is mutools a self contained sampler and sequencer workstation?

[AstralExistence]

ive been playing with mutools now for like 6 days and i noticed that all the synths are actually samplers. because correct me if im wrong none of the synth calculate the sounds with dsp. rather, they use short single cycle waveforms sorta like the cakewalk rapture just much easier to use and program.

because of this, yesterday i bought the galbanum wavforms 2010 and think it compliments mutools very nicely. so what is mutools and how do the native synths really work/create there sound?

[MuTools]

ive been playing with mutools now for like 6 days and i noticed that all the synths are actually samplers. because correct me if im wrong none of the synth calculate the sounds with dsp. rather, they use short single cycle waveforms sorta like the cakewalk rapture just much easier to use and program.

If you look it this way, then any virtual synth (VST, AU, DX, RTAS, ...) is a sampler.

No, MuLab's Oscillator is more finetuned than just playing a sample, it's anti-aliased and delivers high-quality sound.

because of this, yesterday i bought the galbanum wavforms 2010 and think it compliments mutools very nicely. so what is mutools and how do the native synths really work/create there sound?

When you open the MUX Deep Editor, you can see (and edit) how a certain synth preset is build.

[AstralExistence]

No, MuLab's Oscillator is more finetuned than just playing a sample, it's anti-aliased and delivers high-quality sound.


When you open the MUX Deep Editor, you can see (and edit) how a certain synth preset is build.

i do notice, yes, whatever it does to the sample it sound fantastic! but what does it do?

from a vector art standpoint antialias is making something cleaner. and less pixelated.

[MuTools]

i do notice, yes, whatever it does to the sample it sound fantastic! but what does it do?

Thanks! The very internals are a bit secret. Enjoy making music with it!

[AstralExistence]

trade secrets? ill respect that

[pljones]

from a vector art standpoint antialias is making something cleaner. and less pixelated.

It's the same idea in audio.

A digitised sound is a number of points (like pixels) but, rather than being dimensions in space (x/y/z), they're dimensions in sound (time, amplitude). If you get an audio editor like Audacity and keep zooming in, you'll eventually see the dots.

Aliasing in audio is a little different but anti-aliasing aims for the same effect: softening artefacts introduced by digitisation.

Here's the real explanation: Anti-aliasing_filter

[plutonia]

i can't speak highly enough re this function. the use of short single cycle waveforms is brilliant. the jumping off point for any sound creation on a synth is the original timbre and this ability to load waves is a vital part of what makes the synth engine in mu lab the best sounding i have ever used, and i've used many,ranging from retro analogue synths to virtual analogues, samplers etc etc. the sound of mu lab's synth engine can be precisely tailored to the users needs and allows the production of rich, inspiring high quality synth patches. it's a fantastic achievement by jo and many thanks to adventure kid for the use of his waveforms that adds to the timbres available!

[liquidsound]

It's wonderful to see users appreciate MuLab for what it really is: an amazing unique "musical tool and a friend" that focuses on Quality first and on Quantity second.
This is one of the reason that, even though I own more expensive and full loaded DAWs, I always, repeat, ALWAYS use MuLab to start any project, and most likely, up to the very end.

I can only see, with a glimpse to the near future, that MuLab will certainly be more than ever needed in creating any project with EASE and top notch sound tools, knowing that MuLab will always be a "work in progress" toward perfection.

[Bonteburg]

Yeah I can second that - composing in MuLab is lighning-fast (compared to say Logic) for me.

[Reincke]

MuLab allows me to focus on MUSIC instead of technique! That's what it's for, and is does a great job!!! Sometimes I bump into a lack of external ressources (e.g. VST), but that's not MuLab's problem. OK, I'll stop gushing now.
JR

[AstralExistence]

guys i just bought this and its worth every penny. http://www.galbanum.com/products/archit ... forms2010/

[> DiGiT <]

how do you use something like that?

[MuTools]

MuLab allows me to focus on MUSIC instead of technique! That's what it's for, and is does a great job!!! Sometimes I bump into a lack of external ressources (e.g. VST), but that's not MuLab's problem. OK, I'll stop gushing now.
JR

Thanks for all the encouraging words!

Please spread the good mu-vibes via your social networks as much as possible!

Cheers

[MuTools]

how do you use something like that?

You can import almost any wave file as a waveform into the oscillator.
Right-click the waveform display -> Open. Or you can drag-drop a wave file from the OSX finder / Windows' explorer. Note that the full wave file is regarded as a single cycle.

Enjoy oscillating!

[> DiGiT <]

these are wavetables, correct? which means theyre a bunch of single cycle snapshots one after the other in a single waveform such that you need to move the loop start and loop end to 'modulate' the active loop and get the intended effect... am i missing something? in what way are these being used in mulab? i would love to hear an example made in mulab.