Originally printed April 2003 — Before there were synthesizers in my house there were electronic music albums. Silver Apples of the Moon. Snowflakes Are Dancing. Switched On Bach. The cover…

The medieval cornett (not to be confused with the modern trumpet variant) was a pretty popular instrument if you go back 500 years or so. Every Renaissance ensemble had one….

At the birthday party of subtractive synthesis, resonance is the quarter you find under your slice of cake. By its very definition, subtractive synthesis leaves you with less than what…