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Behind the Synth: DX7 Retrospective

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Nate and Blake head back to the 80s with the DX7 in this episode of Behind the Synth.
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Synths 1974: DX1 vs. MONTAGE with Blake Angelos and Katsunori Ujiie (Japanese)

Check out Blake's and Ujiie's comparison of the legendary DX1 to MONTAGE and FM-X.
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Behind the Synth Episode 004: Manny Fernandez and the SY99

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Check out the latest Behind the Synth epidsode featuring sound design guru Manny Fernandez!
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Superbooth 2019: Hans-Peter Henkel with MONTAGE, Seaboard Rise 49 and Camelot Pro

Check out this great demonstration of pure FM-X Synthesis in MONTAGE using a ROLi Seaboard Rise 49 and Camelot Pro.
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Building a Song on Reface DX

Check out how Anders Enger Jensen made his song "Reface My DX" at Thomann Synth Reactor 2019!
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SynthBits: Chrome Explosion! Anders Enger Jensen at Thomann Synth Reactor

YouTuber Anders Enger Jensen takes us back to the 80s!
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SynthBits: Anders Enger Jensen and Paolo Di Nicolantonio Jam With MODX and TR-8S

Check out this cool video from Thomann Synth Reactor!

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Winter NAMM 2019: Interview with Don Lewis and Dr. John Chowning

We conclude our FM week with a very special interview with two legends.
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The FM-X Development Story

Development of FM Synthesis from the beginning to the MONTAGE and MODX.

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Winter NAMM 2019: Interview with FM-Xpert Manny Fernandez

FM Week continues! Check out our Winter NAMM 2019 interview with Manny Fernandez.
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SynthBits: Dave Bristow on the First DX7 Presets

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We continue our FM week at YamahaSynth with a cool anecdote from Dave Bristow, one of the original programmers of the DX7. 
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Winter NAMM 2019: reface DX and DTronics DT-RDX

This week is all about FM Synthesis at YamahaSynth! Check out this discussion and demonstration of the reface DX and the DTronics DT-RDX controller.
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Manny's FM-Xpert #5: “Everybody’s Doin’ the Knob-O-Motion”

Dr. Manny Fernandez's epic 5 part series ends with cool Super Knob programming tips and one last pun. 
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Synthbits: The Brackett, MODX and Nintendo Switch

Check out this cool video by Scott Brackett jamming with the MODX and a Nintendo SwitchTM!
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Manny's FM-Xpert #4: "The Envelope(s), Please"

Last month FM-Xpert Manny Fernandez showed us that he's pretty good at math in article 3, "It's Just a Phase, Man". This month he shows how envelope generators affect an FM-X sound and require much less math!
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Manny's FM-Xpert #3: "It's Just a Phase, Man. "

FM Synthesis Grandmaster Dr. Manny Fernandez's third article in the "FM-Xpert" series is his most advanced yet. Are you ready to snatch the pebble from the Grandmaster's hand? Then enter the FM-Xpert temple and begin the training...
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Manny's FM-Xpert #2: "I'm Fixing a Hole Where the Timbre is Thin..."

The second article in Manny Fernandez's FM-Xpert series continues with a great study in filling out an FM-X sound. This advanced tutorial will help you add fullness and detail to FM-X sounds in your MONTAGE and MODX!
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Manny's FM-Xpert #1: "Acoustic Eccentricities and Stuff"

Ready for some next level FM-X programming? Let FM-Xpert programmer Manny Fernandez show you the way!
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Mastering MODX: An FM-X Exploration, Part IV

In Part 4 of "Mastering MODX: An FM-X Exploration" we take what we've learned in Parts I-III and bring it all together!
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Mastering MODX: An FM-X Exploration, Part II

Real time control over FM is one of the cool features of MODX. Part II of "Mastering MODX: An FM-X Exploration" begins where Part I left off and dives deeper into the details of real time control MODX mastery.
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