making it difficult to appreciate other approaches - not unlike the shift from subtractive to FM I guess? And so on.įM is cool, for some of us the Yamaha approach is ingrained. DXED sounds great, but I did not get along with the UI. If all I want is a period accurate(ish) preset I usually use the Arturia emulation.
#FM SYNTHESIS FM8 WINDOWS#
While Alchemy was supported for Windows I did spend some time using it for FM, and Zebra2 has some serious FM chops.
I never owned a DX7 (which makes me somewhat unique, or downright odd), I did have a TX-802 for a while, it was cool.Īnd yet these days I use FM8 more than the hardware (laziness?), and I've tried the FM capabilities in some of the other soft-synths, but none of them have really grabbed me. I still have a TX7 (which gets very little use) and a pair of TX-81zs. Still, it is a different way of thinking about sound. I started out on an ARP 2600, which allowed for a bit of frequency modulation, certainly not FM synthesis, but still gets the basic idea across.
#FM SYNTHESIS FM8 PATCH#
Programming any FM patch requires a small adjustment to my way of thinking. I must repeat again how easy it is on my cpu.ĭownload the demo at or get Native Instruments FM8 Soft Synth from one of my favorite online gear spots.Įither way it goes, you need to spend some alone time with FM8….I've grown to appreciate, if not love, FM8. Again, it’s very easy to find sounds you need and the variety is outstanding. YES, you need this synth in your toolbox. I get in, find what matters to US, and give it to ya straight! I like to keep things short and sweet, if you want long drawn out articles that just repeat everything from the spec sheet go to the other guys. In my own music I find myself going to fm8 rather frequently because of it’s variety, ease on cpu, and dope sound. This synth is very versatile, from sexy ep and organs, to deep basses, peirce your tounge leads and fat, juicy, OH MY GOD that sounds good pads I can’t explain all the particulars of how fm synths work their magic, all I care about is do they sound good. Personally, when I think fm synths, I think of the Yamaha dx7 and it’s sexy electric piano sounds.įM8 has those, but the dx also did some crazy synth stuff. This is really what you came to read about right? It has all the features you need right along the side of the plugin, and you get quick access to sounds, fx, arpeggiator, master settings, and the synth engine itself. I absolutely LOVE how native instruments structures their plugins, they are very powerful yet they make it easy to get in and tweak or create you own sounds, no need to get a degree in calculus, assymetrical wombat engineering, or anything that makes your brain hurt.
This is great for those of us that don’t have a super system or that want to save our cpu cycles for things like fx and such. The first thing I noticed about fm8 compared to a lot of other plugins I’ve messed with is that it treats my cpu like a delicate flower…yes, it’s light on the cpu I’m sure many of you, like me, don’t care so much what FM synths are, but how the sound! Today we are looking at FM8, their sexy fm synthesis machine.įor those that don’t know what fm synths are, go look it up, that’s not the point of this article. FM-synthesis is vast, and demands more efforts before your sound sounds well, and even more efforts before it sounds musically expressive. Software, and production tools created by Native Instruments and sent over for me to review. Welcome back to another edition of Native Experience where we take a look at the various plugins,