Classic FM Synthesis on the Peak
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video I demonstrate using the Novation Peak for a more traditional FM sound. Along the way I talk about why many subtractive synths with FM features are quite different from classic FM and their limitations (and benefits) and, hopefully, illustrate that the Peak won't be replacing your DX7, but how it can reach some of the same territory. We illustrate this with a simple end to end sound design demo.
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Nice work! 👏
Thanks for the comment! I'm a big fan of Peak, so I'm sure there will be some more sound design videos to come.
After a year working with the Peak; this fine gentleman was able to coach me to a breakthrough..please acknowledge how valuable his skills are by highlighting his work on the Components platform...he has brought true musicianship and melody to the hardware where others seem to be noodling..;)))
I didn’t know you, but this is one of the best FM videos for Peak I’ve ever seen on TH-cam. I’ve learnt a lot in only 20 minutes. Thank you for your job. You’re amazing!
Thanks for watching, and for your comment. I had a feeling that the FM features of the Peak (and many subtractive synths that offer FM) get misunderstood (and mischaracterized) quite often: this was my attempt at showing what it can really do, and how it compares to a regular FM synth. I'm glad you found it helpful!
Great video, thanks. Just picked up a Peak and still have to get into FM. and the wavetables, been enjoying the basics so far. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for your comment, and for watching. I think the Peak really has a lot to offer, when you take the time to dig in: hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as I do!
Finaly!! Showcasing the fm capabilities of peak, i understand substractive synthesis, but not fm, so i was thirsty for this type of content!!
Thanks for watching, and for your comment. I feel like the Peak really does have a lot to offer but some of it lies slightly below the surface. I'm glad to share, and that you found it useful!
i also type in an unintentional "s" in "subtract/ive" - anyone else? 🙂 (i think it's a spanish/portuguese thing, hehe )
Masterful tutorial! Easily the best Peak guidance on YT since the early Novation videos by the big guy with the cool watch.
For reasons that shall remain private, I haven't walked into my little studio in 18 months. I watched your "Peak drone" video and this one, and now I can't wait to get back in there and turn on the Peak again, thanks to you. 💥🍺
Thanks for commenting, and for watching. I'm glad to be a part of you getting back to your music: this makes me happy. Thanks for sharing your story, and I hope you have fun!
Lovely sounds and lots of inspiring patch making tips hidden in there. Thanks!
Thanks for the comment! I've been trying to focus on demonstrating sound design as a process: listen, think, change, repeat. I hope that this comes across, while including some useful info.
This video just nails it. You accomplish to share a lot of important knowledge with ease. Thanks a lot for your effort!
Thanks for watching and for your comment. I'm glad you found the video useful. I hope these videos take some of the mystery out of the sound design process!
Wow, such an informative material is really hard to find. Subscribed for more!
Thanks for the comment, watching and subscribing. If you have anything particular you'd like me to cover then let me know; the hardest part of making content is sometimes deciding what exactly people want or need to know.
Brilliant demonstration. Thanks for putting in the effort to share this.
Thanks for the comment! I'm trying to put out more tutorial content, but hoping to avoid overlap with existing material in style and content: if you have any ideas for more of this type of material, I'd love to hear them.
Thanks a lot, it really helped me to start doing things with my peak. (liked how that "dangerous knob" is missing cap on yours)
Thanks for your watching, and I appreciate your support!
Excellent tutorial. Thank you 🙏👍
Thanks for watching and I appreciate your support!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge! 😊
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Great video! PEAK is such an all round beast!
Thanks for watching, and for your comment. I really do enjoy the Peak: it feels like it manages to be broad and deep while still being approachable. It's a go-to synth for me and I can't see that changing!
Great explanation.
Thanks for watching, and I appreciate your support.
@ChalkWalkMusic i like synthesizers a lot but my adhd obstructs me from grasping some concepts due to inability to focus. Your explanation made perfect sense. Saved up a summit a year ago, but my FM sounds were horribly inharmonic. Thx to you it actually starts to make sense. What a wonderful instrument. Please make more content ;) have a nice day man.
Please make more Peak Tutorials 👍
Thanks for your comment, and for watching. I do have this on my list of things to do in future, so I'll likely eventually get to it!
Very informative thank you! Love this synth. Very unique sound.
Thanks for your comment, and for watching. I agree: the Peak really has a lot to offer; hopefully I can make some more informative content around it.
@@ChalkWalkMusic We have owned ours since 2018. Use it on a lot of our tracks. Thank you again! Look forward to seeing content. Will be sure to check back regularly.
Excellenttt thankyo 🙏
Thanks for watching, and I appreciate your support!
This is the best explanation of Peak sound design on the web..just curious what type of spacecraft did you venture to earth on..;))
Thanks for the comment, and for watching. I'm a big fan of the Peak; it's definitely not underrated, but I feel like a lot of people don't appreciate the depth and breadth of what it can do. It's definitely my desert island synth (assuming I get a controller too)? As for spacecraft; I cannot comment, for reasons of galactic diplomacy.
Great
Thanks!
Kudos, very clear explanation. Are you a teacher?
Thanks for your comment, and for watching. No, I'm not a teacher, but that (teaching in university) is actually a career I considered; it's something I enjoy and take opportunities to take part in when they arise.
question, can you modulate the amount of dept when you do fm?
Thanks for your comment, and for watching. All modulations work the same way on the Peak: two sources, a destination and an intensity. There is no way to modulate a mod slot intensity with another modulation source, but you have two sources.
Typical FM usage would be applying an envelope to animate the FM amount. You can, however, place another modulation sources in the second source slot. This will effectively multiply the two source values. Note that you can't separately adjust the intensity of the effect of velocity in this case, but remember that modulations apply addictively. This means, to control the amount of velocity sensitivity, you can use two modulation slots: one slot applying only envelope to FM amount (the non velocity sensitive part), one slot applying envelope and velocity to the FM amount (the velocity sensitive part). In this way you get reasonable control: you can use similar methods for any modulations. I hope this helps.
Do you have a Hydrasynth? I'd love someone to do a FM tutorial for it.
No, I don't have a Hydrasynth, though I did read the manual when it was released. If I remember correctly they have a 'mutator' for FM; this lets you use one of the other oscillators, or another sound source as a modulator (while the oscillator itself acts as a carrier). The means each oscillator can function as a 2 operator FM voice. In a sense, each oscillator works similarly to the FM oscillator algorithm on the MicroFreak; it might be worth checking out my MicroFreak FM video: th-cam.com/video/QG8ZWO9mH6o/w-d-xo.html . I think you could employ a similar approach to each oscillator to get a similar result to the sound I got from the Peak. Anyway: thanks for watching, and for your comment!
FYI I started doing a series on the Hydrasynth (explorer). I explored the FM mutant a little and can see how it's both powerful, and a little confusing. I'm planning on doing a similar video to this one, but for the Hydrasynth, so keep your eye out for it.
@@ChalkWalkMusic Can't wait!
Cool video. But please, give your peak a wipe before filming. That thing looks like a ground zero for covid.
Thanks for the feedback, though looking at the video it doesn't seem that bad: mostly just a bit of dust/some fingerprints that are accentuated by the lighting. Not that it's not worth wiping: this comment just made me imagine it looked much worse.
@@ChalkWalkMusic fair enough. It may looked bad to me because I didn't come across a video before with gear looking like that. Maybe one.
To be fair it shows that you use it 😂🙈
But looks yucky in the video thats all. Content wise...great video nonetheless.