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FM/PM synthesis makes no "logical sense"... until you spend the twenty minutes required to understand it. Really people gave up on the DX7 because of the limit
by rvense 2y ago
FM/PM synthesis makes no "logical sense"... until you spend the twenty minutes required to understand it.
Really people gave up on the DX7 because of the limited interface, somehow FM got the blame. A subtractive synth with a knob for each function is a fantastically intuitive thing, but when it's three buttons and a line of abbrv txt it's not very nice either.
- jdietrich 2y agoFM is inherently more difficult to understand than subtractive, even with a very good interface. It's the double-edged sword of FM - you can create very complex behaviours from a small number of simple operators, which makes FM both uniquely powerful and uniquely difficult to think about intuitively. I can model subtractive and additive patches quite accurately in my head. That's not a brag, it's just not very difficult if you understand the basic principles and you've put in a bit of practice. FM still takes me by surprise after decades of trying to master it.
- nine_k 2y agoSubtractive is intelligent design. FM is discovery :)
- consf 2y ago[dead]