FM synthesis (short for “frequency modulation synthesis”) became all the rage with the release of the DX7 synthesizer. Yet people tend to point out that what this synth implemented was in fact not FM synthesis, but PM (phase modulation) synthesis. So it stands to reason to ask: what does this change? is there any difference at all? Read on for some insights – from pure math to actual synthesizer applications.

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