KVR Audio

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:14 am

100F wrote: Well the way i've approached this is using high resolution rotary encoders and i actually have two sets of 5 which makes ten. one above the other.

each of these sets can change banks independently, so the top row can edit the filter freq, res, env amt, trackint etc.. while the other set does the filter envelope, but if you press one of the buttons to change banks it changes to amp env while the other set remains locked to filter settings.

one knob per parameter isnt always the best, cause it takes a lot of space. And sometimes having to actually scan across the interfase for a particular knob takes more time than it should.

I will probably upload a video of my conceptual controller once i give it a nice looking case, since its basically too ugly (but useful) in its current state. I made it with arduino.

Im really interested in pushing a new paradigm of usability for vsts, i think we're already there in terms of sound, there are tons of great sounding plugins out there, but the user experience is still lacking.

cheers!

Hey, I appreciate that you are building your own setup and if it suits, good for you.

One knob per parameter (or close to) is my favorite for hardware and I do not care about using some space.

As for VST's, I have no interest whatsoever in such a setup. Tried some things like that and I find the mouse and a big screen far faster and more satisfying than paging through dozens of sets of parameters on small limited devices.

That is why it is good that there are various possibilities for different peoples interest.

100F · Post by **100F** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:46 am

pdxindy wrote:
That is why it is good that there are various possibilities for different peoples interest.

Definately, whats great of allowing total midi control is that you can still use your mouse anyways

Angus_FX · Post by **Angus_FX** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 10:03 am

In terms of total MIDI control - is it a case of making every mod depth on every knob NRPN-addressable, or something else?

Ah_Dziz · Post by **Ah_Dziz** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 5:38 pm

Daaamn... Cypher 2 is the Jam.

Ah_Dziz · Post by **Ah_Dziz** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 5:40 pm

Hey Mr. Angus, I ended up with a spare license for strobe when I bought my Seaboard. The serial has never been registered. I was gonna sell it on to somebody for a good deal, but I wanna make sure that's legit first. Whatcha think?

Angus_FX · Post by **Angus_FX** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 11:20 am

Serials that are bundled with hardware have to remain with the hardware. You could sell your old license subject to the rules for software license transfers though.

100F · Post by **100F** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 12:22 pm

Angus_FX wrote:In terms of total MIDI control - is it a case of making every mod depth on every knob NRPN-addressable, or something else?

I honestly dont know how much necessary would NRPN be. But i figure it would at a lot of refinement. Simply just being able to do everything with midi would be awesome at this point.

100F · Post by **100F** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:52 pm

Angus_FX wrote:In terms of total MIDI control - is it a case of making every mod depth on every knob NRPN-addressable, or something else?

Fliping trhough pages and tabs with midi would also be awesome.

Ah_Dziz · Post by **Ah_Dziz** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 10:50 pm

Angus_FX wrote:Serials that are bundled with hardware have to remain with the hardware. You could sell your old license subject to the rules for software license transfers though.

Figured it was something like that. That's why I asked.

JJ

eluherlu · Post by **eluherlu** » Tue Dec 31, 2019 6:20 am

Comparing Strobe 2 to Diva (Juno module) and TAL Uno LX, seems like the sounds are pretty similar. So I guess Strobe 2 is kinda Juno 60 emulation? I always thought it is more toward SH 101 emulation. Always loved the sounds of Strobe 2 btw.

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Tue Dec 31, 2019 6:41 am

it's more a Roland feel than a specific model emulation

eluherlu · Post by **eluherlu** » Tue Dec 31, 2019 6:55 am

AnX wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 6:41 am it's more a Roland feel than a specific model emulation

Yeah, but still can't get the grande character of Diva's Dual VCO (Jupiter) and filter. Strobe is really similar to the Juno 60 module. Don't know about the real hardware though.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Tue Dec 31, 2019 7:42 am

You can stack and detune the oscillators, making it also comparable to Jupiter’s. It can cop a lot of Jupiter-6 sounds, not all of them but the character is definitely there.

Ploki · Post by **Ploki** » Tue Dec 31, 2019 11:12 am

eluherlu wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 6:20 am Comparing Strobe 2 to Diva (Juno module) and TAL Uno LX, seems like the sounds are pretty similar. So I guess Strobe 2 is kinda Juno 60 emulation? I always thought it is more toward SH 101 emulation. Always loved the sounds of Strobe 2 btw.

However, MPE implementation of Strobe2 is great and the main reason I keep it.

4damind · Post by **4damind** » Tue Dec 31, 2019 11:17 am

I see Strobe as a mix of the SH101 and the Juno 60. This synth is a bit underrated (or people don't like the new GUI)

Fxpansion Strobe 2 is available