miniBit - 8-bit/Chiptune Synth - v1.6.5 - Custom Waveform Editor!
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- KVRAF
- 1794 posts since 17 May, 2005
I am missing PWM in this synth.
Ot:
Nice treat for Nexus2 owners, today you get the SID expansion for free!
Ot:
Nice treat for Nexus2 owners, today you get the SID expansion for free!
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- Banned
- 1181 posts since 24 Jun, 2014 from Giza Plateau
Unless you paid for it before..zeep wrote:Nice treat for Nexus2 owners, today you get the SID expansion for free!
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- KVRAF
- 8489 posts since 5 Aug, 2009
well i didnt want to bash it with free synths cause AudioThing is a nice company but im also not feeling well to see vsts for payware which are covered already on and on.... instead they should bring out something which is worth to be payware.valerian_777 wrote:The MON are like 2nd generation sids which used sophisticated music-routines (from 1988 on). You can't make such kind of tunes with miniBit. miniBit is like 1984 sids. Nothing bad about it but i wouldn't compare it with QuadraSid or Sidizer. Also i can't see what miniBit brings new to the table compared to the several free plugins already available: http://woolyss.com/chipmusic-plugins.php
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- 1181 posts since 24 Jun, 2014 from Giza Plateau
Yep, without PWM it can't work (at least for SID leads or longer low notes).zeep wrote:I am missing PWM in this synth.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1873 posts since 13 Apr, 2011 from EU
miniBit is definitely not a SID emulator. It's inspired by old consoles and computers like NES, SEGA consoles, C64, Amiga etc... but is not an emulator of a specific chip.
That being said, you can easily program your own arps the old school way, note by note, playing with a slower tempo and then speed up. However, I received many requests to add this feature so I'll see what I can do for the next update. As I did for my other effect plugins, I always try to listen to my customers and add features (if possible) even months after the release.
Most of the free stuff is for windows and/or VST only (some are 32bit only), no AAX support at all. But of course if you feel that you can do the same (or even more) with free stuff, then miniBit is not for you
We already have a few more waves to add and recently I acquired a sampling card for my A1200 so definitely more (old-school) waves/samples are coming, not just the standard 4-5 in most synths. Due to the nature of the engine I think it will not be possible to add PWM (at least not a smooth PWM, that's why there are a few pulses waves), but I'll look into it. For leads or longer notes you can have some nice movements using the LFO on the samplerate of the Bit Crusher.
This evening I'll try to post a photo of some of the stuff I used during the development of miniBit.
Anyway thank you all for the feedback and tips. This is my first plugin synthesizer so I'm very open to suggestions and improvements.
That being said, you can easily program your own arps the old school way, note by note, playing with a slower tempo and then speed up. However, I received many requests to add this feature so I'll see what I can do for the next update. As I did for my other effect plugins, I always try to listen to my customers and add features (if possible) even months after the release.
Most of the free stuff is for windows and/or VST only (some are 32bit only), no AAX support at all. But of course if you feel that you can do the same (or even more) with free stuff, then miniBit is not for you
We already have a few more waves to add and recently I acquired a sampling card for my A1200 so definitely more (old-school) waves/samples are coming, not just the standard 4-5 in most synths. Due to the nature of the engine I think it will not be possible to add PWM (at least not a smooth PWM, that's why there are a few pulses waves), but I'll look into it. For leads or longer notes you can have some nice movements using the LFO on the samplerate of the Bit Crusher.
This evening I'll try to post a photo of some of the stuff I used during the development of miniBit.
Anyway thank you all for the feedback and tips. This is my first plugin synthesizer so I'm very open to suggestions and improvements.
- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
Thanks a lotaudiothing wrote:We just released miniBit and sent out the 30 copies to the lucky winners!
In addition to the osc, there is a sub-osc, so tuning the osc and turning up the sub-oscs, fifths can easily be played
Can also make some arp like leads, using the LFO
Unlike the Sidiziser, miniBit also comes as 64 bit, and as AAX
- KVRian
- 1196 posts since 14 Oct, 2002 from Germany
Ah, finally something like a C64SID chip synth for the mac, nice, i don't like the other one from the other company for the mac..
Will buy it ofcourse, talking about the C64 SID, i'm still a C64 user and i love the SID music or chiptunes, the videos up there are using the so called "wavetable", in this wavetable, you can switch between different settings like filter on/off, pitch, waveform etc. and the drums and the most other sounds were made using the wavetables...
Audiothing: If you want to do any updates in the future, why not making something like this wavetable? A tabel synced to a tempo and 32 steps for example...
I made years ago the factory sounds for the HardSID and if you add stgh. like a wavetable, you can make this...
http://soundcloud.com/xenox-afl/fn-hard ... reset-demo
Will buy it ofcourse, talking about the C64 SID, i'm still a C64 user and i love the SID music or chiptunes, the videos up there are using the so called "wavetable", in this wavetable, you can switch between different settings like filter on/off, pitch, waveform etc. and the drums and the most other sounds were made using the wavetables...
Audiothing: If you want to do any updates in the future, why not making something like this wavetable? A tabel synced to a tempo and 32 steps for example...
I made years ago the factory sounds for the HardSID and if you add stgh. like a wavetable, you can make this...
http://soundcloud.com/xenox-afl/fn-hard ... reset-demo
- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
I make connections to SynthMagics SID Vicious
Rather than retro game sounds, it's lo-fi Boards of Canada that comes to my mind
And very CPU friendly
Rather than retro game sounds, it's lo-fi Boards of Canada that comes to my mind
And very CPU friendly
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1873 posts since 13 Apr, 2011 from EU
That's really interesting, although could be difficult to implement in miniBit architecture. I'm a C64 user as well and I'm experimenting a lot with one liner lately. I'll write down all those suggestions and see what I can do.Xenox.AFL wrote:Audiothing: If you want to do any updates in the future, why not making something like this wavetable? A tabel synced to a tempo and 32 steps for example...
Cool, nice definitionNumanoid wrote:Rather than retro game sounds, it's lo-fi Boards of Canada that comes to my mind
And very CPU friendly
Yup I literally spent months to have a low CPU usage and I'm quite happy with the results so far, but there's still room for improvement.
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1873 posts since 13 Apr, 2011 from EU
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- KVRAF
- 8489 posts since 5 Aug, 2009
ha, you are european ;D i know cause i sold all my nintendo stuff when i found out europe has only the crap 50hz and pal borders in games (old consoles).
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 1873 posts since 13 Apr, 2011 from EU
Yeah, I amCaine123 wrote:ha, you are european ;D i know cause i sold all my nintendo stuff when i found out europe has only the crap 50hz and pal borders in games (old consoles).
- KVRAF
- 25852 posts since 20 Jan, 2008 from a star near where you are
Good 'ol breadbox Commodore 64
I bought my new shiny in '87
It came with the GEOS discs, which was really useful as I never owned a discdrive
I bought my new shiny in '87
It came with the GEOS discs, which was really useful as I never owned a discdrive
- KVRian
- 1429 posts since 4 Apr, 2011 from Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Oh man... I'll buy your synth just because this photo! it made a tear fall from my eye.