I have been reading and re-referring back to these articles for, well, 17 years! One important point about them is they emphasize creating familiar instruments

I have been reading and re-referring back to these articles for, well, 17 years! One important point about them is they emphasize creating familiar instruments such as guitar, flute, etc. That is a bit different - and rarer and more valuabe! - than most synth tutorials that teach ADSRs, VCFs, etc. Also, to contextualize them a bit, they're from a magazine that mostly reviewed gear for practicing/professional musicians. 90% of musicians don't change the patches on their instruments at all. This is a highly niche, technical series that doesn't cater to all of their readership, but fills in one of its niches solidly and expertly!