# Synth Science > Electronic music production technique, grounded in psychoacoustics and signal theory. Synth Science explains production decisions — masking, loudness, stereo width, sidechain — in terms of how hearing actually works, and reviews the instruments and plugins that implement them. ## About this source - **Publisher:** Stéphane Sprauer - **Editorial stance:** Independent. We describe what the evidence shows, including when it is weak or contested. - **Evidence base:** 89 peer-reviewed citations, each linked to its PubMed record or DOI. - **Languages:** 42 European languages. Add a language prefix to any URL, e.g. `https://producerscience.com/de/`. - **Licence:** Content may be quoted with attribution to Synth Science (https://producerscience.com). - **Not medical advice:** Educational content only. ## How to cite this site > Synth Science. "". https://producerscience.com. Accessed . ## Home - [Synth Science](https://producerscience.com/): Masking, loudness, groove and synthesis explained through psychoacoustics and signal theory rather than through studio folklore. ## Mixing - [Auditory masking: why your mix sounds muddy](https://producerscience.com/mixing/): Spectral masking explained from the psychoacoustics literature, and what it implies for EQ, arrangement and mix decisions. - [What synthesis actually does](https://producerscience.com/synthesis/): Subtractive, FM and physical modelling synthesis as three answers to the same signal-processing question. ## Groove - [Syncopation, microtiming and why a groove works](https://producerscience.com/groove/): Research on syncopation, microtiming deviations and low-frequency amplitude in the sensation of groove and the urge to move. ## Loudness - [Loudness normalisation and the end of the loudness war](https://producerscience.com/loudness/): Dynamic range compression research and streaming loudness normalisation — why crushing a master now costs you something for nothing. ## About - [About Synth Science](https://producerscience.com/about/): Who publishes Synth Science, how pages are researched, and how the site makes money. - [Editorial policy](https://producerscience.com/editorial-policy/): How Synth Science selects evidence, scores products and handles conflicts of interest. - [Affiliate and partnership disclosure](https://producerscience.com/disclosure/): Every commercial relationship that could affect what you read on Synth Science. - [Privacy](https://producerscience.com/privacy/): What Synth Science collects — which is close to nothing. ## Research - [New research](https://producerscience.com/research/): Newly indexed peer-reviewed research relevant to Synth Science, updated weekly from PubMed and Crossref. - [Research digest, 8 August 2026](https://producerscience.com/research/2026-08-08/): No newly indexed research matched this site's topics in the week of 8 August 2026. ## Evidence - [The evidence base](https://producerscience.com/evidence/): 89 peer-reviewed publications across 10 topics — how much evidence exists on each, and what kind. - [Music emotion: what the evidence base looks like](https://producerscience.com/evidence/music-emotion/): 12 publications on music emotion — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. - [Listening fatigue: what the evidence base looks like](https://producerscience.com/evidence/listening-fatigue/): 4 publications on listening fatigue — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. - [Creativity: what the evidence base looks like](https://producerscience.com/evidence/creativity/): 4 publications on creativity — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. - [Groove: what the evidence base looks like](https://producerscience.com/evidence/xr-groove/): 11 publications on groove — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. - [Dynamics: what the evidence base looks like](https://producerscience.com/evidence/xr-dynamics/): 11 publications on dynamics — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. - [Masking: what the evidence base looks like](https://producerscience.com/evidence/xr-masking/): 10 publications on masking — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. - [Reverb: what the evidence base looks like](https://producerscience.com/evidence/xr-reverb/): 10 publications on reverb — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. - [Ai music: what the evidence base looks like](https://producerscience.com/evidence/xr-ai-music/): 10 publications on ai music — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. - [Synthesis: what the evidence base looks like](https://producerscience.com/evidence/xr-synthesis/): 11 publications on synthesis — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. - [Psychoacoustics: what the evidence base looks like](https://producerscience.com/evidence/psychoacoustics/): 4 publications on psychoacoustics — how many trials, how much synthesis, how recent, and what that means. ## Related sites in this network - 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