KVR Audio

rob_lee · Post by **rob_lee** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:56 pm

surreal wrote: I miss the old KVR community... ah those good ol days when people actually had a heart and a soul:

Yep where's my pal Kriminal etc? What happened to this place?

D.H. Miltz · Post by **D.H. Miltz** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:08 pm

I'll reopen this thread in a couple of minutes. I'm trying to clean it up a bit, but people keep posting.

D.H. Miltz · Post by **D.H. Miltz** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:14 pm

Okay, it's open.

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Fri Oct 27, 2017 11:25 pm

v1o wrote:
wagtunes wrote:Piano, bass and drums with 5 instances of Thorn and 4 instances of Spectral on this one. Was in the middle of a Christian Rock CD so came up with this one. Even got the synth name in the title.

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... va-on-lead

Thorn In The Side Of The Lord

Ain't a day go by
Where I do not try
To show my God how much I love him
Ain't a breath I don't take
Ain't a move I don't make
To show my God there's no one above him

I poke at him and prod at him
I never leave him be
I grab onto and just like glue
I let him know just how much he means to me

I will be the thorn in the side of the Lord
Singing out his name I do dare proclaim
I will be the thorn in the side of the Lord
Praying everyday for my soul to save
I will be the thorn in the side of the Lord
Come what may

I will keep at it
And I will not quit
To show my God that he's the one Lord
I will stand my ground
With a joyous sound
Because life without him I just can't afford

I whisper in his ear all day
I constantly profess
I get down on my hands and knees
I let him know that all my sins I do confess

Repeat Chorus 2x
I have no words.

Is that Yamaha Volcaloid singing?

Now that the thread has been cleaned up, yes, that is Yamaha's Vocaloid. More specifically, that is the Cyber Diva expansion.

So far, these English speaking Vocaloids exist.

Cyber Diva
Cyber Songman
Dex
Daina
Ruby

ZaBong69 · Post by **ZaBong69** » Sat Oct 28, 2017 9:44 am

BlitBit wrote:
One idea to get around this for bass tones might be to make use of the drive and distortion modules to enhance the spectrum. From what I have read in the thread so far the distortion seems to be of very good quality.

Or simply use another Osc at lower volume with a higher octave to blend in more heights.

kiezum · Post by **kiezum** » Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:54 am

This synth is full of surprises. Here's a bass sound that just 'appeared':

sqigls · Post by **sqigls** » Sat Oct 28, 2017 12:55 pm

nice one
yeah, it's deadly
post yer patches!

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sat Oct 28, 2017 1:30 pm

Does anyone else think the "Optimize Polyphony" setting should be retained across instances and sessions ? By default it's Off but I think the setting should be remembered as I usually have it set to On. Perhaps it could be set on a per patch basis. Seems like something an .ini or config file would store.

Same with Osc Oversampling. I think that setting should be remembered per patch as well. Sometimes you want it off sometimes you want it on.

exmatproton · Post by **exmatproton** » Sat Oct 28, 2017 2:00 pm

Teksonik wrote:Does anyone else think the "Optimize Polyphony" setting should be retained across instances and sessions ? By default it's Off but I think the setting should be remembered as I usually have it set to On. Perhaps it could be set on a per patch basis. Seems like something an .ini or config file would store.

Same with Osc Oversampling. I think that setting should be remembered per patch as well. Sometimes you want it off sometimes you want it on.

I agree. It can make a patch sound quite different. Would be a nice addition to have it being saved per patch.

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sat Oct 28, 2017 2:30 pm

exmatproton wrote: I agree. It can make a patch sound quite different. Would be a nice addition to have it being saved per patch.

Indeed. Those two settings effect the sound and playing response so it seems logical to have them saved with each preset.

But does anyone turn off Optimize Polyphony ? I'm wondering if there is a case where having it off would be beneficial. I know there are some patches such as bass and lead where Optimize won't make a difference but I can't think of a reason why having it off would benefit the patch at all. Thoughts ?

Am I the only who is not afraid of 32 note or 64 note poly choices ? I know it would come at a cost of CPU cycles but some pads just need a bit more. I find the voice stealing algo a bit...."harsh" I guess for the lack of a better term even with Optimize selected. Sometimes when playing complex patches I've had the engine either stop responding to the next note on or there is an odd drop in volume.

sqigls · Post by **sqigls** » Sat Oct 28, 2017 4:03 pm

Teksonik wrote:Does anyone else think the "Optimize Polyphony" setting should be retained across instances and sessions ? By default it's Off but I think the setting should be remembered as I usually have it set to On. Perhaps it could be set on a per patch basis. Seems like something an .ini or config file would store.

Same with Osc Oversampling. I think that setting should be remembered per patch as well. Sometimes you want it off sometimes you want it on.

Damn, yeah, i thought it already WAS per patch... didn't even check that

oversampling I mean

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Sat Oct 28, 2017 5:56 pm

Need to raise some cash to afford it so good that the intro offer runs as long as December 31st

fluffy_little_something · Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:09 pm

Teksonik wrote:Indeed. Those two settings effect the sound and playing response so it seems logical to have them saved with each preset.

But does anyone turn off Optimize Polyphony ? I'm wondering if there is a case where having it off would be beneficial. I know there are some patches such as bass and lead where Optimize won't make a difference but I can't think of a reason why having it off would benefit the patch at all. Thoughts ?

Am I the only who is not afraid of 32 note or 64 note poly choices ? I know it would come at a cost of CPU cycles but some pads just need a bit more. I find the voice stealing algo a bit...."harsh" I guess for the lack of a better term even with Optimize selected. Sometimes when playing complex patches I've had the engine either stop responding to the next note on or there is an odd drop in volume.

I never understood why one has to set polyphony manually with many synths. Why doesn't the synth simply use as few voices as necessary and add voices whenever there is demand? Does it take so long to activate an additional voice?

Stefken · Post by **Stefken** » Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:41 pm

cb8rwh wrote:I am by no means a synth-programming guru, and I probably use too much low pass for some people's liking, but here is a link to (currently 71) presets I have created for Thorn. Help yourself.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B57O1 ... DFkMElSejA

Hopefully that link works, I've never tried sharing a folder of folders before! Obviously let me know if it doesn't work. I haven't levelled the
volume of them, but they will be on the quiet side, rather than bursting your ear drum levels side of things.

I will be adding more as the days/weeks move on.

Cheers

Well done!! Some nice sound designing going on here.

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Sun Oct 29, 2017 12:48 am

fluffy_little_something wrote: I never understood why one has to set polyphony manually with many synths. Why doesn't the synth simply use as few voices as necessary and add voices whenever there is demand? Does it take so long to activate an additional voice?

You'll have to ask the developer why they made that choice. Perhaps there is a technical reason beyond CPU demand for limiting Polyphony.

Thorn: Dmitry Sches' new synth!