Kurzweil PC3: Tutorial 7 -- FM Synthesis and Programming Strategies

In this tutorial we discuss FM "algorithms" and come up with a strategy to make FM programming quicker and easier on the PC3. We demonstrate how to create a Program for hosting each of the 32 harmonics usually available in various Yamaha FM-based synthesizers. We also demonstrate how to micro-tune each harmonic using a FUN so that its tuning is accurate to within 0.01 cents.

Link to template Programs to make FM programming easier on the PC3/k/le: http://www.silo3d.com/Music/PC3_Synths/Templates/FM_Template_Programs.PC3

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[poserp]

@kaffimusic -- this is explained in video #6, basically SHAPER is a sine wave lookup table, a sawtooth wave on input therefore "reads" back the table from beginning to end and immediately jumps back to the beginning, thus producing a sine wave output. SAW+ mixes in another signal, with the result being that the signal coming into SAW+ modulates the pitch of the sine wave.

[Kaffimusic]

Hello,

one question: Why do you use a saw+ and a shaper instead of a sine and shaper? The classic FM synth´s only used sine waves and so the classic sounds should be recreated with sine also?