The real differences are drift, filter behaviour and aliasing. Most of the rest is folklore.... Read More
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Why Synth-Pop Keeps Coming Back
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Roughly every fifteen years, and the cycle has a mechanism rather than being fashion alone.... Read More
Presets Are Not Cheating
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Factory sounds appear on an enormous share of the canon, and the objection misunderstands what a preset is.... Read More
Hyperpop and the Maximalist Turn
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Pushing every production value past the comfortable point, on purpose.... Read More

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