Buy Native Instruments FM8 Upgrade from FM7Native Instruments FM8 Upgrade from FM7 Product Description:
- FM7 Required for Upgrade
- FM8 uses the KoreSound? format, ensuring perfect integration with KORE
- Powerful, graphical sound morphing feature for easy creation of sophisticated, evolving sounds
- Full-matrix modulation: freely adjustable algorithm structure with 6 operators plus distortion and analog filter operators
- Reads and reproduces classic FM sound programs of yesteryear such as the DX and TX series
Product Description
A central aspect of FM8 is usability. The "Easy Edit Page" offers a clearly designed interface with simple controls that adjust more complex parameters automatically, allowing you to take a far more musical approach to FM synthesis. The more detailed editing pages have been improved for easier handling and are all accessible with just one click. FM8 lets you play straight away!
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This is the one to get first!
By Bobby W.
I've been noodling with soft synths for a while, and if I had to choose a synth from the Native Instruments family for that fabled desert island, this would be it.First, I picked up Absynth 4 Native Instruments Absynth 4, which is cool, but requires a lot of study and ultimately is best at making unusual, evolving sounds, so I view it as a "pad" synth.Next, I bought MASSIVE Native Instruments Massive, which is way more intuitive than Absynth, and comes with a lot of fun stand-alone sounds. Alas, MASSIVE's trouble is that it eats up a ton of RAM. If you use this synth as a plug in within a sequencer application, be forewarned that a gig of RAM won't be enough.Finally, I got FM8, and really, this is where I should have started. It can emulate the sounds of the old Yamaha DX7, but it can do lots more. It has a wonderful effects section with an amp cabinet emulator effect that can make patches sound gritty and alive. It also has an arpeggiator that you can spend hours playing with. I won't even get into the morphing feature or the tweakablity factor of this synth - but you don't have to be an Einstein to make some great new sounds out of the generous helping of presets.Check out Native's downloadable demos first, then plunk down your cash.And also be advised that you need an Internet connection to register and fully activate Native's products.Other than that, you can't go wrong with this one!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.Buy the FM-8
By Nattho
I was lucky and bought this rig for 99 bucks on special. I was not disappointed. I used to own an old DX-21 (cut down version of DX-7), and I'm very happy with the software emulation.But one caveat - you have to have a good knowledge of of FM synthesis. If you don't have that yet, please try to master it. The manual is pretty good, but not perfect. The menu layout and flow plan of the synth is about as straightforward and practical as you can get. I never had any hardware issues with it, except you have to install the ASIO sound drivers if you want to run it in standalone. If you have studio software and run it as a VST, it should work fine.Anyway, the biggest pleasure is playing all the hundreds of patches from great sound software engineers and modifying them. The arppegiator is outstanding. If you want an FM synth at a great price, look no further.By the way, if you want great legacy analogue synths, like the old Moog Modular, or the old Yamaha CS-80, or other great legacy synths, go to Arturia. But my bias goes to Native Instruments. Their customer service is great, and their instruments are fantastic.CheersTJ
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