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AngularMomentum ·
I am working on the new version of Analog Warfare. Here is a screenshot. I am still working on the graphics, but it is getting there...
New envelopes with shape, stage, looping, zoom and sustain options, new env link options, LFO C and D have sequencer input, new preset manager with copy, renaming et cetera.
Features:
* 2 Standard modelled oscillators.
* 1 Phase distortion modelled oscillator.
* 2 (Osc AB and BC) Ring Modulators.
* 3 Clippers with 4 different modes.
* 3 linkable Amp envelopes with 14 types of shapes, repeat stage and zoom.
* 3 SV filters with Crossmix.
* 3 linkable filter envelopes.
* 1 Modulator envelope.
* 1 Frequency Modulation envelope.
* 1 Modulator with many sources and 78 destinations.
* 4 BPM synced LFO's with many sources and 78 destinations.
* Total of 390 routing connections.
* 2 BPM synced filter delay's with auto-panning and auto-crossing.
* Stereo chorus L/R.
* Double purpose CV/Groove Sequencer.
* 1 Phrase arpeggiator with groove control.
* 64 Standard editable patches.
*MIDI Learn
philter5 ·
WOW, looks great...can´t wait to see it in action.. 😀
AngularMomentum ·
Should not take more then a few days, need to do the FM modulation, get rid of some de-normals and make new pre-sets, which is quite time consuming considering the routing options in this synth.
philter5 ·
...making good presets is not that easy, that´s right. in some of my Toy-synth projects that i use for personal purpose,
i used some kind of randomising on all parameters OR only on specific parameters to get a good preset-basis,
then i fine tuned a little and SOMETIMES i get really great results with this technique, even it is no art to make randomize presets hehe... 🙂
AngularMomentum ·
I actually do the same thing in Tobybear's Minihost with most projects, otherwise most of my pre-sets sound too similar...heheh. 🙂
trogluddite ·
Top marls for the GUI.
Of course, I haven't heard it yet 😈 But seriously, that front panel makes the structure look so easy to understand, even though there are so many possibilities. I've ditched dozens of synths in the past just because they were so awkward to program - even if the presets might have sounded nice.
Nice presets make for a nice 'shop window', and maybe it's just that I've had a few beers, but I think it looks like the kind of synth made precisely for people who don't want to just dial-a-preset, a real sound designer's synth.
AngularMomentum ·
Thanks man!
Yeah, spend a lot of hours on the GUI over the years. I still don't like having to switch LFO's and delay's, but maybe I can get rid of that in a distant future, when we all have a 140 inch 1000080p monitor. 😉
I think I am going to take some more time on this, as I want to have more filter modes in there, and maybe some extra settings for the clippers, option to set them before or after the filter, a minor tweak that will have great (and hopefully a good) effect on the sonic range. Should not take more then a couple of days though.
needaname ·
Nice one AM!
mwvdlee ·
Oh! Love the visuals on that. Generally a nice, clean look and the shading on the envelope displays is great.
As for the effect; what sets this apart from the thousands of other synth plug-ins?
AngularMomentum ·
A couple of reasons.
I released the first version in 2004, and became popular initially due to Future Music Mag making it plug-in of the month. Still gets a lot of downloads, feedback and praise, featured on many DVD's, and Behringer promotes it with their studio hardware, so it's for one part marketing and keep people coming back.
I understand there are a lot of 3 osc synths, but since this one is packed with features, has a following and actually being a useful plug-in, imo it still deserves to exist from a musical point of view as well.
trogluddite ·
Ease-of-use and style shouldn't be underestimated either.
Why buy a Gibson guitar rather than a Strat - they both have 6 oscillators?
Leather sofa or wooden chairs? Burger King or Maccy D's (or real food!) ? Slacks or jeans? Oh, decisions, decisions...
Music is about expression and feeling (or choosing to have no expression and feeling). I always look for features first - but maybe I do make slightly different music if the front panel is blue rather than red - there's plenty of psychological evidence that these 'environmental' factors do make a difference to how we think and act.
And surely getting a tension headache and RSI from trying to use a badly designed GUI doesn't do anyone's music making any good!
AngularMomentum ·
😀 True.
An easy accessible interface makes a big difference. I just refurbished my studio and made everything as neat and hands on as possible, it gives a lot of inspiration just having a new desk and everything set up the way I wanted it, eventhough it still is the same equipment I have for years.
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