KVR Audio

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:44 am

jtenney wrote:
Sampleconstruct wrote:Here is an example from my real world, introducing the new genre of Kaleidoscope etudes.

Four rendered instances of Kaleidoscope processing the identical source sound - an animated drone texture from my Diversion soundset Diversity 2 - using 4 similar custom presets from the same preset family. Some Übermod, crusherX and B2 process the individual audio files, each rendered audio file is repeated twice and each track has individual volume automation.

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/u ... cope-etude
This is beautiful, Simon! I got lost in it, wearing phones... But I found my way back. Etudes, mmm? Introducing a new genre? Consider also preludes, and fugues, and fantaisies upon themes of, well, whatever you like... You clearly know the sky's the limit with this instrument.

Thank you, John - haven't used headphones in years but for field recording, I prefer some air in between

lnikj · Post by **lnikj** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:11 am

Sampleconstruct wrote:
Thank you, John - haven't used headphones in years but for field recording, I prefer some air in between

My partner has quite severe hyperacusis due to damage to one of her auditory nerves and, in addition, truly believes that the results of my sonic experimentation defy categorisation as music in any way, shape or form.

She actually tells me to "turn off that horrible noise" that she can hear from the other end of the room emanating from my open headphones.

I so rarely hear anything I produce with any "air in between" that it has at least saved me any expenditure on decent monitors!

Your compositions and patches always sound great in my Sennheiser 580s Simon!

Beatworld · Post by **Beatworld** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:25 am

Sampleconstruct wrote: Lol, sure as I only kaleidoscope at night I speak to normal people during daytime before the Kaleidoverse sucks me back in around 2 am.

Ah yes, the well known NKVS

(aka Nightime Kaleidoscope Vortex Syndrome)

Andrew Souter · Post by **Andrew Souter** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:33 am

Sampleconstruct wrote: Lol, sure as I only kaleidoscope at night I speak to normal people during daytime before the Kaleidoverse sucks me back in around 2 am.

hahahah

HASHTAG #Kaleidoverse

(We'll send the royalties your way...

)

So, speaking of.... the above 4 images I posted are quite useful!!

The following all use one (or two) of those four images (and nothing else):

https://soundcloud.com/2caudio/sets/kal ... the-future

This is all pure KS. No input signal, no extra FX at all...

Valery_Kondakoff · Post by **Valery_Kondakoff** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:42 am

I’m not sure I understand the meaning of the graph in Mod Display. Here are quick examples, can you, please, enlighten me a little bit?

Screen Shot 2015-02-24 at 11.29.55.png

In Soft Display (examples above) the emphasis on the left, center and the right sides of the display means that:
- all lines except the lowest are decreased in gain (soft a)
- all line except the middle are decreased in gain (soft b)
- all lines except the highest are decreased in gain (soft c)

This is rather clear. But what the examples mod a, b and c means in ‘human words’ (regarding to pixels remapping)?

Thank you in advance!

Andrew Souter · Post by **Andrew Souter** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:51 am

OK, here are some words for your example:

mod a:

black pixels remain black/off
low value pixels smoothly ramp to max value, and then back down
high pixels are almost completely off
max value pixels are exactly off i.e they become black

mod b:

black pixels remain black/off
middle value pixels smoothly ramp to max value, and then back down
max value pixels are exactly off i.e they become black

mod c:

black pixels remain black/off
low pixels are almost completely off
high value pixels smoothly ramp to max value, and then back down
max value pixels are exactly off i.e they become black

..but simply looking that the curve explains this faster than my words, no?

Mod Functions : "Bell and Stripes" are quite powerful.... you can completely transform the images with these...

Load the image "Circle Half" in /images/KS 1.0/AV1/New Additions/Circular/
Try Bell and Stripes and move the Mod Curve from min to max... check out the result...

Andrew Souter · Post by **Andrew Souter** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:55 am

The Soft display is perhaps actually the the more confusing of the two... and you describe it incorrectly...

Soft is NOT tied to pixel row in the image. It is tied to line frequency. Hence the graphical display will be effected by the current tuning. The Soft display will look something like a 90deg rotated version of the tuning display that is stretched/squeezed in various ways depending on the Soft value and function...

check the manual for details.

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:00 am

lnikj wrote:
My partner has quite severe hyperacusis due to damage to one of her auditory nerves and, in addition, truly believes that the results of my sonic experimentation defy categorisation as music in any way, shape or form.

She actually tells me to "turn off that horrible noise" that she can hear from the other end of the room emanating from my open headphones.

Oh dear, that sounds, well...hmmm, not so amusing for you, sonic ignorance is a sin, you know!
I can see our first global KS summit coming up, in a grand threatre (dry acoustics are better for electronic music) with a 7.2 surround system installed, playing KS tracks at full blast 24/7.

lnikj wrote: I so rarely hear anything I produce with any "air in between" that it has at least saved me any expenditure on decent monitors!

Your compositions and patches always sound great in my Sennheiser 580s Simon!

Thank's - I wasn't dissing headphones in any way, I have quite a few models lying around here (also the Senns HD 25-1), but I so enjoy the sound of my Adams that I just don't need them.

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:02 am

Beatworld wrote:
Sampleconstruct wrote: Lol, sure as I only kaleidoscope at night I speak to normal people during daytime before the Kaleidoverse sucks me back in around 2 am.
Ah yes, the well known NKVS
(aka Nightime Kaleidoscope Vortex Syndrome)

and there is no vaccination against it...

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:07 am

Galbanum wrote:
Sampleconstruct wrote: Lol, sure as I only kaleidoscope at night I speak to normal people during daytime before the Kaleidoverse sucks me back in around 2 am.

hahahah

HASHTAG #Kaleidoverse

(We'll send the royalties your way... )

No, keep the royalties and invest them into making KS surround please

So when using pseudo-3D images pixels nearer to the viewer would sound behind the listener, actually an octophonic space would be cool, distribute the pixels to 8 speaker sources.

Valery_Kondakoff · Post by **Valery_Kondakoff** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:21 am

Galbanum wrote:but simply looking that the curve explains this faster than my words, no?

Thank you for explanation. Now I understand: the dark (low value) pixels are in the left side of the mod curve, the bright (high value) pixels are in the right side. Is this correct? This was the point, which prevents me to understand the Mod Display.

Galbanum wrote:The Soft display is perhaps actually the the more confusing of the two... and you describe it incorrectly...
Soft is NOT tied to pixel row in the image. It is tied to line frequency. Hence the graphical display will be effected by the current tuning. The Soft display will look something like a 90deg rotated version of the tuning display that is stretched/squeezed in various ways depending on the Soft value and function...
check the manual for details.

Ah, yes, I see. I was experimenting with a rather linear tuning which gives me results which I posted in my previous message. Thank you for pointing me to the right direction.

Andrew Souter · Post by **Andrew Souter** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:28 am

Valery_Kondakoff wrote: Thank you for explanation. Now I understand: the dark (low value) pixels are in the left side of the mod curve, the bright (high value) pixels are in the right side. Is this correct? This was the point, which prevents me to understand the Mod Display.

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Ah, yes, I see. I was experimenting with a rather linear tuning which gives me results which I posted in my previous message. Thank you for pointing me to the right direction.

yes, correct...

and yes, it is good to eliminate as many variables as possible when trying to first understand how everything works...

tunings "in order" are MUCH easier to understand/predict than out of order ones... (but out-of order ones can gives amazing novel results...)

Sampleconstruct · Post by **Sampleconstruct** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:32 am

Got this most beautiful sounding windgong yesterday (65 cm in ø) - this is high priority on the list of instruments to be kaleidoscoped next.

Krakatau · Post by **Krakatau** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:54 am

TwoToneshuzz wrote:
Sampleconstruct wrote:Here is an example from my real world, introducing the new genre of Kaleidoscope etudes.

Four rendered instances of Kaleidoscope processing the identical source sound - an animated drone texture from my Diversion soundset Diversity 2 - using 4 similar custom presets from the same preset family. Some Übermod, crusherX and B2 process the individual audio files, each rendered audio file is repeated twice and each track has individual volume automation.

http://soundcloud.com/sampleconstruct/u ... cope-etude
Incredible amount of sonic information in that example Simon! It's like living a lifetime of sound in the space of a few short minutes..

Wonderful, i totally agree...

...clearly KS gives a totally new sonic area under the hands of skilled creative minds

Krakatau · Post by **Krakatau** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:58 am

Sampleconstruct wrote:Got this most beautiful sounding windgong yesterday (65 cm in ø) - this is high priority on the list of instruments to be kaleidoscoped next.

I assume it shall give, (except structurally) a quite similar influence on resonnators at some timbral aspects as the inner white noise generator does...

...so you might be able to anticipate the sonic results at certain degree, me thinks !

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