If you didn't sign an NDA then it's fair game. Is this sampler from a new developer?Nope! I'm not sure if I'm at liberty to say, but what I've heard sounds like a game changer
Also, have you considered Hise?
If you didn't sign an NDA then it's fair game. Is this sampler from a new developer?Nope! I'm not sure if I'm at liberty to say, but what I've heard sounds like a game changer
Just trying to be respectful regardless- it’s not my news to share. Top notch developer though who we all know and love... I imagine it will be public sooner than later!If you didn't sign an NDA then it's fair game. Is this sampler from a new developer?
Also, have you considered Hise?
That's a new one on me
Most likely not what you are expecting, but the Yamaha Montage has the FMX Engine and it is freaking awesome. I wouldn't expect any VST FM Synth to be on that level. I have the Yamaha Montage 7 Keyboard, and love it for everything it offers, including the FMX engine sounds, It's also my main Controller Keyboard in my Studio.I have FM8. I like FM synthesis but I don't really enjoy at all working with it.
Got any suggestions for some good FM synthesis?
Not that I need an FM Synth , but I haven't heard about this one.
Yep, Yamaha tends to know how FM should sound, interpolation on FM parameter changes could be a bit smoother, but on the other hand almost everything can be assigned to change multiple Parameters at once.Most likely not what you are expecting, but the Yamaha Montage has the FMX Engine and it is freaking awesome.
Old digital Synths probably are the biggest part of my HW-Synth setup, I bought a few of them when they were new like the TX81z and FS1R and a couple of them used in the 00s, when everyone started to use VSTis and old HW got pretty affordable.Used to have a DX7IIFD, and TX802 Synths years ago.
Which is slightly ironic given that the main algorithm used by Yamaha is phase rather than frequency based.Yep, Yamaha tends to know how FM should sound
I know, but calling it phase modulation might be a bit confusing for ppl. who aren't diving that deep into the rabbits whole. But knowing the difference tends to help me picturing what happens to the waveforms (clinching/expanding wise) on certain parameter combinations.Which is slightly ironic given that the main algorithm used by Yamaha is phase rather than frequency based.
I can tell you it's the only one I really use. Pure synthesis is... good, sometimes, but I tend to stick to additive and granular for most of my stuff unless I'm going for a retro vibe. And in the process of looking for a nice retro softsynth besides the Knifonium I bought, I actually ended up going with Phase Plant because the workflow was so good and the depth was so insane, I was confident I could get the cool retro sounds I was after but also have the whole insane playground available for anything else I could think of. So yes... personally I do like it better than other FM vsts, and I would wager it's probably the deepest (having amplitude modulation, phase modulation, and linear & exponential frequency modulation. 3 optionally polyphonic effects lanes and the ability to nest multi-lane/multiband plugins inside of each other in each lane with any number of instances of 30+ effects available... 32 generator slots for oscs/output nodes/filters + distortion units that act polyphonically directly on the oscillators before even hitting the effects section...)Not that I need an FM Synth , but I haven't heard about this one.
Now, I'm curious about Phase Plant.
Do you like it better than other FM-VST Synths ?
Thanks.
I can tell you it's the only one I really use. Pure synthesis is... good, sometimes, but I tend to stick to additive and granular for most of my stuff unless I'm going for a retro vibe.
Plogue also has Chipsynth MD, a Megadrive (Genesis) soundchip emulator which is an FM synth, modular what's more:Don't know if this was mentioned..really well done (as their other synths..)
Plogue | chipsynth PortaFM
chipsynth PortaFM bit-accurately emulates a vintage two operator FM synth with some added featureswww.plogue.com
I agree. Something like a Carrier - Modulator Table, with feedback. that FM Synths usually have. But Phase Plant is more of a general semi-modular synth, and not a dedicated FM synth.For FM it should have some type of FM-Matrix, combined and not segmented to several modules, since this makes (at least to me) creating FM-Sounds alot easier. I kind of missed that within the explanatory videos.
Perhaps it may get one someday, but personally I've found the layout of Phase Plant to be a lot more inviting (probably familiarity); I always found normal modulation matrices to be daunting enough to mostly avoid them (or maybe it's that Sytrus has one, but the OSC section is a little arcane with the couple of shaping tools and the tabs upon tabs upon tabs-based workflow... I've opened up to it more since using Phase Plant though.)For FM it should have some type of FM-Matrix, combined and not segmented to several modules, since this makes (at least to me) creating FM-Sounds alot easier. I kind of missed that within the explanatory videos.