Chris Roberson wrote:Thanks for the kind words Jeff.
It should just fit a 1024x768 display, and I designed it at 1280x1024. Quite simply, even with video as part of the main board of a computer, one should be able to run at at least that resolution these days. And really to do the GUI I did I couldn't fit it any smaller and have it look as detailed (it'd be horribly pixelated otherwise.
I'm surprised you saw it as digital sounding though? The filter feedback loop is a bit uncharacteristic for what it theoretically should do, and maybe that's what's going on, but I tried to make things a bit less clinical sounding with the Vyn. One thing you may notice is that even using the A440 tone generator, you'll be ridiculously hard-pressed to get it in perfect tune just from it drifting.
But in an effort to stir the pot and get more views for my product, I'd like to propose something.
I'd argue that my synth can make the biggest, 'phattest', grungiest bass right out of the box, moreso than any other synth in this competition.
----Hmm, well, I have a 17" monitor and 1280x1024 is about impossible to really use, you might consider going with a more standard 1024x768 in the future, at least until we all have 31' plasma widescreens
----To be fair I guess, I didn't pay all that much attention to the overall tuning, I checked out the presets, all 3 banks, and then hit random a dozen times to see what else it could come up with. The tone overall is very much on the digital side of the fence if you ask me. But again, combining digital and analogue is not necessarily a bad thing. If anything, other than the slightly too large GUI size, I'd say you need better presets to show it off more, basically, I'd suggest going with what it's good at, digital sounds and sound effects. There's nothing wrong with trying new approaches to old things, but it seems like you are maybe not hearing so much as seeing/feeling the synth you've made. It's a solid synth, nothing spectacular to me, but it's worth a listen, and I just wanted to point out what I felt were it's strong point. Good luck in the competition
Jeff
!", but "woooow ! it looks damn fine and interesting 
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