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One reason the x86 PC became the dominant game platform in the early 1990s was the availability of affordable sound cards like the AdLib and Sound Blaster. These provided a quantum leap in sound qu… ...

As such, many of the iconic synthesizers of the era are present on Thriller, including the Yamaha CS-80, Sequential Prophet-5, Roland Jupiter-8, Minimoog, ARP 2600, E-mu Emulator I, Synclavier II and ...

Patrick LeMieux (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) The world of sound fascinates Patrick LeMieux, an associate professor of cinema and digital media who researches, teaches and makes games at UC Davis.

Create sounds with movement, layering and drama that you won’t quite believe. MusicRadar. How to master modulation and make ...

Discover the best synth VSTs that sound great and are easy to use. Choose from the top analogue, wavetable, sample and free synths as well!

Just as punk almost killed synth music after disco (until new wave melded the punk ethos with the electronic sound), a backlash against the robotic plasticky homogenous sounds of 80s pop led to a ...

One of the easiest and most effective ways to liven any synth sound up is to bring in some detuning between your core ...

Meta’s AI music generator could be the new synthesizer — or just muzak. The new open-source AI models can make sounds entirely based on a text prompt.