First Love – a new FM synthesizer design that’s been described as “the first to make FM synthesizers accessible and understandable to users” – is now available to pre-order.

LOVE Synthesizers’ FIRST LOVE is a standalone electronic instrument that combines FM synthesis with touchscreen and tactile controls.

The sound engine supports up to four simultaneous instruments or timbres, with polyphonic and monophonic operation, custom FM connections, wave shaping, morphing envelopes, modulation, and effects.

The instrument also includes tools for creating and switching between musical scales, including microtonal tunings, along with a riff-based arpeggiator, MIDI looping and arrangement functions, and a 4×4 live looper.

Features:

• Four-part multitimbral sound engine
• Simultaneous polyphonic and monophonic instruments
• Custom FM connections
• Wave shaping
• Morphing envelopes
• Fast envelope editing
• Amp and morph envelope controls
• Flexible modulation routing
• Internal and external modulation sources
• Multiple modulation destinations
• Musical scale creation and storage
• Microtonal tuning support
• Quantized tuning options
• Riff arpeggiator with note and silence combinations
• Pressure-sensitive pads with velocity and aftertouch
• Touchscreen and tactile hardware controls
• 4×4 live looper
• MIDI looping and arrangement functions
• Quantized quick loops
• Loop multiplication, overdubbing, merging and bouncing
• Built-in effects including reverb, delay, chorus, freezer, bit-crushing and flanging
• Stereo line outputs
• Four mono output routing
• ¼-inch stereo headphone output
• DIN5 MIDI In
• DIN5 MIDI Thru
• MIDI sync
• 1, 2, 4 and 24 PPQ sync options
• USB-C MIDI device connectivity
• USB-C connection for power and computer connectivity
• Wireless Bluetooth connectivity
• Built-in speakers
• Optional power from four 18650 lithium-ion batteries

Here’s an overview from Superbooth:

Pricing & Availability:

First Love is available to order for $699 USD.