This can make a significant difference in the sound, especially when the oscillator is played at a low frequency. The additive editor of Nemesis can handle the first 32767 partials of any waveform and you have detailed control over the phase of the waveform. Want more control? The additive spectral editor lets you manipulate the partials and phase of waveforms. Both carrier and modulator oscillator waveforms are dynamically updated so any chance will be reflected in this screen.Ī large selection of waveforms is available, and you can also load your own samples and resynthesize waveforms. The oscillators also have drift/detune, phase (start phase of waveform), feedback, and an FM keyfollower for the Neo FM knob, which controls the amount of FM applied to the oscillator.įrom the oscillator display you can select one of the 22 synthesis modes, the active one being shown on the right side of the screen. This means that as you turn down the filter it filters out the partials. The filters are a bit different in that they are very steep (90dB slope) 0-phase filters which operate directly on the waveform. The oscillator section has a carrier and modulator oscillator, with tune, envelope, filter, and mix controls for each. The Nemesis interface, similar in style to the RayBlaster, Saurus & ElectraX synths. You can use your own samples as waveforms as well, and editing of waveforms is easy with the additive spectral editor. Nemesis features 22 synthesis types that can be combined in 2 oscillators to expand traditional FM synthesis with other methods like additive, wavetables, phase distortion, formant, waveshaping, sync and reso synthesis, and more.
The innovative neoFM approach, exclusive to Nemesis, combines only the advantages of both types of synthesis without suffering from any of the weaknesses associated with PM or ‘Real analog FM’ synthesis. ‘Real analog FM’ suffers from drift and lacks precision, resulting in a disharmonic sound, which is musically not very useful. Classic waveforms like a sawtooth do not work well with it because they result in an unpleasant, sharp and excessively metallic sound. However, the traditional PM approach is limited to using dark sounding waveforms like sinoids or triangles, which results in a dull or bell-like sound. Most conventional FM synths such as the DX7, use phase modulation (PM) instead of genuine FM synthesis, yet such synths are branded as FM synthesizers for marketing reasons. 23 spectral manipulations or “modifiers” can be applied to the oscillators.Tone2’s latest synthesizer instrument Nemesis aims to take FM synthesis to the next level with NeoFM, which offers a “genuine FM synthesis” approach.Can sound like natural instruments like piano, brass, organs.Can sound like other synthesis methods - additive, subtractive, AM, FM, phase distortion, supersaw, vocoder, sync.True stereo mode, 4x unison mode, and up to 8 oscillators per voice.84 oscillator types containing 18,000 morphable waveforms.437 hand picked presets included, over 1000 sounds available.A unique sounding synthesis: Harmonic content morphing (HCM).Any modification of a wave can be modulated producing lively shimmery sounds (remember: using only one oscillator!) With a total of more than 18,000 different spectra available for combination and modulation, Firebird+ gives an almost unlimited amount of timbres to experiment with. Making the wave for example sound more fat using only one oscillator, transforming each wave into a hyper-wave or selecting some cycles of a sample and moving through them over time (comparable to wavetable synthesis). These waves are modified in real-time, by for example transposing the wave by one or two octaves and adding it to the original wave, altering its harmonic structure, syncing, compressing or even expanding the frequency domain of the spectrum. Harmonic Content Morphing synthesis is based on a large, expandable repertoire of standard waves, like saw, pulse, as well as more complex wave material, like multi-waves, trumpets, organs, pads, pianos and voice samples. Featuring an impressive selection of 437 build-in sounds, representing both highly sought-after VA sounds, as well as sounds more specific to Firebird and characterized by its Harmonic Content Morphing synthesis, breathing both life and dynamics into the sounds. Its innovative user interface provides you with the tools to create impressive sounds with a minimal amount of effort. Firebird uses a unique synthesis architecture to deliver next-generation sounds.