Toybox FM Zone Synth: Very Good, Very Easy AND Very Deep // Walkthrough & Review

This video is a detailed walkthrough, demo and review of ToyBox Audio’s FM Zone. I go into many aspects which are not included in the manual, at least not at the time of release. FM Zone is an excellent ‘boutique’ FM synth for desktop and iPad, an runs both as a plugin and standalone. I really like it, and think it will appeal both to FM experts and people who don’t know much about FM or even subtractive synthesis. It is very accessible but you can also go super deep if you want to. It’s also very reasonably priced. It is based on 4-operator FM, but allows for use of lots of different waveforms so you can incorporate elements of physical modeling, ring mod, AM, additive synthesis and more. The envelopes combined with looping options for envelopes allow for mad sound design possibilities. It also has a massive collection of great sounding filter types. Links etc can be found below. Enjoy!

🟠 iOS / iPad Appstore Purchase Link:

https://apps.apple.com/app/fm-zone/id...

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https://www.toyboxaudio.com/

🟠 I have done vids on Buzz Zone and Thump One by Toybox:

Buzz Zone:
   • Toy Box Buzz Zone // Walkthrough and ...  

Thump One:
   • Thump One by Toybox (David Alexander)...  

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🟠 App Info:

FM Zone is an easy-to-use polyphonic synthesiser plugin with sophisticated FM and sample engines and a bank of flexible multi-segment envelopes to shape the sound in any direction you desire. Perfect for huge FM basses and cutting leads
The synthesiser features two powerful engines that can be layered together for a variety of complex sounds and textures. The ‘Synth’ engine features a powerful FM engine with a variety of 'special' operator types (FM, supersaw, additive, physical modelling etc) for expressive, harmonically-rich timbres. The ‘Sample’ engine can be used to mix additional textures or attacks samples over the sound.