When asked, 'What VST plugins do you use for production now?' Darude includes Native Instruments FM8 in his list. His full response: (Some) in alphabetical order from my AU folder: Discovery Pro FM8 Kick 2 Korg Legacy instruments LFO Tool Massive Melodyne Nexus Sausage Fattener Serum Spire Sylenth SynthMaster Transient Master UltraChannel Valhalla Vintage Verb Logic's own ES2, ES1, EXS24, Drummer, Channel EQ, Compressor, Stereo Delay, Tape Delay, Waves C6, Center, Vitamin, RenComp, RVerb, L2, CLA Vocals, H-Delay, Kramer Tape, Paz Analyzer, S1, CableGuys VolumeShaper, to name A FEW.;). 'As for virtual instruments, I like Komplete 5. I really like Kontakt 3, it's very easy to add movement to sounds and have these tempo synced. I also really like Absynth, from a technical sound design perspective. Sadly life is too short to explore these instruments fully.
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I find sound creation in Absynth far too absorbing, it's much too easy to lose all sense of time. I also like FM8; as with FM7, all of the time I had invested in trying to edit the original DX7 many years previously all of a sudden started to make sense. I think from having used synths like the DX7 and D-50 with menu-based editing structures many years ago, it was somewhat of a revelation to use VST instruments and the ability to easily edit and play with the sounds. They also don't suffer from the background noise associated with analogue gear.
Dec 12, 2007 - The second-gen version of NI's DX7 emulation really hits the mark in. FM8's interface is cleaner than FM7's and features a navigator on the. Shop for the Native Instruments FM8 Soft Synth Update and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price.
I also like Guitar Rig 3. It can make any dull keyboard sound great.' Short of owning a DX7, Native Instruments' FM8 is one of your best choices when it comes to FM synthesis. In addition to providing basic envelope, filter, and operator functions, FM8 steps things up by adding effects, processing, additional equalization, and arpeggiation.
FM synthesis is kind of intimidating if you ask me, but FM8 has made the discovery process much easier and more intuitive than I ever thought it would be. If you're on the fence about FM synthesis, I might pick up a cheaper option— if you're serious about FM synthesis, however, there simply isn't a better software option on the market than FM8.