# FM Essential

> Music

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1105696324](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1105696324)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1105696324`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Yamaha Corporation
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.9
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-12
- **First published:** 2016-07-21
- **Size:** 88 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/it/app/fm-essential/id1105696324?l=en-GB)
- **Website:** [https://www.yamaha.com/kbdapps](https://www.yamaha.com/kbdapps)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.yamaha.com/en/apps\_docs/apps\_dmi/dmi\_PP\_general.html](https://www.yamaha.com/en/apps_docs/apps_dmi/dmi_PP_general.html)

## Description

Featuring an FM tone generator, FM Essential is a synthesizer app for the iPhone and iPad that provides for real-time synth performances and also lets you edit voices. 

[Spec]
-FM sound 
・Tone Generator: FM 
・Part: 1
・Polyphony: 16
・Preset Voice: 271
・Arpeggiator patterns: 64
・Chord pads: 20
・Scales: 25

-Drum Part 
Tone Generator: Audio
Part: 1
Drum Pad: 16
Drum Pad Set: 3

Functions
Plug into MX!
-You can play full 271 voices and voice store function if you connect your iOS with Yamaha  MX series.

Effects/EQ edit
-You can adjust parameters to edit effects and equalization. 

Ball controller
-Touch and drag in ball controller to modulate the sound by simultaneously changing multiple parameters based on the ball position. 

Step sequencer
-We can store the ball position in the currently selected scene box.
 
Arpeggiator and chord pads
-You can play Arpeggiator and Chord pads in addition to keyboard with various scales.

What's MX  series?  
https://europe.yamaha.com/en/products/music_production/synthesizers/index.html

[Support]
-Compatible with Audio Unit Extentions

*Previous MX series does not activates FM Essential.

## Rankings

- #425,745 — Overall

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