KVR Audio

george · Post by **george** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:15 pm

macOS wasn't available for this plugin until now

This instrument provides an emulated OPL sound chip. It provides all features of the OPL2, and some features of the OPL3. The original coder and author is Bruce Sutherland.

Page: https://www.discodsp.com/opl/

Windows: https://www.discodsp.com/download/?id=27
Mac: https://www.discodsp.com/download/?id=23
Linux: https://www.discodsp.com/download/?id=28

Have fun,
George.

KFlynn · Post by **KFlynn** » Sun May 03, 2020 7:10 am

I love the sound of this VST. It needs more love.

nachenko · Post by **nachenko** » Sun May 03, 2020 8:18 am

Thanks! I collaborate with a local videogames developers association and we have a "retro area". People will appreciate this one.

cantaloupe · Post by **cantaloupe** » Sun May 03, 2020 9:54 am

Amazing sound on this one! Real chunky.

Would it be complex to add custom tuning to this? There is a painful lack of microtunable old school FM synths available. A lot of good tracks were made using different tunings on old Yamaha FM synths (early aphex twin etc). I would pay money for that feature

Not polite to receive a great gift with another request - just thought i put it out there. Anyway, thanks a lot to both of you!

AsPeeXXXVIII · Post by **AsPeeXXXVIII** » Sun May 03, 2020 10:07 am

I'm a sucker for the OPL sound. Making a note of giving this a spin!

nachenko · Post by **nachenko** » Sun May 03, 2020 3:44 pm

discoDSP wrote: Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:15 pm macOS wasn't available for this plugin until now This instrument provides an emulated OPL sound chip. It provides all features of the OPL2, and some features of the OPL3.

I'm trying this here (iMac 2015, Catalina, Live 10). It works like a charm and it NOT ONLY sounds great. It's also a joy to use and it's a terrific tool to learn the very basics of FM synthesis, because as a FM synth, it has very few features, but those few are very relevant.

I'm bringing this into my subject "Sound for Videogames" at the art school I work for.

Thanks!

] Peter:H [ · Post by **] Peter:H [** » Sun May 03, 2020 6:32 pm

We did a One Synth Challenge with JuceOPL some time back ...One Synth Challenge means that only the featured synth is allowed as sound source, accompanied by free of charge fx, but no distortion, chorus or flanger.
I remember that I enjoyed the synth a lot. It's very capable though it seems "simple" compared to monsters like VPS Avenger... Have a listen if you like: https://soundcloud.com/p-e-t-e-r-h/lies ... igh-purity

MMaarrkk · Post by **MMaarrkk** » Thu May 07, 2020 7:41 pm

This seems great. Especially with the growing love for OSTs, quite a few people might find some good use for this.

Nice.

george · Post by **george** » Wed May 13, 2020 8:59 pm

We have released OPL 1.0.1 for macOS.

Fixed AU plugin code.
Switched plugin output from mono to stereo.
Fixed Load and Save SBI dialog boxes opening on background.
Replaced Load and Save SBI dialog boxes by native OS ones.
Fixed preset name typo.

Includes 2480 Sound Blaster instrument presets and it's offered as AudioUnits, VST, VST3 and Standalone compatible with macOS Catalina for $29.

https://www.discodsp.com/opl/

george · Post by **george** » Thu May 14, 2020 11:36 am

1.1.1 just out. Fixed FM and Additive GFX location.

Windows https://www.discodsp.com/download/?id=27
macOS https://www.discodsp.com/download/?id=23
Linux https://www.discodsp.com/download/?id=28

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Thu May 14, 2020 3:42 pm

29 dollars? I have the original from Bruce Sutherland which is free. What differences are there between his version and yours?

george · Post by **george** » Thu May 14, 2020 5:38 pm

Halonmusic wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 3:42 pm What differences are there between his version and yours?

Code signed and notarized binaries for macOS (builds for this platform weren't available anymore), VST2 binaries for all platforms, Linux binaries, new code and updates from Bruce that can be checked at https://github.com/bsutherland/JuceOPLV ... les:master (stereo support, GUI fixes, native dialog windows that actually work, upgraded framework, etc.) and many stuff to come.

Jace-BeOS · Post by **Jace-BeOS** » Thu May 14, 2020 5:47 pm

discoDSP wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 5:38 pm
Halonmusic wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 3:42 pm What differences are there between his version and yours?
Code signed and notarized binaries for macOS (builds for this platform weren't available anymore), VST2 binaries for all platforms, Linux binaries, new code and updates from Bruce that can be checked at https://github.com/bsutherland/JuceOPLV ... les:master (stereo support, GUI fixes, native dialog windows that actually work, upgraded framework, etc.) and many stuff to come.

Native dialog windows... The lack of that is always a pet peeve of mine on “cross-platform freeware”.

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Thu May 14, 2020 5:52 pm

discoDSP wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 5:38 pm
Halonmusic wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 3:42 pm What differences are there between his version and yours?
Code signed and notarized binaries for macOS (builds for this platform weren't available anymore), VST2 binaries for all platforms, Linux binaries, new code and updates from Bruce that can be checked at https://github.com/bsutherland/JuceOPLV ... les:master (stereo support, GUI fixes, native dialog windows that actually work, upgraded framework, etc.) and many stuff to come.

Ok thanks.

gentleclockdivider · Post by **gentleclockdivider** » Thu May 14, 2020 9:03 pm

Halonmusic wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 3:42 pm 29 dollars? I have the original from Bruce Sutherland which is free. What differences are there between his version and yours?

The original Bruce sutherland feedback operator was not correct , there was hardly any feedback going on (even when maxed out )
You couldn't turn a sine --> saw , seems that disco dsp has fixed this

OPL synthesizer