Guitar Effects

Synthesizers can be either analog or digital. They can also synthesize sounds in different ways, such as: subtractive, additive, FM, sample-based, vector, wavetable, spectral, granular, and physical-modelling.

Some of the best beginner synthesizers are made by Arturia, Korg, Yamaha, and Roland; all which have a number of affordable and intuitive products for those starting out.

Hardware synths sound different to digital synths. Some people prefer this sound, but it is hard to say whether one type is 'better' than the other.

Monophonic synths can only play one note at a time. Polyphonic synthesizers can play multiple notes at once - for example, if a synth has 8-note polyphony then it is capable of playing chords formed with up to 8 notes.