jessemania
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USA

What's up bros.

I've been a Deflemask user for a bit, but I've always used premade patches for my instruments. I wanna get into doing my own synths. I gotta very basic groundwork on how FM works. Modulators, carriers, ratios, etc. But my sounds don't really hit right. Any advice? I can get a good bass going, a okayish guitar, but I'm struggling with more orchestral stuff. The song I'm doing now I need a sort of brass section, strings, harpsichord... What's the best approach? What are some good tutorials?

martin_demsky
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Bratislava, Slovakia

https://www.alyjameslab.com/download.html

Here is huge tfi megapack (33000 sounds), for example i always pick some good patches and modify algorithm, tl, multi knobs what can i do with it.

jessemania
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martin_demsky wrote:

https://www.alyjameslab.com/download.html

Here is huge tfi megapack (33000 sounds), for example i always pick some good patches and modify algorithm, tl, multi knobs what can i do with it.

Thanks.

martin_demsky
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Bratislava, Slovakia

BTW, here is nice article about the chip, you can see algorithms and suggested uses, so it is maybe good start when you want to create patch from nothing.

https://www.smspower.org/maxim/Documents/YM2612

jessemania
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martin_demsky wrote:

BTW, here is nice article about the chip, you can see algorithms and suggested uses, so it is maybe good start when you want to create patch from nothing.

https://www.smspower.org/maxim/Documents/YM2612

Thanks for the link. Though, I've had that algorithms list in my notes on FM for awhile. Great stuff.