Basic FM Synthesis in Reaktor 6 Primary (Frequency Modulation Synthesis) | Simon Hutchinson

Building a basic but expandable FM synthesizer in Reaktor 6, making an FM operators that we can duplicate as much as we want.

In FM synthesis, we modulate the frequency of one oscillator (the carrier) with another oscillator in the audible range. We can make an FM synth in Reaktor that's modular and quickly expandable if we make a macro with the oscillator, an envelope, and a few special controls at the FM input.

0:00 Intro / What is FM Synthesis?
1:30 Sine Oscillator with Amplitude Envelope
3:14 The "F" Input of Sine FM Oscillators
4:20 Modulating the Frequency
5:24 Modulating the Frequency in the Audible Range
6:13 Adding Musical Controls
11:50 Combining Our FM Operators
13:01 Sideband Modulation with Envelope Control
16:12 Chaining FM Operators Together
19:48 Recap / Next Steps

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