What are the most common techniques in synthesizing an epiano sound?
I'd like to make an epiano sound from scratch. What are the most common pieces which create that iconic sound?
The video below shows many different epiano sounds, but they all have a commonality which I would like to achieve:
I know a lot of them have tremolo at the end, and sometimes a phaser as well (for the more funky stuff). I don't know how source sound is made, though. I've only ever had tools that did it already.
Assume I know what oscillates are, this question is not looking for depth passed the functions types and routing.
(eg answer: Most of them start with a (FM, Sine, Square...) that is (short, plucky...) and some (static...). Some of them have...)
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Two operator FM synthesis with appropriate envelope settings will get you most of the way there. Each operator/oscillator should be a sine or triangle wave. Work on the relative frequencies and levels to get the right growl, and then put an envelope on the modulating oscillator so it starts loud making the overall sound rich, and then have the modulating oscillator die away fairly rapidly to leave a more clear tone, which then dies away more slowly. If you only have amp and filter envelopes, set the filter envelope to clean up the sound fairly quickly while the amp envelope controls the decay.
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