Groovebox with FM synthesizer

The Sonicware LIVEN XFM is a practical groovebox with 4-operator FM synthesis. If you think of a "parameter graveyard" like some 1980s FM synthesizers, you can rest easy. The XFM gets by with four intelligently combined algorithms, which are controlled with four knobs. They are followed by a resonant multimode filter, an LFO, and an envelope. The four sequencer tracks can be filled with melodies, weird sci-fi sounds, basslines, and percussion sounds at will. In addition, the XFM comes with an overlay that makes editing sounds easier.
Sound generation
There are four synthesis models to choose from: X-Lab blends two FM sounds into a completely new sound with a single control. Xform transforms one FM sound into another over a definable period of time. Morph continuously transforms between two FM sounds using the LFO. Library provides the 300 preset sounds with easy handling.

The established sound flows into a resonant multimode digital filter that offers low-pass, band-pass, and high-pass. Life is breathed in through the LFO and an ADSR envelope, and parameter snapshots can also be recorded in the sequencer. The signal path is completed with switchable chorus, flanger, delay, reverb, and plate effects.

Sequencer
The Sonicware Liven XFM sequencer is programmable live or by step and has a memory capacity of 128 patterns, each of which can have up to 64 steps. It is possible to perform real-time transpositions, as well as adjust the Slide commands and other gate lengths. The shuffle (swing) parameter adds more groove to melodies and basslines. The switchable arpeggiator acts as an additional aid for playing and generating ideas. Thanks to the different voice modes, the synthesizer can be played in monophonic, legato, or unison mode; for the latter, there is even a detune function, which creates very fat sounds.