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FM7 Vs Pro 52

Discussion in 'FM8' started by spoonfed, Mar 29, 2002.

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  1. spoonfed

    spoonfed New Member

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    well it seems they are two quite different synths, one problem i am having at the moment is programming pad sounds on the FM7 or sweeping pads for that matter! They always seem to sound very similar, has anyone got any tips for creating these or even willing to post me a few examples i could load into the fm7?
    Cheers,
    spoonfed *:O)

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    spoonfed, May 13, 2002
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  2. Moogulator

    Moogulator NI Product Owner

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    ok,its in-general easier to make sounds on the p52, or subtractive is more easy/faster than fm..

    but use the ENV to make some real nice pads.. especially keep the sus-level modded!!.. so it will keep a "living" texture.. just like the subtractive pads.. and better!! much better!!..

    first maybe try someting with those parallel ops.. and one op above.. so

    then set some "quite round"-frequency.. and something harmonic.. as modulator..

    set those ENVs to form some "LFO" / loops..

    experiment with it..!!
     
    Moogulator, May 15, 2002
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  3. Summa

    Summa Sounddesigner

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    Another quite simple method to make a pad sound move is setting a small offset between carrier and modulator frequency.
    Letting a fixed frequency operator (it's fixed when ratio is 0 and only only offset is set) modulating carrier and modulator at a low frequency with different mododulation amounts (levels) can be an even better method bring some motion into a sound.
    Also programming a controller to change the color of the sound can be quite rewarding to make it sound less static...
     
    Summa, May 19, 2002
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  4. spoonfed

    spoonfed New Member

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    spoonfed, Jun 2, 2002
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  5. woodsdenis

    woodsdenis New Member

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    Simple answer to this debate.Try Absynth.Great sounds,capable of analogue and digital sounds plus wavestation like noises,worth checking out.
     
    woodsdenis, Jun 17, 2002
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  6. Moogulator

    Moogulator NI Product Owner

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    got both..

    fm is completely different, so you might find lots of nice sounds for both without having much "doubles" ;))
     
    Moogulator, Jun 17, 2002
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  7. JK

    JK NI Product Owner

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    Just a quick but late point regarding how difficult it is to do PWM in FM7.

    start by initiating the edit buffer, turn on operator F to 100 (into the OUT) with a square wave (ie wave 4), modulated by E by about 55 using wave 27. Set LFO1 rate to about 10, and turn the junction to 100 between LFO1 and E in the Modulation Matrix.

    I think this would give a pretty good PWM simulation using just 2 operators.
     
    JK, Jul 6, 2002
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