Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Yamaha TG77 FM Synthesizer
YouTube via Gtechture
"These all of the sounds played were created by Gtechture"
Yamaha DX-21 Frequency Modulation Synthesizer
Update via Gwenhwyfaer in the comments:
"The TG77 isn't just an FM synth, though. It has an FM engine in there - 6-operator, where each operator can be more or less freely routed (more than one feedback loop!) and take one of 16 waveforms - but there's also a ROMpler part of it, and each part (FM or ROMpler) has its own filter; and uniquely, the ROMpler output can be fed into the FM part (as in, into all 6 operators at once). Oh, and there are some nice effects on the end - two independent processors, and unlike the effects unit in my V50 I believe those processors actually have LFOs (and therefore choruses, flangers, etc) in them. (No, the V50 effects aren't a whole lot of use. Thanks for asking.) So - yes; the TG77 have lots of ways to sound lovely and warm, and they don't necessarily come from pure FM.
Having said which, free routing can turn FM from something a bit sterile to something snarly and uncontrollable (and really quite warm). Which is nice. :)"
"Oh, and the DX21 has an analogue chorus circuit in it (and can layer and detune two FM sounds even before that). Which helps a lot with warmth."
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This is the most impressive FM synth sound I've ever heard. I never knew FM could sound so fat and warm.
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ReplyDeleteI agree the sounds are great.
The TG77 isn't just an FM synth, though. It has an FM engine in there - 6-operator, where each operator can be more or less freely routed (more than one feedback loop!) and take one of 16 waveforms - but there's also a ROMpler part of it, and each part (FM or ROMpler) has its own filter; and uniquely, the ROMpler output can be fed into the FM part (as in, into all 6 operators at once). Oh, and there are some nice effects on the end - two independent processors, and unlike the effects unit in my V50 I believe those processors actually have LFOs (and therefore choruses, flangers, etc) in them. (No, the V50 effects aren't a whole lot of use. Thanks for asking.) So - yes; the TG77 have lots of ways to sound lovely and warm, and they don't necessarily come from pure FM.
ReplyDeleteHaving said which, free routing can turn FM from something a bit sterile to something snarly and uncontrollable (and really quite warm). Which is nice. :)
Oh, and the DX21 has an analogue chorus circuit in it (and can layer and detune two FM sounds even before that). Which helps a lot with warmth.
ReplyDeleteWho knew!
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