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preenfm2 and preenfm3 / really wish preenfm3 was aiming for something more than preenfm2
« on: February 14, 2021, 07:44:07 AM »
with more power to play around with, many upgrades would be possible making the preenfm experience closer to what you could easily buy on the market. im talking about wavetables or at least harmonically rich morphable waveforms. this sort of thing goes a long way towards texture and movement. static waves are ok for a static sound reminiscent of the dx7 or old yamaha stuff. however this is just not how music sounds these days. there are many things possible but they dont convey harmonic richness in any but a few well known ways weve been listening to since the 80s. i think the fm capabilities of preenfm would benefit from modern digital waveforms and could also do the older style sounds. i would also love to see the effect/filter side of preenfm3 grow. a dual filter with awesome saturations might be nice.
in my opinion, preenfm3 is worth some sort of extended capability. why have a new version that doesnt go much beyond the previous offering? if the goal is to attract new customers, perhaps its a worthy pursuit? unless youre aiming for the same type of user, which arguably would already know of preenfm2 and either has one or has ruled it out.
preenfm2/3 has great bones. modulation, multitimbrality, form/size, usb, bus power, midi control, din, random, great screen, amazing 24 bit precision... now it just needs more/betterer osc and filter/fx to fit todays methods. yeah im saying compete with stuff like blofeld since youre in the price range together. reign in the processes that make modern fm a joy to use to author unique sounds. dont make it a wavetable synth that does fm, make it an fm synth that has wavetable oscillators. the same level of character is just not attainable with static waveforms. unison will help however!
make this appeal to more types of producers while keeping those interested in its current capability. and if youre upset by me saying these things, dont be.
in my opinion, preenfm3 is worth some sort of extended capability. why have a new version that doesnt go much beyond the previous offering? if the goal is to attract new customers, perhaps its a worthy pursuit? unless youre aiming for the same type of user, which arguably would already know of preenfm2 and either has one or has ruled it out.
preenfm2/3 has great bones. modulation, multitimbrality, form/size, usb, bus power, midi control, din, random, great screen, amazing 24 bit precision... now it just needs more/betterer osc and filter/fx to fit todays methods. yeah im saying compete with stuff like blofeld since youre in the price range together. reign in the processes that make modern fm a joy to use to author unique sounds. dont make it a wavetable synth that does fm, make it an fm synth that has wavetable oscillators. the same level of character is just not attainable with static waveforms. unison will help however!
make this appeal to more types of producers while keeping those interested in its current capability. and if youre upset by me saying these things, dont be.