How to program a cheesy ANALOG FM piano sound from scratch with the Frap Tools Magnolia!
In the latest video we saw how to reverse-engineer a preset, and today we'll see how to design a program from scratch! We chose a classic (and frankly, a bit overused) sound of FM synthesizers, the iconic FM piano popularized by the Yamaha DX-7. But this time, we'll make it 100% ANALOG! Follow along to learn how to implement this technique on Magnolia. Magnolia: https://frap.tools/magnolia 00:00 Tuning the oscillators 03:18 Keytrack over the FM amount to mimic the index behavior 05:25 Velocity over the FM amount 07:24 refining the tuning, tracking 07:59 Keytrack over the FM decay 09:11 Adding some low-pass filter 09_55 Keytrack over the amplifier decay 10_16 detuning the patch 10:38 overload the filter and drive 11:40 stereo tracking 12:46 Three ways to add a tremolo (amplifier, drive, pan) 14:50 Adding chorus and delay 16:27 Closing remarks JOIN OUR DISCORD COMMUNITY: / discord #fraptools #eurorack #modularsynth #electronicmusic #modularsynthesizer #sounddesign
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