I released a new version of my free & open-source modular synth plugin "blocks"
- Suspended
- 16031 posts since 14 Jun, 2001 from Somewhere else, on principle
It's way more fiddly than I can see any use for in my work. I have more important things to do than build an instrument from scratch when I am working on a song. I thought that PhasePlant might allow me to create my own instruments to use as starting points but that didn't work out, either.
That said, I am really impressed with what you've done here. A lot of thought has clearly gone into it. The GUI looks really good - simple and straightforward - and what I've heard in the videos sounds good, too. It's just that I have no interest in a modular synth, it's not something I see any value in.
That said, I am really impressed with what you've done here. A lot of thought has clearly gone into it. The GUI looks really good - simple and straightforward - and what I've heard in the videos sounds good, too. It's just that I have no interest in a modular synth, it's not something I see any value in.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 14 posts since 10 Aug, 2021
the previous versions were using some JUCE for the audio processing, but now the entire sound engine is vital'sampetrosillo wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:49 pm I assume the algorithms are all stock JUCE objects/functions (not that this is bad at all, JUCE is a very high quality library for audio).
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- KVRAF
- 2963 posts since 23 Dec, 2002
I often separate sound design from song writing. I do enjoy just tinkering with sound sometimes without a clear purpose in mind. Admittedly, a time killer. The design looks somewhat like Meldaxxx but more refined. Looking forward to taking this for a spin,
BONES wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 11:31 pm It's way more fiddly than I can see any use for in my work. I have more important things to do than build an instrument from scratch when I am working on a song. I thought that PhasePlant might allow me to create my own instruments to use as starting points but that didn't work out, either.
That said, I am really impressed with what you've done here. A lot of thought has clearly gone into it. The GUI looks really good - simple and straightforward - and what I've heard in the videos sounds good, too. It's just that I have no interest in a modular synth, it's not something I see any value in.
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- KVRAF
- 2402 posts since 16 Jan, 2013
I think I've found a bug. While I can enter values for the parameters, they are not set correctly.
For the oscillator, if I enter a positive value for the Tune, Spread or Pan sliders they will jump to their maximum value. Negative values for Tune and Pan will go to maximum negative.
Level doesn't reflect the correct value. If I enter 0.2 it will go to 0.04. 0.9 will go to 0.810.
Transpose and Stack work correctly.
It's a similar story with filter parameters so I guess it affects all blocks.
For the oscillator, if I enter a positive value for the Tune, Spread or Pan sliders they will jump to their maximum value. Negative values for Tune and Pan will go to maximum negative.
Level doesn't reflect the correct value. If I enter 0.2 it will go to 0.04. 0.9 will go to 0.810.
Transpose and Stack work correctly.
It's a similar story with filter parameters so I guess it affects all blocks.
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gentleclockdivider gentleclockdivider https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=203660
- KVRAF
- 6203 posts since 22 Mar, 2009 from gent
iow , it will sound like vitalsoonth wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:13 amthe previous versions were using some JUCE for the audio processing, but now the entire sound engine is vital'sampetrosillo wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:49 pm I assume the algorithms are all stock JUCE objects/functions (not that this is bad at all, JUCE is a very high quality library for audio).
Eyeball exchanging
Soul calibrating ..frequencies
Soul calibrating ..frequencies
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- 16031 posts since 14 Jun, 2001 from Somewhere else, on principle
I don't. Not ever. It's boring, even housecleaning (or "boatcleaning", to be more precise) has more appeal.
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- KVRian
- 990 posts since 19 Jun, 2006 from Berlin, Germany
That's the square of the input value... interesting bug.
Feel the energy...
https://youtube.com/hienergymusic/
https://youtube.com/hienergymusic/
- KVRAF
- 2142 posts since 29 Sep, 2011
100%... "let me post on this forum topic about a synth, how i don't use synths."ampetrosillo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:05 amThanks for telling us about it.
I really don't understand what goes through people's heads sometimes...
P.S. this synth is pretty neat; thanks a lot! I'm sure it will make its way into the one synth challenge one day!
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- KVRist
- 253 posts since 9 Mar, 2019
That begs 5 questions:soonth wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:13 amthe previous versions were using some JUCE for the audio processing, but now the entire sound engine is vital'sampetrosillo wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:49 pm I assume the algorithms are all stock JUCE objects/functions (not that this is bad at all, JUCE is a very high quality library for audio).
1. Can Blocks input the output from this? (If not could it be made to do so?):
https://forum.vital.audio/t/ai-patch-cr ... tool/13996
2. Is Blocks as flexible/efficient (work-flow, etc.) as Vital?
3. Is Blocks as skinable? (Does it inherit Vital's attributes in this and other regards?)
Nice work. (Looking at the UI, I am somehow reminded of U-He's Zebra. In any case, sometimes, if not usually, great things come from fusions of other, often great things.)
"The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself... Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable..." ~ H.L. Mencken
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 14 posts since 10 Aug, 2021
https://www.soonth.com/
new version is out!
some important crashes were fixed, "rand" modulator added, ui improvements & copy/paste functionality added for blocks.
new version is out!
some important crashes were fixed, "rand" modulator added, ui improvements & copy/paste functionality added for blocks.
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- KVRAF
- 2402 posts since 16 Jan, 2013
I can't run the latest linux version. It crashes with a segmentation fault. Initially I built it from source, as I did with the previous release (so I could add lv2 and vst2 formats). It all goes fine until the end when it spits out a string of -Walloc-size-larger-than= warnings for all the vital source files and then the lv2 build crashes with a segmentation fault. The vst, vst3 and standalone builds complete but then fail to run.
Here's one of the warnings for context:
To rule out any issues with my debian sid setup I tried running the precompiled standalone in a freshly-booted debian 12.5 live environment on another machine and it segfaults as well.
Here's one of the warnings for context:
Code: Select all
In member function ‘setupBuffersForSampleRate’,
inlined from ‘setupBuffersForSampleRate.constprop’ at /home/sprnva/Documents/blocks/Source/vital/synthesis/effects/reverb.cpp:67:6:
/home/sprnva/Documents/blocks/Source/vital/synthesis/effects/reverb.cpp:84:59: warning: argument 1 value ‘18446744073709551615’ exceeds maximum object size 9223372036854775807 [-Walloc-size-larger-than=]
84 | allpass_lookups_[i] = new poly_float[max_allpass_size_];
| ^
To rule out any issues with my debian sid setup I tried running the precompiled standalone in a freshly-booted debian 12.5 live environment on another machine and it segfaults as well.
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- KVRist
- 72 posts since 16 Sep, 2023
If you don't mind me asking: what prevents you from building your own instruments in Phase Plant? Instruments as in presets / patches?
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- KVRist
- 154 posts since 5 Jan, 2016
Some people are technical and more, and some people are preset expert.
That said, this instrument could be good for both.
Love it.
That said, this instrument could be good for both.
Love it.
Han