{"id":14000,"date":"2020-12-18T22:43:58","date_gmt":"2020-12-19T03:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=14000"},"modified":"2024-07-16T16:15:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T20:15:25","slug":"difference-between-synthesis-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/difference-between-synthesis-types\/","title":{"rendered":"The difference between subtractive, additive, FM, and wavetable synthesis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In its purest form, synthesis is the process of using electronics to create a soundwave from scratch, and then manipulating its characteristics.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of the recent release of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Arturia's V Collection 8 on Rent-to-Own, (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/38946150-v-collection-8-vst-au-by-arturia\" target=\"_blank\">Arturia&#8217;s V Collection 8 on Rent-to-Own,<\/a> in the video above we walked through four of the most common forms of synthesis (<strong>subtractive<\/strong>, <strong>additive<\/strong>, <strong>FM<\/strong>, and <strong>wavetable<\/strong>) that you&#8217;re likely to come across when using synths. Each of these may be terms that you&#8217;ve heard before, but unless you take the time to intentionally learn about each method, it may be challenging to articulate their differences. In the video, we not only discuss what each form of synthesis is on a conceptual level, but also listen to each and explore how they&#8217;re applied in modern productions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have any questions about a particular form of synthesis? What concepts do you want to see us break down next? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Explore the rich world of synthesis yourself with Arturia&#8217;s V Collection 8:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/38946150-v-collection-8-vst-au-by-arturia\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Try V Collection 8 for free<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about four of the most common (but often confused) types of synthesis, and how they&#8217;re applied to modern productions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":14002,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1846,1696],"tags":[1677,1641,333,1473,666,1686],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The difference between subtractive, additive, FM, and wavetable synthesis - Blog | Splice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about four of the most common (but often confused) types of synthesis, and how they&#039;re applied to modern productions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/difference-between-synthesis-types\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The difference between subtractive, additive, FM, and wavetable synthesis - Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about four of the most common (but often confused) types of synthesis, and how they&#039;re applied to modern productions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/difference-between-synthesis-types\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blog | Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Splice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-12-19T03:43:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-07-16T20:15:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Difference_Between_Synths_BlogPost.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nick Chen\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@splice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@splice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nick Chen\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/difference-between-synthesis-types\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/difference-between-synthesis-types\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Nick Chen\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/006da68db2cca36c1730e68e67130d39\"},\"headline\":\"The difference between subtractive, additive, FM, and wavetable synthesis\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-12-19T03:43:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-07-16T20:15:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/difference-between-synthesis-types\/\"},\"wordCount\":182,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/difference-between-synthesis-types\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Difference_Between_Synths_BlogPost.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"arturia\",\"intermediate\",\"plugins\",\"rent-to-own\",\"synth\",\"v collection\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Sound Design\",\"Tips &amp; 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