This is where the FM8 Rhodes organ really comes to life! First, a Cabinet unit is used to help emulate the type of body the original Rhodes organ had. The Pan feature is also used to bring more stereo spread to our FM8 Rhodes organ.įinally, the Effects window is set up. The Master window is where the total number of voices is increased to four and a small amount of Detuning and Analog Quality are added. The release is simply extended a small amount to get rid of any clicking and allow for the instrument to ring out a bit. The operator envelopes of this FM8 Rhodes organ are all kept very basic and identical, through the use of the Link feature. Luckily, the image below shows you how to get it done in less than a minute! And the process of finding the right pitch and modulation values is a bit time consuming. The key to getting the routing right is balance. If you are working with different FM synths, this may be an easy one to translate over due to the low level of complexity of actual synthesis.
Starting out in the FM Matrix, you can see that this is a purely Sine wave based FM8 Rhodes organ. This instrument is quite easy to customize, once you become familiar with the various settings and the thinking behind them. The actual structure and routing of the sound is pretty simple, while the effects that bring it all to life require a bit of finesse and attention to detail. Whether you produce jazz, blues, rock or pop, this sweet version of the old classic is bound to be used again and again in your projects over the years. This FM8 Rhodes organ is one of those instruments that just sounds great and it’s hard not to smile and tapp your feet when you hear it grooving with a band behind it. This is a fun little tutorial on how to make a modern version of one of the most iconic sounds in the blues and jazz world, a Rhodes organ!
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