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Moog Music Explores the Sonic Frontier: FM, AM and Harmonic Alchemy

Moog Music’s official channel continues its educational odyssey with Lesson 6 of ‘Synthesizing with Moog’, this time plunging headfirst into the world of carriers, modulators, and the wild textures they can conjure. The video, hosted by Chris Miller, unpacks the mechanics and musicality of Frequency Modulation (FM), Amplitude Modulation (AM), and the creation of harmonics through both classic and creative means. Expect a blend of historical nods, hands-on patching, and a gentle nudge to break the rules. If you’ve ever wondered how a triangle wave can become a snarling beast or what happens when you push an LFO into audio

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