10 Facts About FM synthesis

Frequency modulation synthesis is a form of sound synthesis whereby the frequency of a waveform is changed by modulating its frequency with a modulator.

However, FM synthesis can be implemented digitally, which is more stable and became standard practice.

Digital FM synthesis was the basis of several musical instruments beginning as early as 1974.

FM synthesis had become the usual setting for games and software until the mid-nineties.

FM synthesis was developed in the 1960s at Stanford University, California, by John Chowning, who was trying to create sounds different from analog synthesis.

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FM synthesis's algorithm was licensed to Japanese company Yamaha in 1973.

FM synthesis was the basis of some of the early generations of digital synthesizers, most notably those from Yamaha, as well as New England Digital Corporation under license from Yamaha.

Casio developed a related form of FM synthesis called phase distortion FM synthesis, used in its CZ range of synthesizers.

However, well-developed FM synthesis options are a feature of Nord Lead synths manufactured by Clavia, the Alesis Fusion range, the Korg Oasys and Kronos and the Modor NF-1.

FM-X FM synthesis was introduced with the Yamaha Montage synthesizers in 2016.