KVR Audio

STR8DSP · Post by **STR8DSP** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:18 am

The ASR10 had a very well planned interface design, and I see the SQ8L has a similar design. It would be strange not to reflect this design in an emulator, as a user will know these keycombinations very well. Maybe the best of example of excellent interface design is the Roland JV1080, who allowed very fast and intuitive access to a wide number of parameters.

geoslake · Post by **geoslake** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:41 am

I kinda agree, SQ80 should have both, but I also think that the "like hardware" gui should be the default one.
(ps please get rid of this ugly keyboard, dont need this on a gui)

olepro · Post by **olepro** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:43 am

Sascha Franck wrote:Please ask him if you may do an alternative skin then, grymmjack.
Really, with this one (while being an absolutely brilliant representation of both the sound and the interface of the original) it shows how far computer-optimized GUIs have gone.
I don't have anything against a decent pseudo-realism coming with a GUI, but in this case i can't see why a) the interface couldn't be a tad bigger and b) why there couldn't be more controls on one page, such as for example, all OSC parameters on one page, all envelopes on one page, all LFOs on one page, etc., you get the idea.
It might have been a proper interface for a hardware synth, but in software land it's really sub par, so an alternate GUI (a la Ohmforce or so) might be an idea.

First:
The interface from SQ8L does not represent the interface from the original SQ80. It misses all the page buttons that makes the SQ80 interface one of best on a hardware synth with buttons and Roland and many others borrowed that from Ensoniq.
Second:
Why not ask him about the interface yourself

or read the readme file from Sigi
I did and Sigi told me he's planning to make the interface bigger on the finished SQ8X and add buttons for all pages like on the original SQ80.
SQ8L is a limited version, therefor the "L"
All the goodies will come on SQ8X....
That's how i understand it

geoslake · Post by **geoslake** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:43 am

I would also be nice if the author coul write needed info in an ini file instead of the registry, and also stop putting files in my windows folder. Please everything in a self contained folder, with no setup.

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:44 am

Yeah, we'll see what will happen. Having switched to OSX recently I won't buy the big version though...

STR8DSP · Post by **STR8DSP** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:13 am

"kwikkmaster" of CH's track http://www.nettby.no/users/h/a/m/hamza/files/ch_.wma

cheul · Post by **cheul** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:07 pm

The beginning reminds me of McGyver opening, any chance it might have been made with a SQ80 ?

mistertoast · Post by **mistertoast** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:39 pm

Anyone know if the hardware (or this emulator) plays the 8-bit ROM waves "straight up?" Any interpolation at all? Maybe 8-bit integer interpolation? Or is it just a straight harsh lookup into the table?

BFunKu · Post by **BFunKu** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:34 pm

easymode wrote:(ps please get rid of this ugly keyboard, dont need this on a gui)

I think that it should still have a keyboard, but not the Cheap SynthEdit Looking one that is on it now. Replace it with a nice and even flush looking one and it would do wonders for the GUI! Plus some people like me who actually like using the mouse it makes it alot easier to go through presets quickly when you have a virtual keyboard on the synth. I use my Midi Keyboard too, but it's a hell of alot faster with the mouse.

AdmiralQuality · Post by **AdmiralQuality** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:02 am

BFunKu wrote:
easymode wrote:(ps please get rid of this ugly keyboard, dont need this on a gui)
I think that it should still have a keyboard, but not the Cheap SynthEdit Looking one that is on it now. Replace it with a nice and even flush looking one and it would do wonders for the GUI! Plus some people like me who actually like using the mouse it makes it alot easier to go through presets quickly when you have a virtual keyboard on the synth. I use my Midi Keyboard too, but it's a hell of alot faster with the mouse.

1-2-Many · Post by **1-2-Many** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:02 am

mistertoast wrote:Anyone know if the hardware (or this emulator) plays the 8-bit ROM waves "straight up?" Any interpolation at all? Maybe 8-bit integer interpolation? Or is it just a straight harsh lookup into the table?

Straight lookup in a table with access parameters (loop points, keymapping, tuning)

Rainer sent me a few pages on the ROM parameters some time ago, that's what I remember

mistertoast · Post by **mistertoast** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:14 am

Yeah, I have the sounds working in my synth (all but the "zero" short-circuit loop indicators). My plan is to have a slider that goes from straight lookup to smoothly interpolated. (And now I'm thinking I might as well support this slider for my native waveforms as well.)

I just wanted to make sure that the straight lookup was really straight.

Amazing how small these are. The whole ROM set is smaller than my sawtooth waveform in memory. They alias, but they are still interesting.

1-2-Many · Post by **1-2-Many** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:10 am

Yes, actually Ensoniq tried to deal with the aliasing by limiting the harmonics of the waveform as you go up the keys, that's why typically for each wave setting, SAW for example, you have 6 different waveforms mapped across the keyboard.

mistertoast · Post by **mistertoast** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:20 am

>>Yes, actually Ensoniq tried to deal with the aliasing by limiting the harmonics of the waveform as you go up the keys, that's why typically for each wave setting, SAW for example, you have 6 different waveforms mapped across the keyboard.

Right. I have that working. (It's actually 9 different for the saw--at least in the data I have, which covers 128 notes as 16 groups of 8.) The top 8 midi notes are often a sine wave.

I suppose I could interpolate between those waveforms as well, in interpolated mode.

mistertoast · Post by **mistertoast** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 6:40 pm

Linear interpolation takes the noise floor of some of these samples down by about 10 decibels.

SQ80 emulating VSTi available