[user-forum] FM and Blofeld

[Arthur Crichton]

No, you're getting the wrong idea.... I like FM synthesis because its a fun 
way to create sounds and I create alot of eerie choiresque alien soundscapes 
aswell on FM not only bell sounds. Its also good at bass sounds too. The 
Blofeld however is great for warm analogue soundscapes etc. FM can be very 
versatile if you know what you are doing. I have created alot of good 
patches on my DX7 through happy accidents.

Arthur

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Summa" <flotorian at freenet.de>
To: "Waldorf User-Forum" <user-forum at waldorf-forum.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [user-forum] FM and Blofeld


> FM is one of my favourite Synthesis forms for about everything ;) So
> it indeed bother me a little bit if ppl. reduce the possibilities of
> FM to bell type spectres.
> Anyway I guess (since I'm still waiting for the Blofeld to arrive)
> ppl. without FM-Synths should get some promising FM type sounds out
> of the synth using drive curves like sine shaper, what should work
> similar to a TG77 Operator/Carrier set to 0Hz...
>
> ...Summa
>
> On 6 Mar 2008 at 12:07, Arthur Crichton wrote:
>
>
>> It doesn't really bother me that my Waldorf Blofeld doesn't do complete 
>> FM
>> as I am a proud owner of both the Yamaha DX7 and TG77. So if I want to do
>> FM synthesis then I'll use my DX7 or TG77 for that. FM is one of my
>> favourite synthesis forms for creating Bell like atmospheres and eerie
>> textures. I also use my Casio VZ1 for those kinds of sounds too.
>>
>> Other than that, the Blofeld is an awesome, versatile synth and I love 
>> it.
>>
>>
>> Arthur
>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Summa" <flotorian at freenet.de>
>> To: "Waldorf User-Forum" <user-forum at waldorf-forum.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 10:58 PM
>> Subject: Re: [user-forum] FM and Blofeld
>>
>>
>> > Quite some FM classics like Fretless- or Lately/Solid-Bass aren't
>> > possible with pure sine waves, they all need a proper working
>> > feedback function that enables almost every Yamaha FM-Synth to create
>> > harmonic wise scalable standard Saw or Square waveforms. With slightly
>> > more sophiticated FM-Synth, like TG77 or FS1R and quite some FM
>> > softsynths, even Pulse Width Modulation isn't much of a problem. So 
>> > when
>> > it comes to FM, sine is only half the truth... Btw. Access added a fine
>> > working "Phase Modulation" Mode to the Virus TI, when using an
>> > oscillator in Wavetable Mode as carrier...
>> >
>> > ...Summa
>> >
>> > On 5 Mar 2008 at 22:23, Hans Heerooms wrote:
>> >
>> >> Exactly: if you want to FM the Yamaha classic way you want to use
>> pure
>> >> sine waves for modulation, and linear FM. If not than you'll end up
>> >> rapidly in non harmonic sidebands, even for 'integer' ratio's. I vote
>> >> for a variable bandwidth filter to get rid of the DC offset :)
>> >>
>> >> Hansh
>> >> -- 
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