Equipment

Synthesizers : types of synthesizers / synthesis

There are two major kinds of synthesizers, analog and digital.

There are also many different kinds of synthesis methods, each applicable to both analog and digital synthesizers. These techniques tend to be mathematically related, especially frequency modulation and phase modulation.

• Subtractive synthesis
• Additive synthesis
• Granular synthesis
• Wavetable synthesis
• Frequency modulation synthesis
• Phase distortion synthesis
• Physical modelling synthesis
• Digital sampling

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