KVR Audio

ninecows · Post by **ninecows** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:17 pm

Hi there

Update (May 18th): It is done! Go to the addres below for the latest version, including a nice collection of patches:

http://www.ninecows.dk/cynthia

(I updated links and screenshot below as well)

EDIT (february 27th): As requested the zip-file now contains a large and small-sized edition so you can choose the one that fits your screen best. The small is without presets so far.

I made a complete update of this one (originally presented in this thread: http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=204307) and its now free for download.

I know there's plenty of other VCS3 clones out there - some free, some not. I found the free ones lacking functions of the original or being very cpu-hungry, so I made my own

It satisfies my needs and it was fun making, but its propably not better than the rest - I'll let you be the judge of that

It should hold all the possibilities of the original and in addition to that a delay module, portamento, a tuner and seperate routing of midi pitch, gate and velocity. And the pins for the matrix can work as inverters

Its made with SynthEdit (so it has the multi-core bug) and is classified as a VST and NOT a VSTi. In Reaper it still takes a MIDI input nicely though.
And... compared to the rest its pretty large - it takes up most of the screen, but I chose that in order to make the graphics better, so you can see what you're doing...

Screenshot:

Download:
http://www.ninecows.dk/cynthia/cynthia.zip

Just extract the zip-file to your vst-folder and you can load in the host. There's also a manual.

Have fun with it and please let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements

I'm off to make a clone of the sequencer that's supposed to be in the other half of the suitcase

ThunderDrums · Post by **ThunderDrums** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:24 am

I love thesynth concept of the original and having many emmulations doesn't huirt. I'll give it a try and get back to you

Scot Solida · Post by **Scot Solida** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:54 am

Oooh, cool, I'll be checking that out. Though, ahem, that's not a Putney. This is a Putney:

What you have got is a "Portabella":

Pretty much the same circuitry, though the Synthi AKS had the 256 sequencer heard on Pink Floyd's "On the Run", and the touch membrane keyboard. The Putney could be attached to the DK2 duophonic keyboard (which was velocity sensitive). Other than that, the circuitry is the same.

shanecgriffo · Post by **shanecgriffo** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:08 am

ummm, why does it only load as a vst and not an instrument??? (in live)

ninecows · Post by **ninecows** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:20 pm

shanecgriffo wrote:ummm, why does it only load as a vst and not an instrument??? (in live)

Well its a choise from my side. I had trouble making the audioinputs work when it was classified as a synth, so I made it an effect instead. Can you get it to accept a midi in and work as a synth anyway? It works fine in Reaper here, but I suspect this to be host dependent...

And yeah... I know that the Putney was the woodenbox thing... I just liked that name better

Hopefully the guys producing the real hardware synths now wont send their lawyers after me for cloning the name and design... Otherwise I'll have to rename it to... well... the cuteney?

Scot Solida · Post by **Scot Solida** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:33 pm

ninecows wrote:
shanecgriffo wrote: And yeah... I know that the Putney was the woodenbox thing... I just liked that name better Hopefully the guys producing the real hardware synths now wont send their lawyers after me for cloning the name and design... Otherwise I'll have to rename it to... well... the cuteney?

The names were chosen after the area where the units were made. My favorite was the nickname of the keyboard: The Cricklewood (which had a built-in oscillator, by the way, making the Putney a four-osc machine if it was attached).

I love 'em. The manual for my own VCS3 says "Putney" on the cover (all of the North American manuals called it that).

S-N-S · Post by **S-N-S** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:08 pm

cool i will try this out in reaper

shanecgriffo · Post by **shanecgriffo** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:32 am

And yeah... I know that the Putney was the woodenbox thing... I just liked that name better Wink Hopefully the guys producing the real hardware synths now wont send their lawyers after me for cloning the name and design... Otherwise I'll have to rename it to... well... the cuteney?

hey i didnt say that

!! it wasnt me!
i can get it working in live, yeah , just got to route another midi track to it! cool, thanks.

Rangtangtang · Post by **Rangtangtang** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:39 am

Just tried it in Tracktion 3 and looks and sounds very nice.

But, the GUI seems to be too big for the screen and I cannot see the bottom of it. That is, the bottom 4 output knobs, the bottom grid row and the joystick? I cannot get to.

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Locus M · Post by **Locus M** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:00 am

Yes, the screen is too big!

Waaah it looks so nice, me want me want! Any Hope?

gnu23 · Post by **gnu23** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:33 am

To overcome the GUI size issue I just increased my screen resolution. The presets are definitely a good start. I admit having a lot to learn about programming the beastie.

Keep up the good work, nine.

dreaddd · Post by **dreaddd** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:04 am

thx for the update, 9cows

Peace

Locus M · Post by **Locus M** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:31 am

gnu23 wrote:To overcome the GUI size issue I just increased my screen resolution. The presets are definitely a good start. I admit having a lot to learn about programming the beastie.

Keep up the good work, nine.

Thanks , but unfortunately my screen only goes as far as 1024 x 768. What a pity for me

cause it sounds just as good as it looks as far I as can hear from the presets!

gnu23 · Post by **gnu23** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:40 pm

Hskovlund wrote:
gnu23 wrote:To overcome the GUI size issue I just increased my screen resolution. The presets are definitely a good start. I admit having a lot to learn about programming the beastie.

Keep up the good work, nine.

Thanks , but unfortunately my screen only goes as far as 1024 x 768. What a pity for me cause it sounds just as good as it looks as far I as can hear from the presets!

Dang.

velkrosmaak · Post by **velkrosmaak** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:12 pm

Sounds nice, I've never really seen a VST version of this synth. So... thanks!

Yet another VCS3 clone (free)