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\uffe5Hollow Sun FS1R Collection KONTAKT | 364 Mb<\/b><\/p>\n\uffe5Hollow Sun FS1R Collection KONTAKT | 364 Mb<\/b><\/p>\n
Yamaha had been the top of the tree for some years in the \u201970s with their analogue polysynths such as the CS80 but that market was snatched away from them by the Prophet 5 and later, the Oberheims. As fabulous as the CS80 was, it was a big and heavy bugger and had to be treated with kid gloves on the road otherwise all the sensitive little trimmer pots could be knocked out of whack leaving the thing horribly out of tune. It was also extremely expenive. The Prophets and Oberheims were light and portable by comparison and a lot cheaper (if you consider ?3,000 \u2018cheap\u2019!). Not only that, they were totally programmable unlike the CS80\u2019s somewhat kludgy programmable four patch memories. And so Yamaha fell from grace and despite valiant attempts, they couldn\u2019t compete with the Prophets and Oberheims.<\/p>\n
But in 1982, they came back with a vengeance when they released their legendary DX7.<\/p>\n
Almost everyone bought a DX7 (or one of its derivatives) and its sound was everywhere from back-street pubs and cabarets to headline stadium gigs. Every record you heard was littered with DX sounds until Roland and later Korg killed Yamaha\u2019s domination with their D50 and M1 respectively.<\/p>\n
Yamaha tried to hang on with more and more variations on the FM theme but this eventually dwindled to nothing \u2013 Roland and Korg\u2019s sample-based instruments were the new standard and you could barely give away those FM synths that were once the height of musical fashion.<\/p>\n
It was a surprise then when, in 1998, Yamaha released their FS1R.<\/p>\n
Here was a new, 32-voice FM synth module with not a sample in sight! But this wasn\u2019t \u201980s FM \u2013 this was FM on steroids with more operators, more algorithms, new \u2018formant\u2019 operators, multi-mode resonant filters and multi-effects.<\/p>\n
It was also a surprise when, with over a thousand almost uniformly stunning on-board sounds, the FS1R was not a commercial success and it sank pretty much without trace just a few years later. The FS1R\u2019s collapse in the market has largely been attributed to its impenetrable user interface but the polyphony wasn\u2019t generous (and halved if you used certain filter types) and it was a difficult concept for many to understand. The 1U rack mount form factor probably didn\u2019t help either and its fortunes might have been different had Yamaha released it as a keyboard with more knobbage and a larger, better screen. We will never know.<\/p>\n
That said, an FS1R will fetch good money on eBay today and are much sought after and not without good reason \u2013 it can make THE most astonishing sounds. Even if you never hit the EDIT button and use it solely for its presets, there\u2019s a wealth of fabulous noises to be had, many of which are captured here.<\/p>\n
In collaboration with Dutch FS1R owner, Martijn Buiter, I have a comprehensive collection of outstanding samples that cover the gamut of lush strings, sparkiling electric pianos, spiky clavs and basses, sonorous bells, swirling organs and the high spot of the collection \u2013 the expansive, spacious pads which are truly out of this world.<\/p>\n
But these are not your typical two-a-penny FM sounds \u2013 this is FM with attitude! If you have ever fancied an FS1R but can\u2019t stump up the sometimes hefty eBay prices (or are intimidated by the programming), here\u2019s an opportunity to dip your toe in the water with this comprehensive collection of FM sounds, old and new with an easy to use UI for quick and easy tweaking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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