FM Synthesizer

// Audio Production — Frequency Modulation Demo
Presets
Carrier
unmodulated waveform
Modulator
fm = carrier × ratio
Output
carrier + FM result
Frequency spectrum
carrier fc
sidebands fc ± n·fm
Carrier
Frequency
220 Hz
Volume
70%
Modulator
Ratio
2.00×
Depth (β)
β 0.27
Attack
10ms
Decay
100ms
Sustain
60%
Release
300ms
// Click keys or use keyboard: A–K (white)   W E T Y U (black)
The Modulator oscillator varies the Carrier's frequency at audio rate. Ratio sets the modulator frequency relative to the carrier — integer ratios produce harmonic tones; fractional ratios create metallic, bell-like timbres. Depth (β) controls deviation: at 0 you hear a pure sine; higher values add sidebands at fc ± n·fm.
Modulator OSC
freq = carrier × ratio
× Depth (β)
modulation index
Carrier OSC
freq modulated
ADSR Envelope
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