Suzanne Ciani — Electronic Musician, Composer, Sound Designer
I find it interesting that, while her instruments are newer and she has embraced a workflow that incorporates both Buchla modular synths and computer and iPad apps, her core approach to creation remains as it was nearly 50 years ago.
Some [Over]simplified Science of Sound Synthesis – Ring Modulation
![Some [Over]simplified Science of Sound Synthesis – Ring Modulation](https://i0.wp.com/gerenm.net/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2021-08-15-120300.png?resize=1140%2C641&ssl=1 "Some [Over]simplified Science of Sound Synthesis – Ring Modulation")
Following a recent Discord discussion of Ring Modulation in sound synthesis, I put together a little video demonstration of the something called “ring modulation.” In synthesizers, this is a method of using one audio source to modify, or modulate, another. It’s also the basis of amplitude modulation. Think AM radio. It’s also the basis of…