OPX4 vs other FM VSTs or apps for pure FM goodness

My simple advice: turn off the effects on the presets, there are a few tabs of them. IMO the tone immediately improves.

I'm lining my other thread on this synth, in case that's of help for any others. I show how to use the matrix as a traditional algorithm FM synth in there. That may help get people started on the matrix.

OPX-4 MANUAL – FIGURING IT OUT, SUPPLEMENTING THE MANUAL

joegrant413 wrote:My simple advice: turn off the effects on the presets, there are a few tabs of them. IMO the tone immediately improves.

That goes not just for OPx4: for example, Akai drenches everything in delay and it I find it not always appropriate. Their idea seems to be offering fully baked ready-to-eat sounds out of the box - which is nice not just for beginners but, as one progresses in skills, it is often just too much seasoning.

IMHO, this happens with 99% presets in all plugins. They're designed to sound great when browsing for sounds or when showing to a friend, but sound too bloated for a final mix.

I call them "look, ma" presets...

bitermc wrote:IMHO, this happens with 99% presets in all plugins. They're designed to sound great when browsing for sounds or when showing to a friend, but sound too bloated for a final mix.

I call them "look, ma" presets...

I don’t even think most sound good when just browsing & wish there was master FX off tabs to keep each FX off for all the preset when going thru them. That would make more sense & be a more efficient.

I've spent too much time with presets over all trying to figure out why something is happening, or when I am editing is not happening, I tend to not be bothered with presets at all. While I can see that they may serve as a learning start point, I rarely like preset sounds in synths and some just seem gimmicky to show off potential, than useable. This seems more true with more powerful complex synths than simple ones. The OPx4 falls into the former, clearly.