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DavenH · Post by **DavenH** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:19 am

BBFG# wrote:So what is the date of your last versions and bug fixes?

Sept 21 was the date of the last release.

I depend on reports to fix outstanding bugs at this point; the ones I've run into my end have been fixed for a while (those that could cause a crash).

Fortunately I've got a good setup now with VirtualBox so I can soon test acknowledged Vista SP1/XP/Win 8 issues.

NEWS:
Mac version is still in progress. I almost have a build, and have other requisites in order but it will be a couple of weeks yet.

V1.1 will be out coinciding with the Mac release. It introduces dual rendering modes (software & OpenGL) for compatibility, more user friendly UI features, unlimited layer-assignable scratch envelopes, some bugfixes, and some features around deformers.

After that, I'll be focusing on stability, help documents, and tutorial videos.

Regarding the question about a student edition, I don't have plans for that at the moment. I will probably make a magware version a few months down the road, and perhaps an intermediate version with fewer bells and whistles.

And a reminder, there's a few hours left on the intro PC offer according to Atlantic time.

DavenH · Post by **DavenH** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:35 am

Breeze wrote:
helium wrote:The way the data is visualized has nothing to do with the data itself. Higher dimensions just means more parameters. So three dimensions means three values. Besides cutoff and resonance we could have a volume. You can visualize 1D data on a line, 2d on a plain. Similarly you could use a point inside a cube to represent a 3D value. As our world has only three spacial dimensions you can't visualize higher dimensional data in this way...
Thanks for the verbose explanation! I wrote that a few days ago after I'd spent a little frustrating time fiddling with the parameters and not getting very far... since then I've come to realize that "dimensions" is basically parameters.

I went to re-read the docs today and unless I'm mistaken, it looks like the dev (the "Dav"? ) has been hard at work seriously elaborating the documentation. I suggest anyone who is in the dark about this synth to take a look at the Cycle overview page and manual now. This is a deep machine!

BTW, Quick Tip: envelope points move by right-click and drag...

The terms parameters and dimensions overlap somewhat, but have some distinction too. Dimensions have to be orthogonal, or at right angles, to one another. So spatial parameters that are orthogonal are termed dimensions.

An example: you can have 3 parameters that control the yaw of a sniper rifle, say one is coarse, one medium, one fine. But those parameters aren't orthogonal; all they can do is control the one dimension yaw. If they were orthogonal, they might control yaw pitch and roll.

By spatial parameters, we're talking about the 2D graph of the waveshape or envelope, or spectral curve. That 2D shape has 3 degrees of freedom, so the vertex positions that define the curves can transform independently as a function of 3 parameters. In the time domain, the 5D waveshape mesh is equivalent to a 5D wavetable (but isn't prerendered, that would be astronomically large).

Breeze · Post by **Breeze** » Fri Nov 01, 2013 3:19 am

DavenH wrote:By spatial parameters, we're talking about the 2D graph of the waveshape or envelope, or spectral curve. That 2D shape has 3 degrees of freedom, so the vertex positions that define the curves can transform independently as a function of 3 parameters. In the time domain, the 5D waveshape mesh is equivalent to a 5D wavetable (but isn't prerendered, that would be astronomically large).

I've never encountered a synth that made me regret not following through on studying advanced geometry (and whatever other math I'd need) to understand an explanation like this by reading it once...

dmbaer · Post by **dmbaer** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 9:41 pm

For anyone interested, an interview with Daven (done by yours truly) can be found in Soundbytes Magazine. Read it here:

http://soundbytesmag.net/interviewwithdavenhughes/

Enjoy.

Shabdahbriah · Post by **Shabdahbriah** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:13 pm

Breeze wrote:
DavenH wrote:By spatial parameters, we're talking about the 2D graph of the waveshape or envelope, or spectral curve. That 2D shape has 3 degrees of freedom, so the vertex positions that define the curves can transform independently as a function of 3 parameters. In the time domain, the 5D waveshape mesh is equivalent to a 5D wavetable (but isn't prerendered, that would be astronomically large).
I've never encountered a synth that made me regret not following through on studying advanced geometry (and whatever other math I'd need) to understand an explanation like this by reading it once...

Yeah, as I read, my brain was 'plotting-it' out with crayons.

Breeze · Post by **Breeze** » Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:54 pm

Shabdahbriah wrote:Yeah, as I read, my brain was 'plotting-it' out with crayons.

A synth definitely not for the faint of brain.

But seriously, just fiddling with it I'm starting to realize the potential. The article helps somewhat but I can't wait for Daven to find the time to elaborate the "take-me-by-the-hand" tutorials. Once we can make the connection between what he's saying and seeing it happen on the GUI, I think a lot of things will snap into place.

Shabdahbriah · Post by **Shabdahbriah** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:23 am

Breeze wrote:
Shabdahbriah wrote:Yeah, as I read, my brain was 'plotting-it' out with crayons.

A synth definitely not for the faint of brain.

But seriously, just fiddling with it I'm starting to realize the potential. The article helps somewhat but I can't wait for Daven to find the time to elaborate the "take-me-by-the-hand" tutorials. Once we can make the connection between what he's saying and seeing it happen on the GUI, I think a lot of things will snap into place.

Indeed!

Breeze · Post by **Breeze** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 12:53 am

dmbaer wrote:For anyone interested, an interview with Daven (done by yours truly) can be found in Soundbytes Magazine. Read it here:

http://soundbytesmag.net/interviewwithdavenhughes/

Enjoy.

BTW, dmbaer, many thanks for the interview!

echopark · Post by **echopark** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:04 am

Just tried the demo.

Standalone and VST Does not work.

Get the message with the standalone:
Die Anwendung konnte nicht korrekt gestartet werden. (0xc0000142)
Klicken Sie auf OK, um die Anwendung zu schliessen.

Windows 7 64 Bit, 4 GB Ram

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 2:33 pm

Any news on the Mac version?

wasi · Post by **wasi** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:58 pm

echopark wrote:Just tried the demo.

Standalone and VST Does not work.

Get the message with the standalone:
Die Anwendung konnte nicht korrekt gestartet werden. (0xc0000142)
Klicken Sie auf OK, um die Anwendung zu schliessen.

Windows 7 64 Bit, 4 GB Ram

Did you try running as admin? Also, what sample rate? I believe the 64bit version still has issues in anything other than 44.1k. 32bit version should be fine though.

You may also want to report it here instead:
http://www.amaranthaudio.com/forum/view ... 552f2d8b30

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:44 pm

I'm looking forward to trying the Mac version... sounds close now!!

pdxindy · Post by **pdxindy** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 1:03 am

Any news on the Mac version?

WolfKay · Post by **WolfKay** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:17 am

Bump

audientronic · Post by **audientronic** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 6:51 am

Another bump for mac.

Cycle: spectral granular synthesizer