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FM Tutorial on Windows Pc

Developed By: Frequent Mind

License: Free

Rating: 3,3/5 - 40 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	1.2
Size	89.6 KB
Release Date	January 06, 16
Category	Music & Audio Apps
What's New: Important bug fix. [see more]
Description from Developer: This app demonstrates how frequency modulation (FM) is used in FM synthesizers to generate sounds. The app plays the FM sound, displays the carrier, modulator and resulting modulat... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download FM Tutorial and install on Windows PC. FM Tutorial is free Music & Audio app, developed by Frequent Mind. Latest version of FM Tutorial is 1.2, was released on 2016-01-06 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of FM Tutorial is 3,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 40 users, 11 users had rated it 5*, 14 users had rated it 1*.

How to install FM Tutorial on Windows?

Instruction on how to install FM Tutorial on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install FM Tutorial on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install FM Tutorial using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "FM Tutorial" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install FM Tutorial on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "FM Tutorial" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.2.

Download FM Tutorial 1.2 on Windows PC – 89.6 KB

This app demonstrates how frequency modulation (FM) is used in FM synthesizers to generate sounds.
The app plays the FM sound, displays the carrier, modulator and resulting modulated wave as well as the power spectrum and the real and imaginary parts of the spectrum.
Sound and display are changed in real-time as the user modifies the following parameters.

Modulation Index (Beta):
"Depth" of modulation. The larger this value the more the carrier wave gets "warped"
and the more harmonics appear in the spectrum

Carrier Phase (Phi):
Shifting the phase of the carrier against the modulator changes the form of the
modulated wave and the spectrum.

Carrier and modulator frequencies: These can also be altered.

A Help button (?) for a brief description of the buttons and a more detailed Help in the Menu are available.

The More button (upside down triangle) lets you toggle through the various parameter settings.

Switch additional spectra (real and imaginary) on and off by up and down fling on the screen.
Zoom in/out by right/left fling across waves or spectrum (they zoom independently).

FM synthesis explained:
In a nutshell, FM synthesis works by changing the frequency of a sound wave (carrier) in accordance with the current value of a second wave, the modulating wave (modulator). If carrier and modulator have the same frequency then the increase and decrease of the carrier wave's frequency takes place within the space of one period of the wave. The result is that the shape of the wave is changed while the
period stays the same. If the un-modulated carrier is a sine wave then the modulated will be deformed into something different. This means the spectrum gets additional harmonics, i.e. the sound changes and becomes richer.
A similar effect occurs when carrier and modulator frequencies form small integer ratios.

FAQ:
Q: Why does the wave change faster/slower when LFO and/or Detune are ON and I toggle speaker ON/OFF (using the button in the app)?
A: When the speaker is OFF then the speed with which the display changes can vary between devices, depending on how fast the number crunching is performed.

Important bug fix.