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through-zero FM

How can you patch Kitchen Sink and Pigeon Plink in VCV Rack for evolving FM sounds, feedback loops, ratio modulation and generative sequences?

Introduction: FM as a patching system

Kitchen Sink and Pigeon Plink are especially interesting when you stop treating frequency modulation as a… read more

What does the Kitchen Sink oscillator in VCV Rack do, and how can you combine linear FM, through-zero FM, exponential FM, feedback and wave folding?

Introduction: One oscillator, many ways to shape sound

An oscillator is often presented as a relatively simple sound source: choose a waveform… read more

What is the difference between linear FM, through-zero FM and exponential FM, and how do they affect the sound spectrum of a synthesizer?

FM Synthesis Explained: Linear FM, Through-Zero FM and Exponential FM

Frequency modulation is one of the most versatile ways to create complex sounds… read more

How does the Voltage Modular Zeroscillator work, and how can you use its linear FM, through-zero FM, exponential FM and wave-morphing functions?

The FM Universe: The Voltage Modular Zeroscillator Explained

The Zeroscillator is an unusually versatile oscillator for exploring frequency… read more