One-Synth-Challenge 18 - SoHa Sonata!
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- KVRist
- 342 posts since 17 Nov, 2007 from Perth, Western Australia
I did the whole CTRL+C on the DLL and then multiple CTRL+V to get around the SynthEdit issue. But yeah, it "only just" behaves on my machine (3GHz XP dual 3Gb RAM).
Haven't had a hang yet but with 7 tracks running, my CPU is warm at over 50% - I'd say it's JUST hanging in there.
Haven't had a hang yet but with 7 tracks running, my CPU is warm at over 50% - I'd say it's JUST hanging in there.
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- KVRist
- 406 posts since 22 Nov, 2009
To all seeming , Sonata is not synthedit-made plugin. (it doesn't create *.SEM/*.SEP files)objectman wrote:I did the whole CTRL+C on the DLL and then multiple CTRL+V to get around the SynthEdit issue. But yeah, it "only just" behaves on my machine (3GHz XP dual 3Gb RAM).
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- KVRist
- 342 posts since 17 Nov, 2007 from Perth, Western Australia
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3257 posts since 28 Dec, 2007
OSC17 voting thread is up ... 
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... 46#4169846
Sorry to hear folks are having probs with Sonata... however, I can see it could eat up cpu, but 50% cpu with 7 instances running sounds about average on my humble setup ... it's all about careful arrangement and keeping those damned effects in check
http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... 46#4169846
Sorry to hear folks are having probs with Sonata... however, I can see it could eat up cpu, but 50% cpu with 7 instances running sounds about average on my humble setup ... it's all about careful arrangement and keeping those damned effects in check
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- KVRAF
- 3922 posts since 15 Dec, 2009
Sonata is really eating CPU here too, especially w effects on.
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- KVRian
- 1191 posts since 8 Jul, 2005 from NY, US
Sq8l or whatever it's called wouldn't save presets iirc. We almost used it.
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- KVRAF
- 3922 posts since 15 Dec, 2009
Saves fine here in Reaper, both by song and as preset (Reaper and fxp).
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- KVRist
- 342 posts since 17 Nov, 2007 from Perth, Western Australia
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- KVRer
- 3 posts since 27 Jul, 2004 from Austin, TX
Hi, I'm one of the developers from SoHa Sound Design!
To everyone having trouble with Sonata, I would definitely suggest using the 1.1 alpha over 1.0. Try both versions and see which one works best for you.
Another tip: you can tweak the polyphony up and down. Lower values might help reduce some of the performance problems.
We haven't touched the code in years, so I'm sorry if you are running into issues. It was our labor of love for one summer and since then the two of us have moved on to other things. Hopefully someday we will be able to revisit the code and give it a refresh.
Also, I want to point out that my favorite aspect of Sonata is the "Delay Chambers". You can significantly change the timbre of a sound just by tweaking those sliders. They act as a separate delay line for each note, relative to the period of the waveform. Essentially you can use integer ratios there (like 1/2, 3/5, etc.) to emphasize particular harmonics, or just mess around with them to pull out some strange sounds.
Grant Hutchins
SoHa Sound Design
To everyone having trouble with Sonata, I would definitely suggest using the 1.1 alpha over 1.0. Try both versions and see which one works best for you.
Another tip: you can tweak the polyphony up and down. Lower values might help reduce some of the performance problems.
We haven't touched the code in years, so I'm sorry if you are running into issues. It was our labor of love for one summer and since then the two of us have moved on to other things. Hopefully someday we will be able to revisit the code and give it a refresh.
Also, I want to point out that my favorite aspect of Sonata is the "Delay Chambers". You can significantly change the timbre of a sound just by tweaking those sliders. They act as a separate delay line for each note, relative to the period of the waveform. Essentially you can use integer ratios there (like 1/2, 3/5, etc.) to emphasize particular harmonics, or just mess around with them to pull out some strange sounds.
Grant Hutchins
SoHa Sound Design
Grant
SoHa Sound Design http://www.sohasound.com
SoHa Sound Design http://www.sohasound.com
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PurpleCatfishBettie PurpleCatfishBettie https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=211816
- KVRAF
- 3278 posts since 22 Jul, 2009
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- KVRist
- 424 posts since 3 Apr, 2009 from Germany
Surprisingly i dont have any problems with that synth
(had problems with most of the previous synths before)...
Cubase 5.5 really cured some of the bugs for me!
So here is my submission!
As you may know from my previous entries i am more about atmospheric soundscapes instead of beat driven things. Here is what you get:
Air - MA-Simon (4:24 min.)
http://www.4shared.com/audio/qIcSsALF/A ... SC-18.html
Instances of Sonata used: 14
Effects used:
I used a little bit of reverb on the srings, you probably wont hear...
Sorry about that. I know its not withing the boundaries of the current OSC rules to use reverb. But i just HAD to. Used the free "Atmosphere" with "Wide" setting. Edit: The name of the plugin is "Ambience", sorry spelling error.
Nothing else.
I hope you like it
(had problems with most of the previous synths before)...
Cubase 5.5 really cured some of the bugs for me!
So here is my submission!
As you may know from my previous entries i am more about atmospheric soundscapes instead of beat driven things. Here is what you get:
Air - MA-Simon (4:24 min.)
http://www.4shared.com/audio/qIcSsALF/A ... SC-18.html
Instances of Sonata used: 14
Effects used:
I used a little bit of reverb on the srings, you probably wont hear...
Sorry about that. I know its not withing the boundaries of the current OSC rules to use reverb. But i just HAD to. Used the free "Atmosphere" with "Wide" setting. Edit: The name of the plugin is "Ambience", sorry spelling error.
Nothing else.
I hope you like it
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PurpleCatfishBettie PurpleCatfishBettie https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=211816
- KVRAF
- 3278 posts since 22 Jul, 2009
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3257 posts since 28 Dec, 2007
Cool mrblitz . cheers for the submission
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- KVRAF
- 3922 posts since 15 Dec, 2009
Hi Grant, thanks for the synth. Sonata 1.1 is quite stable, just uses more juice than many others, but that's with effects on of course. About the delay chambers, I was wondering how those managed to alter the sound so much, that explains it.
Sonata 1.1 is quite stable, just uses more juice than many others, but that's with effects on of course. About the delay chambers, I was wondering how those managed to alter the sound so much, that explains it.
He I too was thinking if I should go for a good reverb despite the rules as it sounds so sweet with Sonatas percussive sounds..MA-Simon wrote:Effects used:
I used a little bit of reverb on the srings, you probably wont hear...
Sorry about that. I know its not withing the boundaries of the current OSC rules to use reverb. But i just HAD to. Used the free "Atmosphere" with "Wide" setting.
