Modulation is fundamental to electronic communications. The modulating signal might be analog in nature (voice or music) or digital bit streams. Most modern communication systems are digital, using ...

In our recent feature on tremolo, we described how a valve can be configured to create a low-frequency oscillator (LFO) that can modulate amplitude. You can’t actually hear the oscillator itself, ...

“There is nothing new under the sun” is a phrase proclaimed in Ecclesiastes. We are at the brink of converting radio and television broadcasting over to digital yet the theories behind these systems ...

A signal generator, a general-purpose piece of test equipment, performs numerous measurements for a variety of applications requiring electromagnetic wave signals as stimuli. Its roots trace back to ...

Buchla EASEL COMMAND is a new modular analog synthesizer Created to provide musicians with an evolution of the legendary modular analog synthesizer by Don Buchla. Launched via Kickstarter this week ...

Since I was an analog/RF circuit designer for 16 years and an apps engineer for 23 years after that, I feel designer’s pain in trying to meet demanding release schedules for their systems while still ...

Three years ago, Korg announced an affordable polyphonic analog synthesizer called the minilogue. Now, ahead of the NAMM 2019 music industry expo, the company has revealed the next generation model – ...