 More Complex FM Synthesizers , Algorithms, Feedback 08:27 Why FM was/is used 08:47 Refine FM Patches (Keyscaling, LFO, FX,...) 09:24 How FM has evolved since 1983 09:45 Analyse the most Meme-worthy FM Patches 11:26 Outro

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