News broke this week that audio technology company Sound Particles has released a free eBook called How to Program a Synth, "for musicians who want to deepen their understanding of synthesizers.

We know what you're thinking: another day, another free synth plugin, right? Software-based music-makers may be spoiled for choice these days, but this one's worth a moment of your time. Not for its ...

Physical modelling is one of the most fascinating techniques in the modern synthesist's arsenal. By using complex algorithms to simulate the acoustic properties of physical objects, the process ...