Reader Michael Hunter shared this new interview, for EMEAPP, with Dr John Chowning, the developer of the FM synthesis algorithm in the late 1960s.
This was licensed to Yamaha, which featured FM synthesis in synthesizers like the Yamaha DX7, one of the most influential synthesizer in history.
Video Summary:
“The advent of digital FM synthesis changed the trajectory of modern music production and performance. This inaugural episode of EMEAPP Interviews: focuses on the life and work of composer and innovator John Chowning who discovered and developed this concept.
Join us as Mike Hunter spends some quality time with John discussing how it all came about, it might not be what you expect!”
This episode of Knobs & Switches offers a review of the Behringer MS-5 keyboard, an inexpensive knockoff of the classic Roland Sh-5, from 1976.
The review offers an overview of the Behringer MS-5, lots of audio demos, and the synth’s pros and cons.
On the positive side, the review praises the Behringer’s sound, the instrument’s affordability and some design changes that make the instrument more compatible with modern standards. On the negative side, the review takes issue with Behringer’s build quality, noting that the instrument reviewed already has same some build issue, and the lack of customer support from Behringer after two months.
