One Synth Challenge #159: Surge XT (j5v Wins!)
- KVRAF
- 23101 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
We'd love people using the nightly version, in case there are bugs we missed! Overall the nightly is pretty solid, there are no known issues that cause a crash, so feel free to have fun with latest and greatest!
- KVRian
- 820 posts since 9 Jun, 2020
Remind me, because I've forgotten, and I'm sure other people will ask: are there any restrictions on the use of the Surge XT FX plugin?RichardSemper wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 9:06 amELEX wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 11:40 pmExactly. And any tables you want to use need not be restricted to two frames. That's already been clarified not that long ago, during the WhispAir round.Rahodees wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 11:16 pmHmm okay. I think I understand. To clarify (I'm new to all this), it'd also be using it as a sample player if I imported a recording of someone typing on a typewriter, leaves rustling, or if I imported a sound recorded from another synth right? So in other words, is the basic rule that any importat WT must not be recognizeable, nor originate prior to application of various FX, as a natural or manmade sound that could occur in the physical world?Excellent questions. We have had many discussions on this in the past.
I think we could add the following to the general rules for clarification:
WAVETABLES
Sometimes we feature a synth with wavetable capability. On these occasions the following will apply:
- All built in wavetables may be used without restriction.
- Imported waveforms are allowed, but these must not be used for straight sample playback i.e. to replicate the recorded instruments, vocal phrases, real world sounds etc. directly, but rather to synthesise, morph and mangle the waveforms.
Or, to put it another way, are they considered to be part of the synth, or not part of the synth?
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- KVRAF
- 23101 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
That's no different than using Surge XT's audio in oscillator to patch a sound through its FX. By all means do it.
In fact, massive props if anyone does a song that ONLY uses Surge XT and Surge XT Effects (I guess not that difficult since there's a bunch of Airwindows inside...).
In fact, massive props if anyone does a song that ONLY uses Surge XT and Surge XT Effects (I guess not that difficult since there's a bunch of Airwindows inside...).
- KVRian
- 951 posts since 30 Oct, 2013 from Scarborough
The Surge XT FX can be considered part of the synth whether used internally or external plugin
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- KVRAF
- 2166 posts since 7 Mar, 2014
So Richard, this means just about every modulation effect is legal then ... either via the internal Surge XT FX chain, or via the Surge XT FX plugin?
e.g. chorus. , freq shifters, distortions, phasers etc ...
If so, we can have a wild month with electronic effects
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e.g. chorus. , freq shifters, distortions, phasers etc ...
If so, we can have a wild month with electronic effects
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- KVRist
- 409 posts since 4 Nov, 2019
As long as they're in Surge, which is only about 80% of all effects in existence.
Celebrating 50 years of pants with frogs in them
- KVRian
- 951 posts since 30 Oct, 2013 from Scarborough
If I can just find some time might even join in. I did the other two Surge rounds, first with 2 instances, then one instance. this time fx only? hmmm...doctorbob wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 1:35 pm So Richard, this means just about every modulation effect is legal then ... either via the internal Surge XT FX chain, or via the Surge XT FX plugin?
e.g. chorus. , freq shifters, distortions, phasers etc ...
If so, we can have a wild month with electronic effects
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2 mins of silence - with heaps of delay, distortion, chorus and reverb!
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- KVRian
- 860 posts since 13 Jan, 2013 from United States
If we're going will with effects - let's go for it and allow paid plugins! It will be a free for all. Interestingly, Surge does not have any built in compressors?
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- KVRian
- 860 posts since 13 Jan, 2013 from United States
And Richard - please do a song this month!
- KVRAF
- 23101 posts since 7 Jan, 2009 from Croatia
- KVRian
- 951 posts since 30 Oct, 2013 from Scarborough
We will do another month with paid plugins allowed. With surge being so well endowed on the fx side its better to encourage use of the surge fx imo.
I will try and do something this month. What I would love is for something from bjporter. Its been way too long. Maybe we need to give him some encouragement.
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- KVRist
- 246 posts since 1 Oct, 2015
Come on Brian, dare to make a track this month. I'll try too. What do you say?RichardSemper wrote: ↑Mon May 02, 2022 2:19 pm
I will try and do something this month. What I would love is for something from bjporter. Its been way too long. Maybe we need to give him some encouragement.
Edit:
In OSC156-157-158 I tried to participate but I couldn't finish anything. It was not wasted time, because I was able to create some wonderful presets, which I plan to use in the future. But this month I'm going to try to put something together.
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- KVRian
- 570 posts since 29 Nov, 2019
So we get Surge XT which contains
It's just never enough is it ?
and yet it's still possible to be
It's just never enough is it ?
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- KVRian
- 843 posts since 25 Dec, 2018
do you mean 'update the codebase' or do you mean 'add plugin xyz'?
Last time i added one was cab but if there's a particular one chris added in the last few months they are easy to sweep into the nightly. Just let us know.