Manny Fernandez has been involved with sound programming and synthesizer development for over 30 years. Initially self taught on an ARP Odyssey and Sequential Pro-One, he also studied academically on Buchla modular systems in the early 80’s. With that solid background in analog synthesis, he then dove into digital systems with release of the original DX7. Along with his aftermarket programming for Sound Source Unlimited, he is well known for his factory FM programming work on Yamaha’s DX7II, SY77, SY99, FS1R and DX200 as well as the VL1 and VL70 physical modeling synthesizers.

With the release of RefaceDx and Montage, Manny has contributed many FM synthesis programming tutorials on YamahaSynth.com. In addition, he has been a frequent guest on the Behind The Synth podcast series, sharing his insights of the development process of many of Yamaha’s significant digital synthesizers.