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Lofi options/waveform interpolation

DX100
Hi,
I really like the clean sound of the ESFM but have you thought about making more Lo-Fi options?
The waveform interpolation is nice, quite subtle though but something a lot more like early Yamaha OPL chips etc, a lot of the early FM implementations have so much character?
BROCKSTAR
Have you tried going to Global and then Audio. There's an option to uncheck waveform interpolation.... Maybe that will help you.

"Disable Waveform Interpolation: By
default the EssenceFM applies a real-time linear interpolation to the waveforms to
improve quality and reduce aliasing. You can disable this feature by checking that option
if you prefer the raw sound, more like
legacy FM chips used in 80-90’s gear."

EDIT: Oops I just now seen where you did know about the waveform interpolation. Sorry, I should read before commenting lol.
KODAMO
There's another important thing to do in addition to checking Disable Waveform Interpolation to have a sound like the old FM implementations.
Select the Bitcrush effect, apply it globally with 0% dry and 100% wet with the following settings:

Frequency: 0
Bit Reduction: try different values from 35 (subtle) to 127 (exaggerated)
Cutoff: 127 (disabled)

That will simulate quantization noise on the envelopes and DAC, creating the famous "zipper noise" on note releases.

Sound design also plays an important role, do not use any other effect and limit yourself to a single layer of 4-Op per note
glassofwater
Nice, these settings sounds sweet 'n crunchy.
Kopplog
By "disable waveform interpolation" - what bit resolution do we get?
KODAMO
It's roughly equivalent to 9 bit oscillators (waveforms are 512 samples long)
Kopplog
9-bit, well then. Thank you!
HappyIrishman
Just bought EssenceFm.
Love it but just like poster above I felt it was a little too clean.
Coming from a Yamaha SY77.
Turned off interpolation which helped.
Also using the mild distortion on low settings causes a saturated effect rather than distortion.
My favourite trick on other synths is using the bitcrusher. So thanks for those settings.
Haven’t even looked at the manual yet as UI is easiest I’ve ever used.
I have a few other feature requests but that’s for another post.
After reading other people’s requests.
Thanks for a great synth.
Cheers

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