Hi Andy,

well, PM isn't reacting on DC-Offset, while FM does with pitch
shifts, unless you decouple it. I think that's the most important
difference from the sounddesign side, what can be solved by for
instance adding a HP filter to the FM input...

Other than that, the following link might be helpfull...

http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/audio/misc/pm-intro

...Summa


On 26 Oct 2006 at 21:19, Andrew Mylko wrote:

> Hello,
>
> This is my first post here, so let me start off by saying, thank you for
exisisting! I look
> forward to some great exchanges with the list. I am a synth novice, but I'm
dedicated, and
> excited because I feel I'm discovering my life passion... synthesis, sound,
music and dance!
>
> And now to a question...
>
> I have been trying to learn FM, especially the math, and I was wondering if
anyone could offer
> some light on what Integrals have to do with distinguishing PM and FM? Why is
the Integral
> needed for *true* FM synthesis, and yet most texts I read say that PM and FM
are basically
> the same thing?
>
> I don't know calculus, yet, so if anyone offer advice in layman's terms I
would greatly
> appreciate it.
>
> Thanks!
> Andy
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>


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