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FM 101, Part Three: The Magic of Modulation

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Part Three of the FM 101 series is positively magical!
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FM 101, Part Two: The Basics

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Check out Part two of our FM101 Series by Howard Massey.
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FM 101, Part One: Discovering Digital FM...John Chowning Remembers

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Jerry Kovarsky chats with Dr. John Chowning, discoverer of the FM Algorithm.
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Behind the Synth: Ben Israel SynthChat

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Blake and Nate chat with Content, R&D manager, Ben Israel.
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Behind the Synth: Dave Polich Synth Chat

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Sound designer, keyboardist and producer Dave Polich is the guest. 
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Behind the Synth: Manny Fernandez OS v3.5 Synth Chat

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Manny and Nate discuss Smart Morph and MONTAGE OS v3.5.
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Tech Talk: MONTAGE FM Basics

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The basics of FM Synthesis was the topic for May 26 Tech Talk Live.
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Easy FM Programming Part 4: How to Make a Triple Oscillator Sound

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In Part 4 of the Easy FM Programming learn how to create cool detuned synth sound. 
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Behind the Synth: Manny Fernandez and the DX7II

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Manny discusses DX7II sound design work in this week's Behind the Synth.
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Easy FM Programming Part 3: How to Make a Great Bass Sound

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It's all about the bass in Part 3 of Easy FM!
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Easy FM Programming Part 2: How to Create a Fat Square Wave

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Get your odd harmonics on. 
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Easy FM Programming Part 1: How to Create a Filtered Sawtooth

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Jumpstart your FM synth programming.
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Scott Brackett: RSVP (Retro Synth Video Program) Part 3

The conclusion of Scott Brackett’s CX5M and C1 Music Computers exploration.
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Scott Brackett: RSVP (Retro Synth Video Program) Part 2

Part 2 of Scott's journey into the world of the CX5M and C1 Music Computers.
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Scott Brackett: RSVP (Retro Synth Video Program) Part 1

The Brackett is Backett with the RSVP Series!
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Manny's FM-Xpert #5: “Everybody’s Doin’ the Knob-O-Motion”

Dr. Manny Fernandez's epic 5 part series ends with cool Super Knob programming tips and one last pun. 
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Manny's FM-Xpert #4: "The Envelope(s), Please"

Last month FM-Xpert Manny Fernandez showed us that he's pretty good at math in article 3, "It's Just a Phase, Man". This month he shows how envelope generators affect an FM-X sound and require much less math!
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Manny's FM-Xpert #1: "Acoustic Eccentricities and Stuff"

Ready for some next level FM-X programming? Let FM-Xpert programmer Manny Fernandez show you the way!
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Manny's FM-Xplorations Article 5

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Welcome to the fifth and final article in the Manny Fernandez FM-Xplorations series! A longtime FM programmer who contributed sounds to the DX7II, SY77, SY99, FS1R, DX200 and reface DX, Manny has lots of tips and tricks to share in this highly informative series. So let's join him now . . .
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Manny's FM-Xplorations: Article 1

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Welcome to the first article in the Dr. Manny Fernandez FM-Xploration Series! A longtime FM programmer who contributed sounds for the DX7II, SY77, SY99 FS1R and DX200  - Manny Fernandez shares lots of tips and tricks in this highly informantive series.
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