Product Reviews by KVR Members

After the demise of Absynth, I'm extremely wary of how long this marvel of a synth will be supported by Native Instruments. Apparently there aren't many - if any - FM-based synths on the market that draw close to FM8's vast possibilities. Whereas 'classic' synths of DX7 pedigree are somewhat limited with a fixed number of available algorithms, FM8 allows for much more complex rigs and as such - much more complex sounds, while the complexity of dialling them up is decreased dramatically. What is more, it can read DX7-related synths' SYSEX patches, and heavily improve them - by the means of stereorizing and applying various effects.

It has minor issues such as occasional hanging notes in Reaper or a bit messy morph matrix, but in the end of the day it is a sonic powerhouse, that I wouldn't get rid of, like, ever.