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Thursday, October 22nd, 2026 10:11 pm

Synth Glossary

Analog Synthesis:
This term is normally used to refer to the tradional synthesis model used by analog synthesizers in the 1970s. It is also known as subtractive synthesis. It involves oscillators, the outputs of which are mixed together and fed into a filter (where certain frequencies are subtracted) after which they are fed through an amplifier. The amplifier and filter are normally also driven by envelope generators....

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With todays technology it is now possible to recreate all the sounds that the classic analog synths gave us.

Only now we are not limited to poor midi specs and hugely overpriced, secondhand equipment. Not only do these time-machines create the old familar sounds they can also let us create new and exciting sounds with the ease of analog programming.

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