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FRMS is a versatile granular synthesizer that combines granular synthesis with FM synthesis using a flexible layering system. From heavily-dense ambient drones, to glitchy mechanical beings, turn simple sounds into complex evolving soundscapes, with up to four layers of synthesis in any combination.
Features
- 3 synth engines, 4 layers per voice
- Granular Synthesis, FM Synthesis, Subtractive Synthesis
- 8 FM modes, layers as operators
- Granulate Samples or Live Audio
- Up to 20 grains per voice, per layer
- 1 modulation matrix per layer
- 2 EG’s per layer
- 1 filter per layer and a master filter
- 8 voices polyphony
- 4 LFO’s with 6 modes
- Arpeggiator with 5 modes
- Delay and Reverb FX as layer send
- High Quality Sample Bank
- Built-in Audio Recorder
- MPE Compatible
- Ableton Link
Hearing is believing
Listen to our audio examples to discover just a small selection of FRMS - Granular Synthesizer's infinite possibilities
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Ascending Mount Olympus
00:23Bring Out Your Dead
00:18Building R2
00:16Burning Reso
00:15Calming Reflection
00:22FM Burning Bass
00:18Meditation Demon
00:19Mizsing
00:21Tubular Beauty
00:20Zimmering
00:21Expansion Packs
Layering system
Up to 4 simultaneous layers, each one either granulator or oscillator.
Granulate anything
Browse the library of included samples, drop in your own, or even granulate live input.
Split interface
View, switch and control all aspects of your layers with ease
Granular Synthesis Tutorials
Get into fine-grained tutorials
Sound design with voice
Sound design with an electric guitar
I am happy to amend my previous 3-star review. The Dev added the wave file import feature that this Ap was begging for. My only other problem was a couple features that were not working (chorder and hold functions). The rapid response from the Dev. was that answered the problem being related to MPE being enabled. Turn that off in "preferences" and ...bingo, problem solved. Based on the rapid response from the Dev. I have no doubt that this will be fixed soon enough. Even without those features, this Ap is breaking new ground. Combining FM with Granular and subtractive synthesis is a great idea that has been too long in coming. The only thing I can think of that it really needs now is a good manual. The current on-line manual does a good job of describing features but tells us little about how to use them. But this problem only applies to the less obvious functions, as most of the Ap will be self-explanatory to those who are already familiar with subtractive, FM and granular synthesis. I would lobby for future development to include a non-chromatic keypad-style keyboard which will allow users to create or select fixed scales and modal scales. After that, it will be hard to add anything to this great synthesizer Ap.
Availability
Mobile
Desktop
Requirements
Mac OS
Mac OS 10.13 or higher, compatible 64 bit host DAW which supports VST, AU or AAX plugin format, plus a minimum of 350 Mb of free disk space to install. Product licence activation requires internet connection.
Windows
Windows 10 or higher, compatible 64 bit host DAW which supports VST or AAX plugin format, plus a minimum of 200 Mb of free disk space to install. Product licence activation requires internet connection.
iOS
iPad only. Requires iOS 12.1/iPadOS 12.1 or higher. At least 240 Mb of free space.
Android
Tablet devices only. Requires Android 6.0 or higher. Low-latency audio is dependent on device hardware specification and performance.