It’s been a busy past month for Korg’s digital synth team with both wavestate and modwave receiving substantial updates. Now FM fans need no longer feel left out with the release of opsix system software version 2.0. The headline feature of this update is an all new ‘Effect’ operator mode, where individual operators
With the announcement of the Korg’s opsix FM synthesiser came the inevitable question from synth nuts all over the internet, how does it stack up against the Elektron Digitone? The Digitone is arguably the most successful FM synth of recent times, so it’s a very
In a move which will no doubt elicit excitement from both nostalgic and adventurous synthesis enthusiasts alike, Korg have unveiled opsix, a 6 operator powerhouse they describe as an ‘altered FM synth’. Those paying close attention to coverage of the 2020 NAMM show earlier this
FM synthesis is a wildly powerful method of synthesising sounds with a different approach to the more common subtractive synthesis found in analogue and analogue-style synthesisers. It is inherently more complex and less predictable, but rewarding to learn. Many of the timbres achievable with FM
