Native Instruments FM8 Software Synth (Macintosh and Windows)

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9.4 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 8 out of 10

Features:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 10 out of 10

User Reviews for Native Instruments FM8 Software Synth (Macintosh and Windows)

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 8 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 10 out of 10

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By a customer from seventhgeneration.com

Submitted: 12/9/2007

Style of Music: scary computer noises

Experience: long time eletronic noodler, limited keyboard skills

"Weird, Powerful, Sensitive, Fast, Agressive FM8 is great"

Sound:

sounds wicked scary when you need it to and generally over delivers on everything... you start getting those 8 voice *events* going and it gets fun

Feature:

if you have used an FM synth for real, or just a rack version, or only a software version, you will find this very complete and a very satisfying experience. lush and luscious: it sounds great and scary-rich at the same time.

Ease of Use:

this is still fm so nothing too much taken for granted once you start editing, but overall it's like a playboy bunny of software synths come to life on your screen... I cannot say enough good things about how weird and coax-able this interface is when it comes to full on weird sXXt. I give it an 8 because I don't have enough time to do this great product justice... all FM tone module / rack mount Yamaha TX8anything-series should run and get this software. somehow must save a grand for komplete2... fend off wife attack.

Quality:

sounds very, very dangerous when you want it to. when you play it loud, over PA speakers, it will bring neighbors from three sides to your front door in 5 minutes. the aggression and detuned-math-fatness of multi-op FM is still a working force... FM8 is proof that it can still simulate a plausible earthquake / insect attack in short order.

Value:

I haven't paid for it yet: am still running demo over and over. obviously I have to buy new Komplete and kore2 bundle.

The Wow Factor:

FM voices of this power cannot be overstated, even though I'm a dork. If you know how to program an FM box through a 1 or 2U rack display, then this is going to rock your world.