KARO proudly presents two new MOD-7 FM libs for the OASYS

PeterJung-IKT · Post by **PeterJung-IKT** » Mon May 04, 2009 3:01 pm

Dear all,

Now, they are online: Two MOD-7 FM libs (KFM-1 and KFM-2) are waiting for you on the KARO web page at http://www.karo-sounds.com/web/.

We also added a few mp3 sequences which we hope will be useful to shed sme light on the sounds and combinations we made.

Have fun!

Best wishes,
Kurt, Oliver, Guido & Peter

mwiik · Post by **mwiik** » Mon May 04, 2009 5:35 pm

The demos sounds great. I will order soon.

Thanks for great work !

Best regards
MW
Sweden

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Mon May 04, 2009 7:59 pm

That was pretty fast!

medusaland · Post by **medusaland** » Mon May 04, 2009 8:04 pm

mwiik wrote:The demos sounds great. I will order soon.

Thanks for great work !
Best regards
MW
Sweden

Hi MW,

we have a bundle with KFM1-2 and KTC... So you can save money

It`s a must have for FM lovers

Best wishes,

Kurt
KARO Sound Development
Guido, Peter, Oliver & Kurt

SoulBe · Post by **SoulBe** » Mon May 04, 2009 9:33 pm

Just received KFM 1 + 2 and again it will be a very short night

. Very cool sounds that bring back the good old times of my first synth - DX 7. While stepping through the sounds I often smiled and remembered .....

About the bundle with KTC ... what about those who bought the KTC already (like me)?

Regards
SoulBe

medusaland · Post by **medusaland** » Mon May 04, 2009 9:45 pm

SoulBe wrote:Just received KFM 1 + 2 and again it will be a very short night . Very cool sounds that bring back the good old times of my first synth - DX 7. While stepping through the sounds I often smiled and remembered .....
About the bundle with KTC ... what about those who bought the KTC already (like me)?

Regards
SoulBe

Hi SoulBe, Hi OASYSANS!

All the people who buy the KTC and ordered now the KFM1+2 can get our bundle price... Please contact us

Best,

Kurt
KARO Sound Development
Peter, Guido, Oliver & Kurt

Davidb · Post by **Davidb** » Mon May 04, 2009 10:08 pm

Hi Kurt.

Just two words:
Impressive stuff!!!

This title is going to be a huge and diserved success.

You are a fabulous team-

Thanx as usual for your fantastic work for the OASYS.

medusaland · Post by **medusaland** » Tue May 05, 2009 12:15 am

Davidb wrote:Hi Kurt.

Just two words:
Impressive stuff!!!

This title is going to be a huge and diserved success.

You are a fabulous team-
Thanx as usual for your fantastic work for the OASYS.

Hi David,

thank you for the compliments...
The complete programming of KFM 1 + 2 created Peter Jung

I also like this 2 libraries.

Best,

Kurt

PeterJung-IKT · Post by **PeterJung-IKT** » Tue May 05, 2009 4:50 am

Dear all,

I am really really flattered.

Bests,
Peter

peter m. mahr · Post by **peter m. mahr** » Tue May 05, 2009 6:37 am

as usual - great sounds !!!

peter

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Tue May 05, 2009 1:38 pm

@Kurt: thanx for the kind bundle-offer - I think that's very fair and as I wrote already I certainly buy it!

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Wed May 06, 2009 6:50 pm

So - just a short review - I went through all sounds today:

FM1 Programs: One has to keep in mind that these sounds are the basis for the TX combis. So some of them sound a bit thin/weak or behave "strangely" as they are designed for going together into combis (at least that's what I understood). When loading this pcg-file you'll actually load a global-file as well which reconfigures your expression-pedal for being what it is called. But this results in some sounds (eg. a083 or a115 strings) not being audible until you move the exp-pedal. Anyhow, I liked most the horns, stratos, fm-pianos, organs and basses. I did not like the strings - not because of poor programming but because of their typical fm-string-sound.

FM1 Combis: SUPER! It was a great idea to use the exp-pedal for changing the sounds. Cannot remember having used the pedal that often. Excellent brass, honky, horn, guitar, marimba and organ sounds. The strings sound much better here, too. Didn't like the choirs that much - again the "fm-sound". Some of the guitars are a bit low in volume. But all in all a great TX-collection!

FM2 programs: I liked this collection even more. It's typical DX in a very positive way. I never owned a DX7 - couldn't afford it back then. But I know the sounds so well - many, many records of the 80's I used to listen to came with these sounds. And now I got the best of DX for a very small amount of its original price. This library realy brings you back to the sound of the 80's: typical rhodes, clavis, guitars, organs and basses.

In short: FM1 + 2 are a definitive recommendation for everyone interested in typical FM sounds. And you'll be able to use many of them today - these sounds still rock!

What I found quite interesting is how "different" FM1/2 sound compared to the normal Mod7. I use lot's of them and am still surprised how "un-FM-ish" they sound. FM1/2 is typical and much more what you would expect an FM-synth to sound like. This proves how powerfull Mod7: it is much, much more than another FM-synth.

Edit: What were the original sounds of W.F.I and Footplay? Never heard these names befor.

rbox · Post by **rbox** » Thu May 07, 2009 5:41 pm

Not so impressive. Why ever the same Sounds? E-piano, Slapbass, E-Piano......., neverending Story. Is the Mod-7 limited to reproduce outdated 80`s sounds?

I Ask , and sorry i´m not against you but i have downloaded the Demo of Ni`s FM8 and there are really cool Sounds and not these conserative Fm Bells and E-Pianos.

The Soundquality of Mod-7 is suberb but the character and type of the sounds are not Up to date, i dont understand that , 2 Timbres per program of Mod7 and you have 20 envelopes( with retrigger and modulateable stages), 3 Stepsequencers(with the common), 2 Morphfilter, 9 Lfos plus Vectorenvelope , Waveshaper with 100 Tables and the Results are E-piano`s and so....

Why was the SY99 sounds so cool and outstanding?

http://www.midnightsunent.com/SY99monolith.mp3

sebbytriton · Post by **sebbytriton** » Thu May 07, 2009 7:23 pm

rbox, Mod-7 is able to produce the full SY99 sound ?

rbox wrote:Not so impressive. Why ever the same Sounds? E-piano, Slapbass, E-Piano......., neverending Story. Is the Mod-7 limited to reproduce outdated 80`s sounds?

I Ask , and sorry i´m not against you but i have downloaded the Demo of Ni`s FM8 and there are really cool Sounds and not these conserative Fm Bells and E-Pianos.

The Soundquality of Mod-7 is suberb but the character and type of the sounds are not Up to date, i dont understand that , 2 Timbres per program of Mod7 and you have 20 envelopes( with retrigger and modulateable stages), 3 Stepsequencers(with the common), 2 Morphfilter, 9 Lfos plus Vectorenvelope , Waveshaper with 100 Tables and the Results are E-piano`s and so....

Why was the SY99 sounds so cool and outstanding?

http://www.midnightsunent.com/SY99monolith.mp3

Mike Conway · Post by **Mike Conway** » Thu May 07, 2009 7:56 pm

sebbytriton wrote:Mod-7 is able to produce the full SY99 sound ?

Definitely. MOD-7 actually has quite a few more options than the SY99. One of the main differences would be the SY's Segment Looping envelopes, but MOD-7 has retriggerable envelopes, which are very flexible since Lf0s, EGs and many other things can be triggers.

In the SY an FM program can input an AWM program, and that AWM program can be an FM clone (only), so you can have two identical FM programs with 4 filters (dual lowpass X 2). However, MOD-7 blows that away! PCM input has 4 cross-switch points (for 4 samples), compared to the SY's one. You can have two completely different FM programs; for instance, one can be a dance type of program, but you can then feed that program into the second oscillator and add more filters and operators for further tweaking. You have 12 independent operators and 4 filters. MOD-7 filters can be bypassed, per oscillator, while SY can not.

To feed one oscillator into another, follow the instructions in SirCombatWombat's POST. It really is significant.

The SY has one main LFO (plus a limited sub-lfo), for a single oscillator program, while MOD-7 has 4 (plus a common lfo). Now add MOD-7's Step Sequencer, plus Common Step Sequencer, and the fact that all LFOs are MIDI syncable, where the SY's are not.

With added poly, superior FX section, and extra Wave Shaping parameters, MOD-7 can do much more than the SY99.

The MOD-7 can replicate the SY99, but the two are laid out so differently that it would take a while to replicate each program. MOD-7 is an uber-synth!!

BTW, I recreated my own set of TX816 combis, when beta testing MOD-7. I recently tweaked them with FX.