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Articles dealing with sound design and field recording are going to be added here from February 2027 on.

How does the ARP 2600's Prancing Raindrops patch combine ring modulation, Sample & Hold, oscillator cross-modulation and internally triggered envelopes to generate a continuously changing sequence without playing the keyboard?

A patch that plays itself

The ARP 2600 Patch Book contains a… read more

How can you create and blend synthetic trumpet and French horn sounds on the ARP 2600 using a sawtooth oscillator, the low-pass filter, ADSR envelope and different audio signal paths?

Learning the ARP 2600 by analysing patches

The ARP 2600 is an iconic synthesizer, and there is no shortage… read more

What modulation sources, LFO modes, envelopes, filters, effects and performance controls does Cherry Audio Harmonia offer, and how can they be combined for expressive and evolving synthesizer sounds?

Harmonia is more than an oscillator concept

The ability to combine eight frequency layers… read more

How can you use Harmonia's Initial Level, Center and Width controls with LFO modulation to create evolving spectral movement and changing timbres?

From a static spectrum to a changing sound

One of the most interesting aspects of Cherry Audio's Harmonia is not simply that we can combine… read more

How does Cherry Audio Harmonia work, and how does its combination of eight frequency layers, sampled waveforms, harmonic ratios and semitone tuning relate to additive synthesis?

A different way to think about additive synthesis

Cherry Audio's Harmonia is one of my go-to synthesizers when I… read more

Articles concerning recording and production and tape are going to be published here from Februar 2027 on.

Articles concerning MIDI and Routing are going to be published here from Februar 2027 on.

Articles concerning hybrid music studios and hybrid music production are going to be published here from Februar 2027 on.

What defines ambient music? Explore Brian Eno’s original concept, the history of ambient music, and how diverse subgenres such as Dark Ambient, Ambient Techno and Acid Ambient relate to its origins.

Does ambient music even exist?

Is ambient music a genuine musical genre, with identifiable… read more