Pulsar 900 Series

[Cinebient]

Thanks guys!

About tutorials, there are a lot of resources on modular and synthesis in general on the web. There's a manual on the pulsarmodular site for the P900, I recommend reading that as it explains the basic operation and I/O for each module. Then start with patch #19 which is a minimal single oscillator patch...and expand from there, add modulation, more oscillators etc. Also, study the factory patches, take them apart to see how they work...most have a similar patch setup for mod wheel and pitch bend. The Moog design is very intuitive and once you get the basics for a few key parts such as Gate/CV signals, VCAs and EGs, it's really easy and not as complex as it might look.

I'll second this. Modular synthesis is really as basic as it gets. And on the plus side, nothing else is as flexible.

As I don't have access to this yes (Windows user) I'll assume that the architecture is more similar to Softube Modular than to MUX, KarmaFX or Arturia Modular V3 where some stuff is automatically done for you. Correct?

Yes, it's like the real hardware counterparts. Beside the easy change to polyphonic
Some huge pads can be made with this thing.
From all synths i ever used this might be the one with the greatest character (for me).
It's not endless modular. You have a fixed set of modules but you can get really crazy.
I never thought i would like modular patching until i grabbed the Model 15 app....but this thing is far more for me and a lot more user friendly too.
The GUI is fantastic (i think he used the Apple's metal API?).
The downside....you can get lost for hours!

When you say a fixed set of modules, you mean how many modules can go in one patch, correct?

Not really a big deal. Softube Modular, for me anyway, starts to really tax my CPU if I try to go beyond 20 so a fixed amount, as long as it's reasonable, might not be a bad idea.

What is the fixed amount, if I may ask.

Yes, and there is a fixed numbers of different modules like 4 OSC, 3 Envelope Generators etc.
The Rack goes up at the moment to 4X12 modules (some modules need of course 2-3 because they are bigger).
Like i said i miss the 921 VCO but in general i would say you can go from a single mono OSC synth to a polyphonic Minimoog and up to things of size similar between a Model 15, Moog System 35 or nearly a System 55 (of course they have different modules).
There is a good short manual pdf available where you see what it could do.
I compared it to ACE, Bazille, Moog Model 15 app etc. but i like this one the most.
I don't tryed Reaktor and Softube but from what i saw and heard i don't think i would like them more.
This thing has a great dirty character but also can produce wonderful smooth pads as well.

[Cinebient]

...uupps.

[Cinebient]

Another thing which makes it more flexible as hardware worth mentioned is that you can have several outputs (unlimited?) on each module´s outputs (does not work for inputs...which makes sense).
I think Bazille and ACE can do this too...the Moog App does not f.e. and i don´t know if Softube´s Modular and the other offers this too.
This thing is so damn flexible and i´m scared to open up a wormhole when going wild with audio rate modulation....which sounds great on this one.
I´m not an expert how audio modulations should sound exactly compared to real analog but my ears just say me that P900 makes it best.
I can´t wait for the Sequencer module....

[Cinebient]

MMhhh...there is just one thing i don´t know if that is supposed to do about the envelope generators.
In all synths and also in the counterparts of the Moog app the release works different.
In P900 if i set the sustain to zero i have no release, even when it´s set to a high value.
That means the release phase is bound to the sustain?

[wagtunes]

MMhhh...there is just one thing i don´t know if that is supposed to do about the envelope generators.
In all synths and also in the counterparts of the Moog app the release works different.
In P900 if i set the sustain to zero i have no release, even when it´s set to a high value.
That means the release phase is bound to the sustain?

On most synths, release is tied to decay. As I don't have access to Pulsar I can't tell you if it has a decay or not but it should.

[Cinebient]

MMhhh...there is just one thing i don´t know if that is supposed to do about the envelope generators.
In all synths and also in the counterparts of the Moog app the release works different.
In P900 if i set the sustain to zero i have no release, even when it´s set to a high value.
That means the release phase is bound to the sustain?

On most synths, release is tied to decay. As I don't have access to Pulsar I can't tell you if it has a decay or not but it should.

Of course it has....i think i´m confused by myself lol.
I compared it to the Moog app since they share mostly the same modules (since the Mos-Lab is recreated after the original Moog which recreated the iOS app after their originals..... ).
Maybe it´s the Moog app which works a bit different.
Well, i´m still a bit new to modulars but i beginning to fall in love really.

Edit: Of course everything is right...i just had a "hidden" envelope to the filter which i forgot....everything is fine!
You are of course right wagtunes!
This thing would be awesome on the new surface studio as multi-touch tool.
Also it seems to work great even on my i7 2.0 Ghz notebook quadcore.

[wagtunes]

MMhhh...there is just one thing i don´t know if that is supposed to do about the envelope generators.
In all synths and also in the counterparts of the Moog app the release works different.
In P900 if i set the sustain to zero i have no release, even when it´s set to a high value.
That means the release phase is bound to the sustain?

On most synths, release is tied to decay. As I don't have access to Pulsar I can't tell you if it has a decay or not but it should.

Of course it has....i think i´m confused by myself lol.
I compared it to the Moog app since they share mostly the same modules (since the Mos-Lab is recreated after the original Moog which recreated the iOS app after their originals..... ).
Maybe it´s the Moog app which works a bit different.
Well, i´m still a bit new to modulars but i beginning to fall in love really.

Crank up the decay and release. Reduce sustain to zero. Hit a note but don't hold it down. It should ring like a bell. Try it with a square or sine wave.

[Cinebient]

MMhhh...there is just one thing i don´t know if that is supposed to do about the envelope generators.
In all synths and also in the counterparts of the Moog app the release works different.
In P900 if i set the sustain to zero i have no release, even when it´s set to a high value.
That means the release phase is bound to the sustain?

On most synths, release is tied to decay. As I don't have access to Pulsar I can't tell you if it has a decay or not but it should.

Of course it has....i think i´m confused by myself lol.
I compared it to the Moog app since they share mostly the same modules (since the Mos-Lab is recreated after the original Moog which recreated the iOS app after their originals..... ).
Maybe it´s the Moog app which works a bit different.
Well, i´m still a bit new to modulars but i beginning to fall in love really.

Crank up the decay and release. Reduce sustain to zero. Hit a note but don't hold it down. It should ring like a bell. Try it with a square or sine wave.

Thank you...i already edited my post....i forgot just that i had a filter with a short decay and release on too
Everything seems right!

[Cinebient]

Here a screenshot of a maxed out template (with all modules available at this moment).....
https://www.dropbox.com/s/og73orts54esq ... 8.png?dl=0

[wagtunes]

Here a screenshot of a maxed out template (with all modules available at this moment).....
https://www.dropbox.com/s/og73orts54esq ... 8.png?dl=0

Wow! I hope that's not the actual resolution because that is tiny as hell. I couldn't work with that if I prayed to Bob Moog himself.

[Cinebient]

Here a screenshot of a maxed out template (with all modules available at this moment).....
https://www.dropbox.com/s/og73orts54esq ... 8.png?dl=0

Wow! I hope that's not the actual resolution because that is tiny as hell. I couldn't work with that if I prayed to Bob Moog himself.

You can zoom in and out....and it´s very smooth (at least on my mac). Finally someone who succeded to make a GUI like on my iOS devices but with a more power
I will post a few examples more...just my uploading speed is medieval.

[Cinebient]

Here we go....3 screenshots in original size on my macbook pro 15" retina.
You can pinch to zoom very very smoothly between this (even bigger but it get´s blurry then).
Also you have the choice of several different sizes of the general window of the plug-in. Full screen is no problem.
I already sound like a fanboy but i just think the developer get so much right here and fits so many flexible things into it. Sure it will still not fit for everyone but i´m officially impressed.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1bxki7nfy7s9q ... I.zip?dl=0

[sqigls]

OFFLINE ACTIVATION
not everybody has their workstation online.
come on

[Timfonie]

Come on what? With the keyfile you can indeed nicely register the product on another machine which has no internet connection.

I hope it will be ported to Windows.

[lolilol1975]

Please someone make a video of the "On the Run" sequence on Pulsar P900