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AdventureKid ·
Hi I'm trying to get my head around synthmaker... I am a FL Studio user and really awaits Synthmakers compatibility with FL Studios slides.
I have made one synth with the demo:
http://www.adventurekid.se/KidElectro.rar
Its a electric organ simulation. Not a tonewheel but those that sounded cool and pretty bad.
What I just dont understand is the wavetable implementation. I just dont get my head around it. How do i feed it one cycle waveforms? I would be really gratefull for a example osm! (Cant find it in helpfiles or wiki)
Thanks in advance
/Kristoffer
infuzion ·
AdventureKid wrote: What I just dont understand is the wavetable implementation. I just dont get my head around it. How do i feed it one cycle waveforms? I would be really gratefull for a example osm!
Look for "Wave Draw" in your SM Toolbox, forum, etc. That is the the GUI version for the Wave Table. Mostly all you need for the basic stuff.
AdventureKid ·
Hi thank you for your answer!
Yes I checked it out it wants a txt file, say I have a wav file I do I get it into a text file?
Was it a 255 samples wav file? Kan I take a mono wavefile and just name .txt?
oddson ·
Can I take a mono wavefile and just name .txt?
No... the text has to be arranged as a column of textual numbers. Wav is a specific binary format.
To extract a float array from a wav file you need to read the wav file and then extract the data a a float array:
The wave loader module is extracted from the wave player.
There may be other ways but this is usable if the wave is not too large (the 'less than' comparison in the lower left makes sure it's not).
AdventureKid ·
ooo I still don't get it, thanks for the help though...
oddson ·
I'm working on a file to show how it would work...
infuzion ·
AdventureKid wrote: Was it a 255 samples wav file? Kan I take a mono wavefile and just name .txt?
oddson wrote: I'm working on a file to show how it would work...
Don't bother Oddson; it has already been done.
But unless you want only a 0.1 second snipit segment from that .WAV, I would use the Wave Player, which is also in the toolbox. Wave Player is for loading & playing .WAV files. Click on the Prefrences (P in a circle in lower-right corner of the module), then click on Load, change base pitch (middle-C should be = 60), click on loop if you want.
AdventureKid ·
THANK YOU!
I feel it should be easier than this though... I am a sound designer, that is why I am interested in this program. A techy sound designer but still I couldnt figure it out how to do it after spending time in the manual and searching for wavetable here. The forum rocks though!
THANK YOU!
oddson ·
See also this thread:
Adjustable Wavetables
AdventureKid ·
Yes... I used sytrus, loaded up the onecycles and just tuned it to the right hz to be euqual of 256 samples. The osm I downloaded from this thread needs a wav bigger than that though...
I dont want to be a troll but my first impression is actually that synthmaker isnt worth 250$ really. I'll see what I think in a couple of days though...
infuzion ·
AdventureKid wrote: I dont want to be a troll but my first impression is actually that synthmaker isnt worth 250$ really. I'll see what I think in a couple of days though...
I think the Personal Edition is worth the 7 or so for Computer Music mag which it comes in, or the FruitLoops even.
AdventureKid ·
Yes the FL studio deal is right on, couldn't get any better, I really like the software but it really doesnt feel ready, especially as it seems you dont get 2.0 without paying again.
100$ would be okay if you could distribute the vst for without any logo but now it puts a logo on the vst I understand... And that kid of ruins the deal.
infuzion ·
AdventureKid wrote: I really like the software but it really doesnt feel ready, especially as it seems you dont get 2.0 without paying again.
Yea, I feel the same way sometimes 😝
I think what happened is that SM was envisioned like 6 years ago to be more of an audio-proceeding making app, then SM got deeper into graphics & MIDI (from user-demand). In the mean time, SE & C++ SDKs flooded the VST market with free & cheap synths, some of them quite good. Then after years & years working on something that wasn't making money, the SM devs had to some return on investment, so...
For how much time they put into SM & the forum & customer service, the price isn't so bad. That FL package is a steal though, & a great match for both.
Maybe you can talk them into doing a "group buy" or something?
AdventureKid ·
Yes I understand the deal thats why I thinkt it's a bad one =)
A group buy woud be win win probably.
The price for the personal version would be ok if you could distribute free vsts without any logo...
They kind of shoot themselfs in the foot, the new market is not what it was fifteen years ago, it's as if my music would have to be labled flstudio just because I didnt have the producer version. It would be a dealbreaker also. It's not because I don't like the SM logo or spreading the word about sm or fls but it should be an option.
Today the customers are the producers and distributers, and you have a trademark even if you arent a orgnisation. Most of the time you dont want to mix in others trademarks out of many reasons.
Actually analyzing my own post it's actually the lack f the option of distributing vsts for free without the SM logo that feels a bit wrong. I don't buy a product to market it.
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