From a pleasurable sounding point of view does having both types of synthesis in the same song/track work well together. Or do they not go well together? Cheers
I think anything has the potential to sound nice together, no matter the source. Most people (in terms of listeners) don’t even know or care how sounds are made, so I’d say it’s better to trust your ears if something sounds good or not.
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virtually all synth-based 80s music.
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have you been trying an FM synth? They have a broad spectrum …from totally weird to most pleasent sounds. Personally I don’t like the weird stuff too much. What I want to say is basically it depends …maybe the weird sounds don’t go too well with the analog realm but all in all it’s always about matching sounds in music making, right? And that is absolutely no problem imho.
Definitely yes. Particular the DN generates beautiful sounds.
Even “digital” and “destroyed” sounds fit nicely in a mix with pure classical analogue sounds. Depends only on the composition, it’s purpose, and the mood that shall be generated.
FM can create sounds, which are hard or not available with standard analogue synths.
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for sure
Seriously. Pick a genre of music during the 80s and you’ll probably hear FM and analog being used together. New Wave, pop, country, hip hop, jazz…
Also, don’t rule out romplers+analog+FM.
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Yes. No. Maybe. Seriously, it depends on how you blend everything together.
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For me yes. Actually when jamming for me it’s the best blend. FM has nice profound and exact sound with can easily distinct from the warm and fuzzy (always slightly detuned) analog sound. This makes mixing the live set more easy without use of additional processing.
Like eggs and bacon 
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Or FM is the toast to analog’s beans.
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Damn, now I’m hungry.
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Lol darenger. Okay so it does. But id like an example. Something clearcut with the two bouncing off each other with no distractions?
I believe there are FM hi hats in this song and loads of analog, obviously. I created an nearly identical patch on the DX-7. As I recall, Richard has said that he used a TX81Z on many of his earlier recordings.
These blokes are known to have used lots of 4 OP FM and analog simultaneously.
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I believe RDJ Album, Come to daddy EP and druqks are mostly Fm (and samples)
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Sure. There are also many analog fm synths around, Lyra 8 being a recent example and basically all the modular gear. If you are refering to using DX7 and Minimoog in the same track, I dont see a reason why not, especially after extensive post processing as in every commercial track since forever.
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They are a literal song of fire and ice. 
LOL. The formula for pretty much every song recorded or performed globally for a decade.
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Cheers guys. Why i thought they couldn’t is they seem a bit chalk and cheese. Rough and smooth. Yes the DX7 and Moog sounds are what im talking about. One question is are they both used equally or is it best to keep one in the background so they dont outdo each other. Hope this makes sense.
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