Comes with a 1024 programs compilation.It is also possible to save a single program into a different sysex file. Can load/save any DX7/TX7 sysex programs.Each operator have a realtime VU meter to know which one is active.
This means that you can use this with a native DX7/TX7 as a patch editor.
Multi platform (OS X, Windows, Linux) and multi format (VST, could build a AU also) by using JUCE.This is to keep the compatibility with the original machine. Sound engine with 'float' value parameters, different waveform à la TX81z would be great but anything that goes beyond the DX7 should and will be a fork of this project. The goal of this project is to be a tool/companion for the original DX7. All of you who have maybe forgotten bout FM8 - it's time to give it another look because it is indeed very awesome, and it's probably the FM synth you're looking for.Dexed is a FM synth closely modeled on the Yamaha DX7. Nothing wrong with basic of course, but I was looking forward to something bit more substantial, powerful, elaborate and just a little more MORE.įM8 combines modern with digital vintage, and some would even say it does modern better. That's when I realized Algoritm was a bit too basic for me. When I first tried it, I was definitely impressed by the Reason "rackness" of it, but that wore off as I spent more time with it. It's definitely NOT a PX7 replacement because it only has ADSR envelopes and can't import DX7 patches. In my opinion, Algoritm is a synth that is great for the audience it was designed for. JK, it's actually more advanced than Algoritm. FM8 also has an "easy edit" mode, which is basically Algoritm. Analog introduces random variations in the voices (like analog synths) and Digital changes the bit resolution, so you can make FM8 sound like the 12-bit DX7 (and it goes lower than 12 if you want).ġ4. If you want to color the sound quality, FM8 has 2 quality modes: Analog and Digital. There's a high resolution mode in FM8 which improves the sound quality at a cpu cost of course.ġ3. FM8 thinks you're smart enough to handle less-approachable envelopes. FM8 can import DX-family, DX7 and TX81z patches.ġ1.
FM8 has a separate and special Operator called Operator X that features noise and wave shaping.ġ0. You can morph between 4 different patches in FM8's Morph Grid.ĩ. FM8 has a dual parallel/serial multimode filter. FM8 has an arpeggiator with step sequencer functionality.ģ. If you were like me, then you immediately recognized that when you saw it.Ģ. Algoritm's matrix is inspired by (or copied from) FM8's. I think you'll be surprised how advanced it is.ġ. It's still the most powerful FM synth on the planet, and for all of you more experienced synth users who didn't fall for the Algoritm hype, here are 14 FM8 fun facts that you maybe didn't realize were a thing. FM8 is still my favorite FM synth, even though it was introduced FOURTEEN years ago in 2007.