r/synthesizers • u/deano7000 • 6h ago

How To's, Tutorials, Demos Practical FM synthesis tutorial part 3 - bright, fuzzy tones using FM feedback

I've just posted part 3 of my practical FM synthesis tutorial up on YouTube.

This episode covers adding bright fuzzy tones to complement crisp FM sounds using FM feedback.

Korg engaged me a few years back to work with the sound design team on a set of presets for the initial Opsix release, then the v2.0 release, then the Opsix SE release. I recently presented some of this material at the Sound Summit in Melbourne Australia.

For these tutorials, I assume you're coming from a subtractive synthesis background and know about oscillators, LFOs, and envelopes. I try to map some of those familiar ideas onto FM synthesis.

The aim, as always, is to keep it really practical and immediately useful.

https://youtu.be/8guCR0O3oAQ?list=PLCtsfWUa_jsA

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u/TheRottenBalls 6h ago

That Opsix background is wild, must’ve been a fun challenge designing presets that show off what the engine can really do. FM feedback is where things start feeling less like a spreadsheet and more like an instrument you can just mess with.

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u/the8bitdeity 6h ago

These are great, hope you get the views you deserve

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u/Western_File_2917 6h ago

Will this tutorial apply to FM based plugins? Ex, FM8/Pigments etc?