production

The FM Synth Sound and Where It Went 4 min read

• Electronic
• Music Production & Producers
• Pop

The FM Synth Sound and Where It Went

Kit Hargreaves 4 hours ago

Frequency modulation produced tones subtractive synthesis could not, and it was almost impossible to programme.... Read More

The Arpeggiator, and How to Hear It 4 min read

• Electronic
• Music Production & Producers
• Pop

The Arpeggiator, and How to Hear It

Kit Hargreaves 4 hours ago

A held chord played back as a pattern. Simple, mechanical, and responsible for a great deal of the genre.... Read More

Presets Are Not Cheating 4 min read

• Electronic
• Music Technology & Innovation
• Pop

Presets Are Not Cheating

Will Lisil 4 hours ago

Factory sounds appear on an enormous share of the canon, and the objection misunderstands what a preset is.... Read More

The Drum Machines That Built Genres 4 min read

• Electronic
• Pop

The Drum Machines That Built Genres

Kit Hargreaves 4 hours ago

Specific machines produced specific genres, largely because of what they could not do.... Read More

Why Synths Took Over Film Scoring 3 min read

• Cinematic
• Electronic
• Pop

Why Synths Took Over Film Scoring

Kit Hargreaves 4 hours ago

Cost, control and the ability to sustain a note forever.... Read More

Hyperpop and the Maximalist Turn 4 min read

• Electronic
• Music Discussion & Analysis
• Pop

Hyperpop and the Maximalist Turn

Kit Hargreaves 4 hours ago

Pushing every production value past the comfortable point, on purpose.... Read More

Sidechain Is Not the Only Way to Make Space 4 min read

• Electronic
• Music Production & Producers
• Pop

Sidechain Is Not the Only Way to Make Space

Will Lisil 4 hours ago

Ducking is the loudest solution to a problem arrangement usually solves better.... Read More