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Panthelion ·
Hi all, I'm trying to create a simple synth but I'm facing two issues that are probably simple to solve. 1) the sound produced by the wavedraw oscillator always distorts if I play two or more notes 2) I can't find the way to connect an ADSR envelope to the filter on the Wavedraw Osc (it's a filter I found here in the forum)
The synth is clearly not complete; if you have any suggestions on the design, I'm "all ears" Thanks a lot Alex
trogluddite ·
Hi There,
1) This is perfectly normal. Audio signals in SM have a range that goes from -1 to +1, anything outside that will clip and distort at the outputs. But each oscillator in isolation puts out -1 to +1 already, so adding oscillators together (more notes) will often make distortion. You can fix this easily by simply reducing the volume level of the oscillators with a 'Stream multiply'.
2) You will need to go inside the 'filter4' module - there you will see the main filter part (called 'Tarrabia Filter') - you can then add another input connector joined to the cutoff to give the ASDR signal a way in. It looks as if this filter uses frequency in Hz for its input, so you may need to multiply the ADSR signal quite a bit to get a good effect.
Panthelion ·
Thanks a lot mate, I'll try this immediately 🙂 Just some clarifications: 1) Do I have to place the stream multiply before the signals go to the combiner? 2) how can I multiply the signal of the ADSR? using the stream multiply again? for example, ADSR -> stream multiply in1, integer -> stream multiply in2? Thanks a lot for your help
Panthelion ·
Ok, I figured out the connections of the stream multiply to the oscillators, now the distorsion is gone 🙂
Unfortunately, I still cannot solve the ADSR issue on the Tarrabia filter...
2nvu ·
Iam not sure if you where trying to build somthing uniqe ? or what ever , but since you used mainly the Stock Mods+/ but with alterations, your own , i assume ! i reverted back to some of the original mods ' & rebuilt almost the same set_up without the Drawable _ ADSR & Drawable Osc ' No distortion here ' i think some of the tweaking you had done to the fiters inside was the problem ,,,, ps theres no reason you cant replace these Osc's with what_ever???? 😉 I hope this Helps. 😉
Panthelion ·
Sure it helps, thanks mate. Actually I'm not a "code expert" so I'm just trying to tweak things in a "try and see what happens" way. I would like to improve in the programming field, but the SM manual isn't really helpful on that, as I think it assumes the user has already knowledge in that topic... Well, for the moment I find the help of people here in the forum really useful, as I can learn from your corrections and suggestions. 🙂 So Thank you all!
2nvu ·
Panthelion wrote: Sure it helps, thanks mate. Actually I'm not a "code expert" so I'm just trying to tweak things in a "try and see what happens" way. I would like to improve in the programming field, but the SM manual isn't really helpful on that, as I think it assumes the user has already knowledge in that topic... Well, for the moment I find the help of people here in the forum really useful, as I can learn from your corrections and suggestions. 🙂 So Thank you all!
Dude , i aint a code person either 😉 >>> but what i do know is, that the coding_system is at the HEART of Building a quality Synth or FX ! but iam sure you have already picked up on that ? There are many MODs & devices that have been optimised all over SM forum ' by these guys' **the Experts** so get them Dloaded & it will help ' make it a better & more enjoyable expirence 😀 [[[[[The Triggering]]]]]] is also a very important point in the making of a Synth !!!!!!!!!!!
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