Ah interesting, never thought of it like that, each operator is its own little synth voice with vca and envelope. Makes me think how odd it is that there is no global vca + envelope. Well i suppose there is a vca as its got a volume knob

If you switch off all other operators, so you have only one, then it’s essentially a complete Synthesizer with only one oscillator.

The oscillator is part of the operator.

Dexed is very good indeed. I also use it to control my Yamaha TX7

@@TheFellowPassenger It's hard to believe it's a free plug for sure!

Not the same as original, but of course both are digital but dexed is not a real thing like hardware fm synth.

@@digitalbeat666 Certainly a purist would prefer the hardware. But I can assure you that as an owner of the hardware, it stays in the case these days. Why? Dexed is so close to the original soundwise and so easy to use in comparison, not to mention that in an AB comparison in a mix, almost no one would do more than guess which is real or software so I choose to use Dexed because it's just easier to use since all I do is studio work these days. But as I said, a purist would understandably choose the hardware. For me I'll take the convenience of the software these days. But back when I was touring and using my DX7, I loved it! When it first came out there was nothing else quite like it. I'm told it was the largest selling synth of all time. And one thing I love, the keybed. Still feels great to this day after hundreds if not thousands of hours being played. It was my work horse for years.

​​@@digitalbeat666it's exactly the same synth engine as the DX7 hardware, the sounds are exactly the same, it's a digital system so it can be copied perfectly quite easily

Thats good! If you are an Ableton user, you should def dive into Operator. I would argue its one of the best FM synths out there

@@TheFellowPassenger I use reaper but thanks anyway :D

Thank you! I'm glad it worked

Thank you for the explanation. I have now acquired a whole bunch of yamaha fm synths and one casio phase distortion synth and they all treat the envelopes in a similar way

Im glad it was helpful

Odd, i have not experienced this. So no idea I'm afraid

Hi, thank you for your message. You should check my latest video, which attempts to tackle this very topic. And yes, it is totally possible to start getting your head around through Dexed. Just because I had some experience with dexed i was immediately able to understand how to program a yamaha TX81Z once I bought one. And recently bought a TX7 and use dexed to programme it. (Id recommend you do the same as it is soooo much button pressing otherwise). To use dexed a learning tool to understand fm synthesis. I suggest you 1. Understand how the envelopes work, which is explained in my video. 2. Focus only on the first two operators to start with. You will be able to construct all type of sounds only using this. Introduce more operators once you feel confident with the first two. 3. completely ignore the section about keyboard scaling etc. To start with. 4. To start with change the envelope on the first operator, and change the volume and course tuning on the second operator. The higher you turn these the brighter and more transient your sound will be. Adjust the envelope on operator two to change where and for how long these harmonics will be.

@@TheFellowPassengerGreat, thanks for your help!

DEXED as well as the real Yamaha DX7 / TX7. Only used Sine waves, no other waveforms. Other hardware and software synths have since incorporated different waveforms for FM synthesis.

Click "configure" in the plugin window in ableton at the bottom of the screen. Then move the knobs in the plugin and they will appear

How strange? it seems to work fine for me

@@TheFellowPassenger Can you suggest a hardware midi controller for this software. (A controller that would control all)

@@SoundMediaVibes the DTronics DT7 is what you are looking for 😁

@@TheFellowPassenger I'll have a look at that, thanks for your reply!

I am not sure, the only issue I have found is in the VST version on Mac OS, where everything is not mappable. However, the AU component have been working well for me.

I run the VST through Ableton, which allows me to use the computer keyboard to play it. The only thing that doesnt handle is velocity sensitivigy

@@TheFellowPassenger Thank you

Could it works with reaper?

Sorry if it was confusing, at about 7 minutes you can see how the modulators and carriers are affecting one another, and then just adjust the volume on the operators you wish to include. Keeping that any if you wish to include an operator higher up in the chain, you have to make sure that all modulators between it and the carrier have some volume applied.

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😂 let FM be FM and let a real piano be a real piano

Part of my logic being that it must be a shortened version of "DX editor", right? DX ed?

Makes sense, I think that is why it was originally developed. Without its own sound engine

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