Start with a stable ratio
Choose a whole-number operator ratio so the pitch remains easy to hear.
Listen for: A bell-like colour that still has a definite musical note.
Open PS-DX and try it →Glass bell
Use a clean FM ratio, a bright index and a decay that rings into silence.
Sound recipe8 minutesBuildingdigitalbell
You will make
A pitched strike with a bright inharmonic shimmer and no filter required.
Shape it, one move at a time
Push the index
Raise the FM index until new high partials appear around the carrier.
Listen for: Brightness arriving as extra tones, not simple volume.
Open PS-DX and try it →Shorten the bright part
Use a quick modulation decay so the metallic edge fades before the body of the note.
Listen for: A hard glass strike relaxing into a purer tail.
Open PS-DX and try it →Leave room to ring
Reduce the pattern density and let each decay finish before the next important note.
Listen for: Individual bells rather than a continuous metallic wash.
Open PS-DX and try it →Make it yours
- Try a fractional ratio for a less pitched, more industrial strike.
- Lower the index and lengthen decay for an electric-piano colour.