Operator Controls Explorer

Most DAWs include an FM synth; this one is Ableton Live's Operator. The concepts (carriers, modulators, algorithms) are the same wherever you find them.

Drag a cable from the floating box to a coloured zone below the image to learn what that control does.

AOscillators (A-D)

BCoarse / Fine

CLevel

DAlgorithm

EEnvelope (ADSR)

FFilter

GLFO

Foundation

Advanced