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markdeaton ·
Hello all. I'm brand new to making plugins. I like synthmaker and was wondering if someone could point me to a place that I can find out more about how to actually go beyond the default modules. I like the chorus, reverb, etc but want to learn how they work exactly and how to add to them. Do I need to have an electrical background, or programming, or synth building... or all?
stefan ·
markdeaton wrote: Hello all. I'm brand new to making plugins. I like synthmaker and was wondering if someone could point me to a place that I can find out more about how to actually go beyond the default modules. I like the chorus, reverb, etc but want to learn how they work exactly and how to add to them. Do I need to have an electrical background, or programming, or synth building... or all?
Of the three I'd say programming is the least required skill. But knowing how effects, filters, oscillators actually work is most probably a needed skill if you want to make your own. Otherwise you end up just guessing, which ofcourse can lead to cool results as well 🙂
You _can_ however study the insides of the modules to get an understanding of how they work, and this forum is more than friendly (in the good way) so feel free to ask any questions you need answers to!
markdeaton ·
Thanks stefan. I did take a tour of a few of the modules but they went in so deep that I was quickly overwhelmed.
My first project is going to be a single VST that has Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Compression and an EQ. Last night I got it all together and into Tracktion 2. Everything worked fine, but I was thinking people would like to have the option to change the order of the plugins. Does something like a "selector" module exist for that purpose?
By the way, there wasn't much CPU usage with all 5 plugins turned on, which is amazing.
stefan ·
markdeaton wrote: Thanks stefan. I did take a tour of a few of the modules but they went in so deep that I was quickly overwhelmed.
My first project is going to be a single VST that has Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Compression and an EQ. Last night I got it all together and into Tracktion 2. Everything worked fine, but I was thinking people would like to have the option to change the order of the plugins. Does something like a "selector" module exist for that purpose?
By the way, there wasn't much CPU usage with all 5 plugins turned on, which is amazing.
Well there is an actual "selector" component which lets you pick one out of several inputs to feed to its output, then there's its counter-part the "multiplexer", which takes one input and feeds it to one out of several outputs. You can use use these to build a selectable signal flow.
markdeaton ·
Awesome thanks.
How come the delay and eq only have single inputs, while the chorus and reverb have stereo in/outs?
stefan ·
markdeaton wrote: Awesome thanks.
How come the delay and eq only have single inputs, while the chorus and reverb have stereo in/outs?
They work on streams, so you could in fact feed four channels into them using the "pack" component.
markdeaton ·
I see. So that means the chorus should NOT come before the delay, correct? Will the delay's single input turn the chorus's stereo sound into mono?
stefan ·
markdeaton wrote: I see. So that means the chorus should NOT come before the delay, correct? Will the delay's single input turn the chorus's stereo sound into mono?
Sorry, my bad. The delay does indeed take a mono input.
The EQ however can take up to four channels of audio on its input 🙂
markdeaton ·
Thanks. I guess my first in-depth project will be designing a stereo delay.
AngularMomentum ·
markdeaton wrote: Hello all.
A warm welcome! 😉
Shifrin ·
Indeed, nice to see you here Mark,
Shif.
markdeaton ·
Thanks all, it's good to be here. Man, I thought UV mapping was hard to learn!
skOre ·
Hey there 🙂
Tom7777 ·
Hello 😀
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