Yamaha Artist and film composer Michael Whalen is an award-winning composer of over 850 television and film scores along with thousands of commercial jingles. He is also a prolific recording artist with 38 albums to his credit and regular livestream performances. In fact, Michael’s has accumulated more that 800 million streams since 2015. Below is a short improvisation he recorded on his rare and mint DX-1 synthesizer.
Behind the Synth showcases the people bringing you Yamaha synthesizers. In this episode, Nate and Blake talk FM synthesis with renowned sound designer, Manny Fernandez. Manny has been involved with sound design and synthesizer development for over 30 years. His FM programming articles are among the most popular on YamahaSynth.com. Join us in the podcast below as Manny shares valuable tips on how to approach FM synthesis for more creative results.
Want to follow along? Login to Soundmondo and download Manny’s three MONTAGE/MODX Performances below:
MF SuitcaseEP5String
MF Sweet FMX Strings
MF BrassStuff FMXtra
Manny’s FM programming articles are among the most popular on YamahaSynth.com. Check out the links below:
Manny’s FM-Xplorations Series
Manny’s FM-Xpert Series
Manny’s Modulation Manifesto (for reface DX)
Behind the Synth: Manny Fernandez and the SY99
Behind the Synth: VL1 Retrospective with Manny Fernandez
Behind the Synth: Manny Fernandez and the DX7II
Behind the Synth: MONTAGE OS v3.5 Synth Chat