I don't see possibility to change waveform of OSC, so it falls to same as dexed.shorty wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 3:28 pm I think cardinal is the way to go, have a look at this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BmFnA0YsUc
fm synthesis with two bogaudio modules.
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of course you could change the fm osc for a wavetable oscillator (cardinal's WT OSC) and use the fm input...tavasti wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:30 pmI don't see possibility to change waveform of OSC, so it falls to same as dexed.shorty wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 3:28 pm I think cardinal is the way to go, have a look at this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BmFnA0YsUc
fm synthesis with two bogaudio modules.
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I think maybe they didn't implement it. In Yoshimi you have both options - Voice (modulated) or Oscillator (unmodulated).tavasti wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 4:22 pmFound out that in Zyn that feature is broken. When modulating with other osc, that osc is used unmodulated. Meaning you cannot really do chained modulations with it. Worth reporting bug.
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Ok, also in Zyn there is both options. UI is just confusing, so finding right thing needs engineering mind and some experiments 'what this does'
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But no possibility to change main osc. Unlimited possibilities of modular are limited
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Maybe I'm just getting old, but that went right over my headartix_linux_user wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 12:46 pm this
https://youtu.be/s1UOk6nVzpE
and that
https://github.com/reales/OPL
It's like this and like that and like this and uh
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No way, I don't want DX7 sounds, and that is reason why I said dexed is not enough. I want other waveforms than sine, and sure, way of programming DX7/Dexed is not the way I want to do my sound designartix_linux_user wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 5:24 pm you want to sound like the original dx7 I guess.
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dexed can load the dx7 patches...
(This was said also in first message )
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Indeed powerfull tool, with all the possibilities Zyn has with waveforms, envelopes and all, then combining two such with modulation.
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tavasti wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 5:57 amF.'em costs a fortune, so that is not option for me.
Cardinal, interesting point. That would be valid reason to learn it. How complicated it is to make patch with 2 OSC which have own envelope, and second is FM modulated with first? And is feedback possible?
One option would be learn FM features in Tranzistow. Not easy thing, and don't know if there is any documentation / instructions available for it
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Dexed and OXE, both are good old school FM synths. If you don't like old school FM sounds, try hybrid synths as Surge XT: you can make dubstep growls using a sine carrier and a sine modulator as a generator waveform.
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FM8 is on sale at www.pluginboutique.com for $10tavasti wrote: ↑Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:48 pm I found out old windows FM synth DoubleSix ( https://vst4you.com/pages/vst%20instrum ... lesix.html )
But is there some great linux native FM synths? Dexed is not enough, I want something which has also other waveforms than sine.
https://www.pluginboutique.com/
Perhaps it's 900+ pro designed presets can be a laboratory of sorts,
and settings superimposed on other free/affordable instruments
Or this bundle of Massive, Absynth 5, FM8 and Replika for $50
https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/ ... ge-nosto-3
and it has FM8 capability screenshots if you scroll way down the link
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Tested FM8, and at least in demo mode works with my linux. Features and usability looks to be just what I've been looking for.glowrak guy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 30, 2022 6:45 pm FM8 is on sale at www.pluginboutique.com for $10
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Or this bundle of Massive, Absynth 5, FM8 and Replika for $50
For that bundle, cannot see use case for Massive nor for Replika. Absynth might be ok, but no thanks.
Edit: looks like Absynth has disappeared totally, that bundle was last resort to get it
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