Fundamentals of sound synthesis

Nowadays, different types of synthesis peacefully coexist not only in different types of synthesizers, but also, probably, in any modern device or program. Synthesized sounds are everywhere: in songs, commercials, cinema, wherever sound design is needed. Undoubtedly, many professionals will not be able to accurately distinguish «live» sound from synthesized sound, since even artificial sound will be as close as possible to the reference. Many subtractive synthesizers are equipped with an FM synthesis unit and have basic additive synthesis capabilities. Additive synthesizers and samplers, in turn, use filters and envelopes characteristic of subtractive synthesis, etc. Modular systems allow you to connect any components using a particular type of synthesis or sound processing.