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FM synthesis thread (pg. 2)
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| Subtle |
I heard there is only one guy in the world who is able to actually program a DX7 properly. :D
Dont remember his name though. |
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| Dj_Es-Dva |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zombie0729
FM synthesis is basically the most powerful form of synthesis ever and FM8 is proof. |
Second to Additive synthesis. |
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| BOOBOOSD |
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sine waves, it's all about saws and squares. haha |
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| kitphillips |
FM 8 is lovely, I use it mainly for basses, because basses really benefit from the ability to shape the oscillators wave form really well. I find it sounds a bit harsh for leads though, pads can go either way...
If anyone has any good links about it, then please post them up, my knowledge of FM is one of the things I'd really like to improve... |
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| BOOBOOSD |
| quote: | Originally posted by kitphillips
FM 8 is lovely, I use it mainly for basses, because basses really benefit from the ability to shape the oscillators wave form really well. I find it sounds a bit harsh for leads though, pads can go either way...
If anyone has any good links about it, then please post them up, my knowledge of FM is one of the things I'd really like to improve... |
Definitely basses, but I'd say it thrives in percussive type sounds.
For genres like Minimal, Tech-House, it can be essential. |
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| BOOBOOSD |
Check this out, all FM8, except bassdrums, clap and hi-hats.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/5634103017f29a7a/
Starts out as Tech-house, then morphs into Hardcore. haha :disbelief Don't ask why I did that, but I just did. Felt like going Hardcore. Quickest 1 minute to hell. |
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| thecYrus |
| quote: | Originally posted by BOOBOOSD
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sine waves, it's all about saws and squares. haha |
you probably don't have a clue that saws and squares are built with sines. |
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| Lolo |
FM Synthesis is probably the greatest thing that happened in the 80's music technology, alongside with midi.
So much to say, it's probably my weapon of choice today, but forget about rounded lows, fm sounds harsh.
I use operator, and I like it much more than fm8.
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| BOOBOOSD |
| quote: | Originally posted by thecYrus
you probably don't have a clue that saws and squares are built with sines. |
Ever heard of being sarcastic?!?!?!? Why do you think I went "haha" I was just kidding. Did you even see my following posts? You probably think I was knocking FM synthesis, but I wasn't. Sarcasm buddy.
I KNOW, saws & squares are built from sines. Every sound is derived from a sine wave, it's the basic foundation. |
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| palm |
| quote: | Originally posted by BOOBOOSD
Every sound is derived from a sine wave, it's the basic foundation. |
only in subtractive synthesis as far as i know. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by palm
only in subtractive synthesis as far as i know. |
No...
Any sound rich in overtones (like a saw wave) can be thought of as the combination of a bunch of sine waves of different frequencies. The "note" you play denotes the frequency of the loudest and deepest sine wave (fundamental frequency); the overtones (whole or fractional multiples of fundamental frequency) are quieter and often hard to distinguish individually, but they give the sound its "character" or "timbre."
Combining sine waves of different frequencies together is the principle behind additive synthesis.
Subtractive synthesis takes a sound that's already rich in harmonics (like square or saw) and takes some of those harmonics away by filtering them out. |
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