I also use this method of tuning: in Partials, I select only one harmonic, for example 6, then use FM and FM Fine (rough and precise frequency tuning, as I understand it) to find a unison, and then experiment with the other seven harmonics. In most cases, it turns out something terrible, but the rest are pleasant and unique.Taron wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:53 pm I know, there has already been some conversation about the Carrier bands early on with Ex finding out that they are mathematically "correct", but practically you can forget Band 5,6,7 and almost 8 as well, because they will ruin any delicate FM modulation frequency, because they are not sympathetic with the base frequencies...or how ever one would say that?! If they were on stable mathematical grounds, logarithmic powers of 2 or the likes, they wouldn't destroy all hope, but...alas..they are not! And you won't need math or oscilloscopes to find that out, but just your ears! Instant information!
One Synth Challenge #131: Syncla-X (Voting Over, results pending)
- KVRian
- 640 posts since 31 Oct, 2019 from Wonderland
- KVRian
- 640 posts since 31 Oct, 2019 from Wonderland
Here's another observation: the synthesizer interface eats the RAM of my FL Studio. That is, when I play it polyphonically with complex sounds, RAM usage increases and decreases slightly. But when I close or collapse the Syncla-X interface, it gives away 300Mb of RAM. And when I open it again, it takes 600Mb. And so constantly, starting from the first launch: +600Mb,- 300Mb, +600Mb, -300Mb, +600Mb, ... When I reach my limit of 8Gb RAM (sometimes even more, up to 9Gb... how???! ) my computer is slowly trying to commit suicide and merge with infinity in an endlessly long attempt to close FL Studio with a "cursed" synthesizer inside...
Having a limited number of attempts, I save the patch on the approach to the RAM limit and restart FL Studio (by the way, after starting Syncla-X, FL Studio always closes with an error)
Ehhh...
Having a limited number of attempts, I save the patch on the approach to the RAM limit and restart FL Studio (by the way, after starting Syncla-X, FL Studio always closes with an error)
Ehhh...
- KVRAF
- 3009 posts since 17 Apr, 2010 from Croatia
- KVRAF
- 3009 posts since 17 Apr, 2010 from Croatia
One of the many reasons why I generally dislike higher "SDK" such as SynthEdit or the likes. Not that the vstsdk and -gui would feel fool-proof by any means, especially once you stray from the given options. Then there is the obvious lack of consensus among hosts on how to deal with vsts, especially during initialization, apparently. So, yeah, it's all still surprisingly rogue, but that goes for the entire software world.
- KVRian
- 506 posts since 10 Nov, 2018
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- KVRAF
- 2175 posts since 7 Mar, 2014
Writing software was the main part of my job for many years! Early on our head of systems programming would prepare and patch the TOPS10 operating system on the live system! Running a DECSystem10 on a KL10 processor. Brave person to believe in his code! I was what they called an "applications programmer", I wrote and maintained software for people to do their work, given that we didn't have PC's, just large multiuser beasts! Stats, graphics, database systems and generic stuff (like the registration system for the Uni!), was my bag. Moved on to HPC and HTC stuff later along with the high performance networking stuff (40Gb and injecting your own light frequency into the long haul networks etc etc!). Was also on the international panel called PEACHES - Panel of Experts for Arts, Culture, Humanities E-Science), as well as Eurographics.
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- KVRian
- 506 posts since 10 Nov, 2018
- KVRist
- 121 posts since 16 Apr, 2017 from Rīga
- KVRian
- 506 posts since 10 Nov, 2018
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- KVRAF
- 2175 posts since 7 Mar, 2014
Yeah, Syncla-X is a big accident! I found once that I had what was a kick like thing, moved a couple of the decays to full, and lo and behold, a harpsichord like sound! Moved them back, and it was a kick again … so weird this thing. Just gonna do a simple thing with a little perc and maybe 2 or 3 instruments. Very sparse - but then, I can't go burying things in a big mush of pads or orchestral element - hehe!
Not much time left either, not had a whole heap of time at all this month, for many reasons.
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Not much time left either, not had a whole heap of time at all this month, for many reasons.
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- KVRian
- 640 posts since 31 Oct, 2019 from Wonderland
I think that's right! I have already spent more than 30 hours on 8 sounds and am still not happy with them, and I would like at least 8 more sounds, but... guys, is this month almost over? This synthesizer is both addictive and repulsive, encourages randomness and scolds for trying to understand it, it is very simple... but very complex! I think these 8-10 sounds, maybe even without percussion... otherwise, I won't even have time to finish my track. But the immersion in its magic of harmonic / modulating synthesis was worth it 100%! I congratulate everyone who will make a track at all this month, even if it will be with one sound, but what a sound!
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- KVRian
- 653 posts since 13 May, 2017 from Virginia
Hah, exactly. Struggling to get into my idea, which I like, and the sound which I like, but programming this thing is a pain - typical for most old school additives. Syne (not a paid sponsor) seems to have a fresh take on this kind of stuff. You guys should check it out.