this is a synth I'm working on since months, and you know how it goes, you keep adding and removing features, and never see the end.
so I'm beta releasing it in search of feedback. and presets! it only has one at the moment.
it's going to be completely freeware, also the SE1 and my crappy C++ module code will be available in case you're interested.
kudos to antto for some precious hints! please tell me honestly what do you think about it, send me your fxps, have fun.
grab it at http://dada.perl.it/tycho/tycho-0.001.zip.
and now, a little readme that should go with the synth:
TYCHO version 0.001
it's my attempt at a spatial, sci-fi oriented synth (I hope you can dig the GUI
.the emphasys is on expresiveness: velocity and aftertouch (no polyphonic aftertouch, alas)
can do a lot to the sound, so try it with a full featured MIDI keyboard.
a very short overview of the synth features:
O1, O2: 2 x double oscillators. each of the 4 operators can be sin, saw, ramp, triangle or square.
the balance (crossfade) between the operators for each oscillator group can be affected by
velocity (VEL), aftertouch (TOUCH), lfo (L1 -> O1, L2 -> O2).
furthermore, the 2nd operator can be phase-shifted (SHIFT) in respect to the 1st.
envelope is 6 stage. VEL>X specifies how much velocity affects attack phase (eg. before sustain):
min is fixed EG, max is "higher velocity=faster EG". VEL>Y controls velocity dinamics: min
is no dinamics (same volume with every velocity), max is full dinamics (as usual).
then there is a tuner for each oscillator group.
F1: filter (HP, BP, BR, LP, LP++, FEEDBACK). the last two are: 5 poles LP (rj_lpfilter3) and EVM's
feedback filter, don't ask me how it works!
cutoff (CUT) can be affected by
velocity (VEL), aftertouch (TOUCH), lfo (L1, L2 or a crossfade between the two).
it can also have an EG (also 6 stages).
resonance (RESO) can be affected by aftertouch and lfo (see cutoff).
X1: effects (DELAY, FLANGER, CHORUS). with the lower knob (L/R SEP) at min, the filters are parallel.
with the knob at max, filter 1 outputs on the left channel and filter2 on the right channel.
you can also modulate the pan with lfo (L3, L4 or a crossfade between the two).
L1, L2, L3, L4: each lfo has 2 operators. the 1st (A) is plain sin, the 2nd (B) is sin phase modulated by A.
the MIX knob controls if the lfo outputs only A (min), only B (max) or a crossfade between the two.
operator B can be phase-shifted (SHIFT) in respect to operator A.
if you enable SYNC, operator B will be hardsynced by operator A.
M1: main panel. mode can be POLY, MONO or UNISON. DETUNE is only effective in unison mode.
GLIDE is your usual portamento, VOLUME is your usual volume.
cheers,
Aldo
