Synthesist and logarithms

Reason #1: These avant-garde composers were pioneers of using synthesized electronic sound, motivated by their desire to create new sounds which did NOT sound like any traditionally instrument. This defined the purpose of the first synthesizers as a set of tools to sculpt sound colors (formally called “timbres”) in new an interesting ways.

The ESsc2 in Logic has a rarely found parameter called CBD (Constant Beat Detuning), that compensates for this logarithmic predicament and artificially keeps the beat consistent regardless of what note or frequency is played. The intensity of the effect can be set as well. 5. Unison

We bring the Research Synthesis Series to BMC Biology to promote meta-analyses, other research syntheses including meta-research studies, and research synthesis methodologies in biology, facilitating their dissemination to broader communities.

But every synth of even moderate complexity may present a parameter or two that you typically gloss over or neglect. Or, you may flip a switch or turn a dial and like the result, so you may not even care what’s happening under the hood.