HarpTime - praise and question about the future

[Shy]

I have seen very little mention of it in this forum (and others), so here:

HarpTime is one of my favorite synths. Even though it is basically a, well, harp simulation, I find that it's great as that and a whole lot more. I can use it in many ways and it's fun to play. Its sound is tight, and it's great for bass (yes, bass) and flowey sounds, gentle or harsh, realistic or psychedelic and sounds unique.

And I'm just wondering about the current development and/or future design plans for it. I like it how it is, but if there were more sound possibilities, and further improved realism and general sound improvements, that would be nice.

Thanks for the great synth.

[liqih]

Hi Shy,

many thanks,

I hoped someone else would have joned to the praise, <grin>, but so far I'm here to conmfirm that I also use HarpTime for bass parts sometimes.

About the development something is planned,
not huge changes but maybe EQ and Reverb on board,

We are also working on an arpeggiator for it, but nothing sure yet,

ciao

[mikebeck]

I think HarpTime Pro is amazing. Love it.

[bobsled]

I hoped someone else would have joned to the praise...

As a tribute to HarpTime and to show my admiration and respect for liqih I've decided to not post another one of those damn bobsled "demos".





Yup, HarpTime is amazing.

[Gucky]

Harptime is one of my favorite synths too. I really love it.
Here are my suggestions for a new version:
1. I would like to have a stereo mode, so that each string can have its own position in the stereo panorama.
2. An arpeggiator with typical harp arpeggios and strummings.
3. More natural noises when playing the strings

Liqih, please make a new version!!!!!!

[pekadan]

Liqihs plugins are the best! Harptime, Modelonia and EMM are amazing!

Liqih rules!

[liqih]

hugs and kisses, <grin>

yes I'll make an upgrade

thanks!

[Vonbrucken]

woot this plugin awesome !!

[Vonbrucken]

hello i think i have found a bug , when using the preset "illuvatar" when you save your song with it when you reload the song it won't play though it seems other presets don't have this problem..
OS ; Vista 32 home premium
host fl studio 7

[liqih]

an update is due for Christmas,

thanks Vonbrucken

[pwal]

gets a nice puff in this month's SOS

[liqih]

cool, <grin>
SOS is a great mag,

thanks pwal, anything special they wrote?
useful criticts?

[pwal]

here you go:

"This month I'm turning the spotlight onto Italian developer Luigi Felici, whose NuSofting (www.nusofting.liqihsynth.com) range of soft synths includes some fascinating physically modelled synths. Many are PC-only, although some are also available to Mac users. As a lover of both harp sounds and physically modelled synths I was particularly interested in trying out his Harptime Pro, but since it can produce such a wide range of expressive plucked string sounds I'm sure it will appeal to lots of other musicians.
PCnotes_02
Nusofting's Harptime Pro may not have the world's most impressive graphic interface, but the physically-modelled harp sounds it can produce are things of beauty and finesse!
There are now quite a few multisampled orchestral harps to be found in various sample libraries, plus the occasional Celtic harp inside ethnic sample bundles (there's a good one in Big Fish Audio's Celtic Instruments collection, for instance). However, to the best of my knowledge Harptime Pro is unique in offering the sounds of a plucked folk harp using an engine that models 12 individual strings and features the sophisticated sympathetic resonances that occur between them. Also modelled are the attack and decay behaviours of the Bray Pins (that hold the string to the body of the harp), with 12 individually modelled 'shaping' options that cover nylon- and wire-strung instruments and the buzzing tone of medieval harps.
You can either link all 12 sets of string parameters together, to control their tuning, pluck position, brightness and excitation, or separate them for special stretch tunings, exotic scales or special effects, but there are also global controls in charge of pluck amount, damping, the pitch envelope of loosely strung instruments, the modulation/sympathetic resonance, and various more traditional velocity, EQ and chorus options. You can even produce harp glissandi using your mod wheel.
While Harptime Pro's graphic interface isn't particularly inspiring, its audio results are excellent. A sampled harp can only ever sound like that one instrument, and in my experience can often suffer from sudden jumps in timbre between notes or velocity layers, but Harptime Pro responds smoothly like a real instrument, and is far more versatile. It captures the dynamics and sound of the Celtic harp extremely well (I compared it with various recordings of real instruments), but also lets you quickly experiment with string materials, tunings and so on, while the sympathetic resonances really add extra life and realism.
The 41 presets cover lots of sonic ground, from traditional folk harps of all sizes and periods, through modern electric harps and the odd electric piano, to more exotic plucked instruments such as African harps and Japanese Koto. At just $48 it's incredible value for money, and I suggest you snap it up before it's given a face-lift and has its price whacked up!"

i think you know what to do!

[liqih]

he..he..., thanks, <grin>

[liqih]

bump, <grin>