KVR Audio

fluffy_little_something · Thu Jan 28, 2016 5:27 pm

What do Arcsynth's knobs have to do with the mafia?!

nordickvr · Post by **nordickvr** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:04 pm

@Philippe Tavares
Demo restriction : Noise sounding like a wave from the ocean from time to time.
relaxing...

Vintage73 · Post by **Vintage73** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:06 pm

nordickvr wrote:@Philippe Tavares
Demo restriction : Noise sounding like a wave from the ocean from time to time.
relaxing...

Almost usable in an ambient track.

nordickvr · Post by **nordickvr** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:09 pm

Ya, but make it wet...

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:11 pm

I like a dev who states where they are from

SPC is based in Ilfracombe, Devon. So just over the Bristol Channel from Swansea then

The PaTh · Post by **The PaTh** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:26 pm

nordickvr wrote:@Philippe Tavares
Demo restriction : Noise sounding like a wave from the ocean from time to time.
relaxing...

lol ok thanks !

@Blue Phase Music lol yes , one can try !

Vintage73 · Post by **Vintage73** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:42 pm

May be a little difficult to look at, but I'll be picking this synth up. From my basic knowledge, it seems a little like Absynth with a different interface.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:52 pm

fluffy_little_something wrote:What do Arcsynth's knobs have to do with the mafia?!

You have to be connected to understand.

Ariel s · Post by **Ariel s** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:10 pm

Was trying to demo this on cubase 6 64bit on windows 7 64bit and it didn't work (crushed Cubase upon launch). Oh, well...

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:27 pm

This seems perfect for lofi experimental soundscapes and fakebit trickery. Some really wacky waveforms and FX, too. My kinda synth!

EDIT: Ok, now I'm getting into the LFOs and this thing is bonkers. LFOs made of polypulse patterns that are counting in binary? That's pretty much an acid test for nerdiness right there

You can also do lots of maths and logic to two modulators to get new ones. I love that!

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:39 pm

zerocrossing wrote:
layzer wrote:looks interesting, but it looks like the GUI was an afterthought with those knobs that could use a little contrast adjustment.
Ya think? I'd go a step further and say those knobs need to be completely redesigned. The rest of the UI is OK, but those knobs... and I'm an Italian from NJ!

well, if your're going commercial with a synth, i think your paying customers deserve at least proper shading on the knobs!

i would remove or minimize the highlight glare on the original knob animatiom strip besides fixing the contrast. here i can only fix the contrast

proper?:

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:42 pm

The knobs don't look that bad in use. These screenshots seem a bit posterized actually, either that or the author toned down the GUI since the screenshots were taken.

Don't get me wrong, the UI isn't very nice IMO, but perfectly usable and well designed from an ergonomic viewpoint if not a visual one.

nordickvr · Post by **nordickvr** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:47 pm

Don't get me wrong, the UI isn't very nice IMO, but perfectly usable and well designed from an ergonomic viewpoint if not a visual one.

+1

Dasheesh · Post by **Dasheesh** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 11:06 pm

Again, pretty sure the GUI is intentional to use as little resources as possible. Yeah it's got a high fi sound to it as all oscillators and filters are 4* oversampling. I think it lacks a certain depth in the low end registries though and seems taylor made for the dance crowd seems to me... with that high end sheen to it. Seems very sylenth like IMO. I'm not a huge sylenth guy but it fits in that category to me. Nice filters. The filters are quality IMO.

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Thu Jan 28, 2016 11:29 pm

Dasheesh wrote:with that high end sheen to it. Seems very sylenth like IMO. I'm not a huge sylenth guy but it fits in that category to me.

I found the exact opposite to be honest. All waveforms taper off at about 15k, giving it a slightly warm and lo-fo sound. I agree that the filters are excellent, though. I especially like how "sticky" the resonance is on the SVFs.

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