He was also known for his work with Sound Source Unlimited and their many sound libraries.Īround 2005 Manny returned to programming to explore advanced FM techniques for the last 15 years he’s been hacking every nook and cranny of the AFM implementation within the SY99, exploring the interactions of operator phase, multiple patchable feedback loops and ‘zero frequency” waveshaping. Way back in the '90s, he also did development and factory programming work for Kurzweil (K2000), Kawai (K1, K4, K5), Korg (Wavestation, O/1W), Alesis (Quadrasynth), Ensoniq (TS10), Peavey (DPM3) and E-mu (Proteus 2000). More recently he has been working with the Reface DX and Montage, doing development work for the various Montage firmware and feature updates, including the new real-time FM ‘SmartMorph’ AI control of multiple FM parameters. He says he was “really fortunate” to be with Yamaha through their glory years of developing new synthesis technologies in the DX7II, SY77/99, VL1 & VP1, EX5, AN1x and FS1R. Manny has been heavily involved in development and programming for Yamaha and is best known for his FM and Physical Modelling work. With that solid background in analog synthesis, he transitioned into digital synthesis with the release of the original DX7. Initially self taught on an ARP Odyssey and Sequential Pro-One, he also studied academically on Buchla modular systems in the early 1980s. More recently he has been working with the Reface DX, Montage and MODX.ġ7:44 - How did you get to work with Yamaha?ĭr Manny Fernandez has been involved with sound programming and synthesizer development for over 30 years. Dr Manny Fernandez has been heavily involved in development and programming for Yamaha and is best known for his FM and Physical Modelling work through their glory years of new synthesis technologies in the DX7II, SY77/99, VL1, VP1, EX5, AN1x and FS1R.