Thoughts on FM8 synthesis

[ctang]

Im planning on purchasing FM8 from NI website, I like how it looks, its easy knob use like ASDR, and the cool modulation matrix grid for unique sounds. Any thoughts from people who have used this synth for electro/house/dubstep use.

[hifi]

FM Synthesis*
there is no synthesis based around Native Instruments FM8...

oh and FM8 is amazing once you get the hang of it

[ctang]

Ok thanks for clearing that up

[hakka]

FM8 is such an amazing synth, use it in nearly all my tracks. Use it for anything from pads to nasty basslines. Definately worth the purchase!

[Eridu]

Its not a quickie synth. Whole lot of parameters in that mofo.

[howiegroove]

FM8 is amazing and worth the work if you have the time. It sounds great and is well thought out.

[lloydy]

i use massive mainly because of ease of use but to be totally honest i have a reece i mad with fm8 and i'm tellig you massive is nowhere near capable of making a similar sound.I don't use it much because massive is more than capable of the sound i want but fm8 would be the next go to synth in my arsenal that includes albino 3 absynth reaktor all the arturia plugs and many many more.
Fuck me i sound like an ni rep!!!!

[-[2]DAY_-]

arturia moogs are beastly

[lloydy]

arturia moogs are beastly

All the arturia plugs are beastly lol arp 2600v mmmmmmmmmmm i almost dribbled first time i used it,if reaktor was a bit more idiot proof i would rape that programme over and over again but sadly i am a idiot who lacks time and patience to get into the beast.

[CBK81]

I would suggest blue or operator over fm8, just my opinion though. I've only ever used the demo of fm8 and didn't get into it enough to make the purchase.

[cane creek]

FM8 64 bit is currently in beta stage

[x-ecutive]

I would suggest blue or operator over fm8, just my opinion though. I've only ever used the demo of fm8 and didn't get into it enough to make the purchase.

Blue FTW.

[delax]

I tired it a while ago couldn't get into it and went back to Albino. FM synth confuse me on the whole.

[makemerich]

fm8 is a fucking bitch but its awesome. im still learning but ni makes quality shit.

[deadly_habit]

fm8 you say?

[RandoRando]

made my first succeful sound in fm8 last night, and it sounds better than anything ive ever made in massive, and im pretty good with massive been a heavy user of it for about 8 months

[Mannyyyyy]

fm8 is amazing for reeses just detune a bunch of sines with different envs and bam resample. I remember reading noisia used to use it as well

[ToxicBass]

Gonna throw this into here for people searching about FM8.

I thought this was a quite good tutorial for FM8 and FM synthesis in general.

[RandoRando]

^^^^ those videos were great, but theres one thing ive always wondered about FM8, is it possible to have an envelope on a "carrier modulating itself amount" would make two identical carriers and having one modualte the other be the same thing?

[RandoRando]

^^^^ those videos were great, but theres one thing ive always wondered about FM8, is it possible to have an envelope on a "carrier modulating itself amount" would make two identical carriers and having one modualte the other be the same thing?

yeAH just make another carrier of the exact same setting and it will be the same as modulating itself