MATRIXSYNTH: FM synthesis basics explained with an oscilloscope (Reface DX)


Thursday, January 03, 2019

FM synthesis basics explained with an oscilloscope (Reface DX)


Published on Jan 3, 2019 Floyd Steinberg

"Here, I'm trying to explain some FM synthesis basics on the Reface DX with an oscilloscope. Please excuse any mispronounciations, if you can understand what I'm saying it's mission accomplished for me. :-)

Contents:

00:00 hello hello
00:29 FM vocabulary: Operators
00:50 carrier
00:57 modulator
01:13 algorithm
01:41 parallel / serial algorithms
03:07 modulator amplitude
03:59 modulator ratio
05:25 oscillator demo - building a saw wave with sine waves
06:58 it's phase modulation, actually (math basics)
09:06 oscillator demo - building a square wave
09:51 feedback
11:15 "filter sweep" demonstration (operator 2 modulated by an LFO)
11:53 there will be more. :-)"

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