Nope, exactly the same. FM is Frequency Modulation which is what you can do with oscillators and the above mentioned envelope points.
Whether it’s a sine wave, a waveform, a bass line, a kick sample, a sawtooth, a square wave, doesn’t matter.
These things have been solved in the late 70s by Yamaha’s DX7 and Moog.
What most people find confusing isn’t the ADSR but the fact that there are multiple oscillators each with their own volumes and patch bays, inputs and outputs.
At the end of the day, they are all very much the same.
Sound Gen/Sample -> ADSR -> Filter chain -> patch out -> in -> master out.
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> FM is Frequency Modulation which is what you can do with oscillators and the above mentioned envelope points.
This isn't what FM is. FM involves using one oscillator output to modify (modulate) the frequency of another oscillator. ADSRs can be used to shape the degree of modulation over time, but the sound isn't shaped through the ADSR in this case; rather the ADSR controls the sound generation stage by modifying the frequency modulation effect in the time domain.
Whether it’s a sine wave, a waveform, a bass line, a kick sample, a sawtooth, a square wave, doesn’t matter.
These things have been solved in the late 70s by Yamaha’s DX7 and Moog.
What most people find confusing isn’t the ADSR but the fact that there are multiple oscillators each with their own volumes and patch bays, inputs and outputs.
At the end of the day, they are all very much the same.
Sound Gen/Sample -> ADSR -> Filter chain -> patch out -> in -> master out.