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- KVRian
- 904 posts since 3 Aug, 2001 from Montreal
Comment of the year so far, congratsNERF_PROTOSS wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:16 amMarie Kondo would definitely tell me to keep it installed.
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- KVRian
- 904 posts since 3 Aug, 2001 from Montreal
All yes. Cheersijiwaru wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:36 am Will the chipsynth FC have the extra FDS sound channel? How about the sound expansion chips such as Konami VRC6, Namco 163, Sunsoft 5B (aka FME-7), etc? Will it be able to load samples for DPCM playback? Apologies if these questions have been answered already. It's certainly the chipsynth I'm anticipating the most.
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- KVRAF
- 7363 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
I'm a modular FM junkie, and I pretty much agree with this.NERF_PROTOSS wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:16 am anyway, this might be a personal weakness/limitation, but I find getting a usable FM sound is usually about picking different FM pairs for different jobs and layering (with the occasional 3-stack if I'm feeling spicy), with more than 4-6 operators things start to feel messy/redundant and I start to think about other tools.
2op FM is, frankly, pretty awesome. Adding a second modulator to a single carrier has extremely diminished returns in terms of usefulness IMHO, and a third modulator has basically no extra value. So with more than 2 operators I very much prefer going "wide" rather than "deep" with algorithms... and frankly I think 4op is plenty. 6op just seems overly indulgent to me.
- KVRAF
- 6113 posts since 7 Jan, 2005 from Corporate States of America
So I assume the 8 operators in the Yamaha FS1R is beyond overly indulgent...?
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- KVRAF
- 7363 posts since 9 Jan, 2003 from Saint Louis MO
I've never tried an FS1R, but I doubt I would enjoy using it. Honestly, I didn't even like programming the 4op DX100.
FM8 made things a little more accessible but the patches I created tended to use fewer ops.
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- KVRAF
- 2402 posts since 28 Sep, 2012
Speaking of the DX100 - I’ve found PortaFM to come the closest to capturing a certain character of the DX100 such as heard in Rhythm & Sound Carrier EP.
- KVRAF
- 6113 posts since 7 Jan, 2005 from Corporate States of America
Yeah, agreed. I won’t even try to program hardware FM synths from their panels. Certainly not the “classics”. There are some Windows/Mac-based sysex/MIDI editors out there that make things better, though.
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- KVRian
- 899 posts since 22 Nov, 2017
Oh yes. The stacking option is awesome. You can get really crazy here with de-tuning and audio rate. You even can modulate the positions via the matrix. It's ultra-fat.NERF_PROTOSS wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:16 am in some sense chipsynth MD already is that 8-OP beast, with two stackable 4-OP patches, solid modulation capabilities (randomising the multi parameter on a modulator is a lot of fun...), 12-bit DAC option for a clean sound... and a lot more besides that take it beyond just a straight up YM2612 emulation. I love this thing. Marie Kondo would definitely tell me to keep it installed.
anyway, this might be a personal weakness/limitation, but I find getting a usable FM sound is usually about picking different FM pairs for different jobs and layering (with the occasional 3-stack if I'm feeling spicy), with more than 4-6 operators things start to feel messy/redundant and I start to think about other tools. I don't begrudge anyone for wanting an FM synth with a gazillion operators, though, and it would be cool to see what people might do with it.
- KVRian
- 1431 posts since 4 Apr, 2011 from Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
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- Skunk Mod
- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
I keep hoping for a bargain on the Bag of Chips bundle, but Twitter and Facebook are anathema to me.
Couldn't find a form to sign up for an emailed newsletter; is there one and I'm overlooking it?
Couldn't find a form to sign up for an emailed newsletter; is there one and I'm overlooking it?
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- KVRian
- 904 posts since 3 Aug, 2001 from Montreal
David Viens, Plogue Art et Technologie Inc. Montreal.
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- KVRian
- 1431 posts since 4 Apr, 2011 from Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Well, maybe is better than never
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- Skunk Mod
- 21249 posts since 10 Jun, 2004 from Pony Pasture
D'oh! Sure enough, blind spot. Thank you.davidv@plogue wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:39 pmAt the bottom of the web page completely
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- KVRAF
- 2402 posts since 28 Sep, 2012
I use PortaFM quite often, and have finally gotten around to using MD. I would really love if PortaFM could be have all of the modulation destinations that the MD has. Modulating the attack/decay of both the modulator and carrier on the PortaFM creates some combinations that generate amazing and unexpected texture and timbre.
In my dreams, Plogue would simply take the PortaFM engine and expand it like they did the MD. It could be the synth to nail the R&S Basic channel sound (see Carrier EP for examples) in combo with a delay.
Also, I think that the effects section needs a phaser. Smart Electronix has a great one called Supaphaser that’s open source. The noise generated by these synths comes alive with a phaser.
In my dreams, Plogue would simply take the PortaFM engine and expand it like they did the MD. It could be the synth to nail the R&S Basic channel sound (see Carrier EP for examples) in combo with a delay.
Also, I think that the effects section needs a phaser. Smart Electronix has a great one called Supaphaser that’s open source. The noise generated by these synths comes alive with a phaser.