Despite being superseded, FM7 has specific "exclusive" quirks that keep it relevant for sound design: NI FM7 Vs FM8? - Instruments Forum - KVR Audio
Thanks to the current wave of hyper-pop, lo-fi, and synthwave, FM7 is experiencing a renaissance. The "exclusive" presets from Native Instruments’ original sound designers (like Howard Scarr and Stephan Schmitt) have a chaotic, unpredictable quality that modern synth presets lack.
As he searched for more information, Tyler came across a website that offered an exclusive download of the Native Instruments FM8. The website claimed that this was a special version of the plugin, one that was optimized for use with Tyler's digital audio workstation (DAW).
(File size: 48MB | Format: .zip containing .dll / .component / .exe installer)
Before FM7, FM synthesis was largely considered a relic of the 1980s, trapped inside hardware with tiny screens and complex menus. Native Instruments changed this by offering: Sound On Sound Visual Intuition
FM7 is inferior to FM8 in every way: sound quality, stability, UI, and compatibility. The "exclusive" downloads you see on forums are likely broken, infected, or missing files.
, FM7 was an immediate sensation because it successfully "humanized" the notoriously difficult interface of the legendary Yamaha DX7 PETELIN.RU The Rise of a Software Legend
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No, you are not right.
I love how you say you are right in the title itself. Clearly nobody agrees with you. The episode was so great it was nominated for an Emmy. Nothing tops the chain mail curse episode? Really? Funny but not even close to the highlight of the series.
Dissent is dissent. I liked the chain mail curse. Also the last two episodes of the season were great.
Honestly i fully agree. That episode didn’t seem like the rest of the series, the humour was closer to other sitcoms (friends, how i met your mother) with its writing style and subplots. The show has irreverent and stupid humour, but doesn’t feel forced. Every ‘joke’ in the episode just appealed to the usual late night sitcom audience and was predictable (oh his toothpick is an effortless disguise, oh the teams money catches fire, oh he finds out the talking bass is worthless, etc). I didn’t have a laugh all episode save the “one human alcoholic drink please” thing which they stretched out. Didn’t feel like i was watching the same show at all and was glad when they didn’t return to this forced humour. Might also be because the funniest characters with best delivery (Nandor and Guillermo) weren’t in it
And yet…that is the episode that got the Emmy nomination! What am I missing? I felt like I was watching a bad improv show where everyone was laughing at their friends but I wasn’t in on the joke.