Formant, The Elektor Music Synthesizer (1)

This article is the introduction to a series of articles describing `Formant`, the Elektor music synthesiser. This is an instrument of advanced specification that bears comparison with many commercially available synthesisers, but at a fraction of the cost. As synthesisers are something of a mystery to many people this article will serve as a general introduction to them, as well as describing the basic principles of Formant.