Preset count is the number every synth bank leads with, and it's the wrong one. A deep dive into modulation depth — rate diversity, modulation amount, and cross-parameter coupling — and why fifty deeply-programmed patches often outlast five hundred shallow ones.
Producers tend to specialize in either continuous, analog-style modulation or fractured, granular texture, treating them as opposing philosophies. A look at why Audio Damage's Continua and Quanta actually work best as collaborators, not competitors, and what each one brings that the other can't.
