Love Synthesizers First Love

video uploads by Angelstar Scotland

New videos of Love Synthesizers First Love. Be sure to see Red Means Recording walkthrough below.
See Love Synthesizers label for addtional posts.

Playlist:

1. Love Synthesizers First Love | Factory Preset Showcase – 4-Operator FM Synthesizer

"Introducing **First Love**, the 4-operator FM hardware synthesizer from Love Synthesizers!

I had the pleasure of creating factory sounds for First Love, and in this video I'm demonstrating a selection of my personal favourite factory presets.

From lush pads and expressive keys to classic FM textures, analogue-style sounds, basses and leads, First Love demonstrates just how versatile four operators can be.

*The intro music was composed and produced entirely using First Love sounds.*

All synthesizer sounds heard throughout this video come from First Love.

🎹 *Sound design and performance:* Marc Barnes

🌐 https://marcbarnessounds.com"

2. Love Synthesizers First Love – Creating a Huge Layered FM Pad from 4 Presets

A quick demonstration of how I combine and tweak four presets in Love Synthesizers First Love to create a single, rich, cinematic pad.

This isn't a sound built from scratch—it's an example of how effective layering, balancing and a few simple parameter adjustments can transform existing presets into something much bigger and more expressive.

Hopefully this gives some ideas for getting the most out of First Love's layering capabilities.

3. Love Synthesizers First Love | Original Music Demo – 4-Operator FM Synthesizer

Here's an original piece of music created using First Love, the 4-operator FM hardware synthesizer from Love Synthesizers.

I had the pleasure of being involved in creating factory sounds for First Love, and wanted to put together a short musical demonstration showing just how versatile this little synthesizer can be.

Every synthesizer sound in this track comes from First Love, showcasing its ability to produce a wide range of sounds and textures within a complete musical arrangement.

Additional studio effects and processing were used during mixing and production to enhance the final track.

The accompanying video features footage and images of the actual First Love hardware.

Pics and details via Perfect Circuit

LOVE Synthesizers First Love

Fall for First Love from Love Synthesizers, a unique polyphonic FM synthesizer with multimbral support and an intuitive interface that blends tactile control with the depth of its animated touch screen. Play with up to four different instruments in First Love, using both polyphonic and monophonic voices to create lush textures and full ensemble arrangements. Dive deep into exploratory sound design with custom FM connections, expressive wave shaping, and evolving envelopes that keep every moment captivatingly fresh. In every step of the process, First Love keeps things fun and intuitive with its drawable FM connections, enabling powerful FM synthesis that favors bold creativity over in-the-weeds programming, perfect for any level of experience.

For each multitimbral part, you can quickly switch between disparate musical scales including microtonal variations, as well as tune your own for a fully customizable musical experience. MIDI Loops and Arrangements allow you to create, iterate, and continually inspire, while performance controls let you shape loops in real time. Sequences and arpeggios are perfect for creating your own patterns, with pressure sensitive performance pads that inject gestural energy into any melody. Built to inspire along any leg of your musical journey, First Love is equipped with built-in speakers and optional battery power housed within its cheerful, portable enclosure. For studio and stage integration, full size stereo output 1/4" jacks are provided alongside control connectivity for MIDI I/O, analog sync I/O, and USB-C ports for both data and power. If you're ready to open your heart to fun and friendly FM synthesis with creative mileage to last a lifetime, check out First Love from Love Synthesizers.

First Love Features

Desktop polyphonic FM synthesizer
4-part multitimbrality for deep arranging and composing potential
7" touch screen with animated graphics
Unique touch screen and tactile control interface
Deep FM editing control
Waveshaping and evolving envelopes for expressive sound design
Onboard MIDI looper and arranger
Sequencer and versatile arpeggiator
Onboard FX engine including reverb, delay, chorus, freezer, bit crusher, and flanger
Microtonal quantizer with up to 256 user scales
Built-in stereo speakers
Optional battery power with 4 lithium batteries (not included)
2x Stereo or 4x mono outputs
Headphone output
MIDI I/O via 5-Pin DIN and USB-C
Analog Sync I/O
USB-C connections for power and data
Bluetooth connectivity


The FIRST LOVE from Love Synthesizers: Full Walkthrough

video upload by Red Means Recording

"A thorough walkthrough to get you up to speed with the FIRST LOVE fm synthesizer / multitrack playground from Love Synthesizers."

00:00 Intro
00:23 What is the FIRST LOVE?
01:40 The library: presets and saving
02:51 Making an init patch
03:08 The three main sections
03:43 The FM engine: operators and connections
04:40 Timbres and MIDI setup
05:20 The Source and its modes
06:58 The amplitude envelope
08:07 Operator volume, pitch and ratios
09:15 Changing timbre over time
10:10 Wave shaping
12:06 Envelope scrubbing and looping
12:48 Voice settings: poly, mono, legato, slide
14:11 The arpeggiator
17:01 Modulation
20:03 Effects
25:13 Hold
26:17 Loading sounds
27:12 The mixer: volume, pan and EQ
27:51 MIDI channels and layering timbres
28:18 Boost and tuning
29:06 Sync rate and four mono outputs
30:23 The Playground
31:35 Playing groups on the pads
33:21 Deleting, and no undo
33:40 Blank groups and arpeggiated loops
35:01 Recording and overdubbing loops
35:31 Duplicating loops
36:13 Syncing the arpeggiator to a loop
37:18 Merging and appending loops
38:27 Recording a lead
39:22 Builder vs performance mode
40:07 Saving your session
40:40 Arrangers
41:31 Recap
42:18 Multitimbral sounds
43:52 Multitimbral arpeggios
44:26 Sound examples