{"id":144375,"date":"2024-08-28T22:23:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T03:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/?p=144375"},"modified":"2024-08-28T22:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T03:24:05","slug":"dr-john-chowning-interview-on-the-origin-of-fm-synthesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/content\/2024\/08\/28\/dr-john-chowning-interview-on-the-origin-of-fm-synthesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr John Chowning Interview On The Origin Of FM Synthesis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EMEAPP Interviews:  JOHN CHOWNING\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oe8-qvN-vuI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Reader <strong>Michael Hunter<\/strong> shared this new interview, for EMEAPP, with <strong>Dr. John Chowning<\/strong>, the developer of the FM synthesis algorithm in the late 1960s.<\/p>\n<p>This was licensed to <strong>Yamaha<\/strong>, which featured FM synthesis in synthesizers like the <strong>Yamaha DX7<\/strong>, one of the most influential synthesizer in history.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yamaha-dx7-fm-synthesizer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-144437\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yamaha-dx7-fm-synthesizer-728x410.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yamaha-dx7-fm-synthesizer-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yamaha-dx7-fm-synthesizer-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yamaha-dx7-fm-synthesizer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yamaha-dx7-fm-synthesizer-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.synthtopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yamaha-dx7-fm-synthesizer.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8220;The advent of digital FM synthesis changed the trajectory of modern music production and performance. 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