Great graphic arp in the example synth

Tom7777 · 30 Mar 2005

Hi, Just updated, this new arp feature is cool, Thanks 🙂

Shifrin · 30 Mar 2005

sequencer wrote: I can't believe no one has commented on the new version of the example synth yet 😉

Dang, I've been renaming the example synth so it's not auto-loaded on startup - too busy with my own projects 😉 I'll have to check it out - from what you said it sounds like the example Jorge posted for me when I asked about LFO's 😉

Off to try it...

Shif.

bones · 20 Apr 2005

Speaking of examples, why so much emphasis on FM synths? What about a big fat V/A to really get people excited?

stefan · 20 Apr 2005

bones wrote: Speaking of examples, why so much emphasis on FM synths? What about a big fat V/A to really get people excited?

I think that is what I'm trying to do. But with FM capabilities as well (not dx7 alike, mind you)

rl · 21 Apr 2005

what's more boring than the millon-and-fifteenth virtual analog replica? SM is capable to develop some more interesting and fresh stuff.

db · 21 Apr 2005

rl wrote: what's more boring than the millon-and-fifteenth virtual analog replica? SM is capable do develop some more interesting and fresh stuff.

A well done virtual analog is a baseline to start from, not the be all and end all. An example va would help new users go on from there and take things to a higher level.

IOW, more as a teaching tool.

bones · 22 Apr 2005

[quote="rl"]what's more boring than the millon-and-fifteenth virtual analog replica? SM is capable to develop some more interesting and fresh stuff.[/quote] In answer to your question - FM. Plus its infinitely more useless and sounds disgusting. In response to your remark - I don't want "interesting and fresh" stuff. I want usability. I want to be able to make instruments with exactly all the features I use and no others, laid out in a way that makes sense to me so that I can get the most out of them with the least amount of fuss. I have less than no interest in some arcane, bleeding edge piece-o-krap synth that's only claim to fame is that its original. I don't care if I never see another "original" synth idea again in my life as it is most unlikely that I will manage to exhaust the possiblities of simple V/A in that time.

bones · 22 Apr 2005

Look! Its happenned again. This time I just hit the "Quote" button and typed in my reply. Weird!?!

stefan · 22 Apr 2005

[quote="bones"]Look! Its happenned again. This time I just hit the "Quote" button and typed in my reply. Weird!?![/quote]

My guess is that you still have got BBCode disabled, like I do in this post 🙂

You might want to check so that you don't "automatically" check that button when posting, also, look at your Profile under "Always allow BBCode:"

skOre · 22 Apr 2005

bones wrote: In response to your remark - I don't want "interesting and fresh" stuff. I want usability. I want to be able to make instruments with exactly all the features I use and no others, laid out in a way that makes sense to me so that I can get the most out of them with the least amount of fuss. I have less than no interest in some arcane, bleeding edge piece-o-krap synth that's only claim to fame is that its original. I don't care if I never see another "original" synth idea again in my life as it is most unlikely that I will manage to exhaust the possiblities of simple V/A in that time.

Useability and Quality are a good start.

It must sound great, and you have to feel warm and fuzzy inside using it.

malc · 22 Apr 2005

Such passionately delivered responses 😉 Shows you care, which is great because so do we 🙂

At the risk of sounding like a diplomat, I do think SynthMaker should be able to satisfy the needs of both those who want to experiment and those that need a solid platform for getting quick but satisfying results.

At the moment I think it's probably less geared up for someone falling into the latter of those two camps. When we have more high-level modules you'll be able to get quick results with alot less fuss but still have the option of going deeper down when you want to.

We do need more examples I agree and a V/A synth would be a good one to have next. The sound engine in SynthMaker is certainly well suited to this kind of synthesis.