Understanding FM synthesis (and the Korg Volca FM)

If you have a #Korg #Volca FM synthesizer, or are considering getting one, or just like synthesizers, this might be of interest to you.

I've had my VFM for quite a while now. But I never really took the time to understand how it works, until yesterday. Which turns out to be a big shame, because it's an absolutely incredible little device.

First I watched this video about FM synthesis to understand the basic concept, and how it's different from the subtractive synthesis used in analog synthesizers.

After that I watched all the videos in this playlist about sound design on the Volca FM, to understand how to use the VFM.

I can't wait to waste endless nights tweaking sounds on this one.