KVR Audio

nineofkings · Post by **nineofkings** » Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:58 pm

Very cool! I'm a fan of Apricot, it's fun to use, so looking forward to see what the big brother will be like. Happy to try and contribute a few patches if needed

audiojunkie · Post by **audiojunkie** » Sat Mar 04, 2023 1:44 am

nakst wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:33 am
Boy Wonder wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 1:31 am I'm guessing I'd have to use Reaper or Bitwig for this because it'll be CLAP only?
The available formats will be:
CLAP (Windows, macOS and Linux)
Standalone (Windows, macOS and Linux)
Audio Unit (macOS)
FL Studio native (Windows and macOS)

Once again, Thank you for supporting Linux!!!

Boy Wonder · Post by **Boy Wonder** » Sat Mar 04, 2023 12:54 pm

fdigl wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 3:02 am
Boy Wonder wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 1:31 am I'm guessing I'd have to use Reaper or Bitwig for this because it'll be CLAP only?
There is an FL Studio native version, and if you don't have any of those DAWs there is a CLAP to VST3 wrapper that functions quite well.

Which CLAP to VST3 wrapper?

nakst · Post by **nakst** » Sat Mar 04, 2023 2:54 pm

Another teaser screenshot, showing the effects page:

whassup · Post by **whassup** » Sat Mar 04, 2023 3:23 pm

Sounds good. Looking forward to checking it out.

Frankie.T · Post by **Frankie.T** » Sat Mar 04, 2023 3:38 pm

I wanted to try Apricot, but virustotal find something malicious. Probably it's a false positive, but if you can fix it would be a better and safe way to use it

Echoes in the Attic · Post by **Echoes in the Attic** » Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:31 pm

nakst wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:33 am
Boy Wonder wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 1:31 am I'm guessing I'd have to use Reaper or Bitwig for this because it'll be CLAP only?
The available formats will be:
CLAP (Windows, macOS and Linux)
Standalone (Windows, macOS and Linux)
Audio Unit (macOS)
FL Studio native (Windows and macOS)

Oh samples are time stretched? Thats great. It's something missing from many synths with sample oscillators. If there is movement or modulation in the sound, it can be important to maintain the same sample duration when playing different pitches.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:39 pm

Looks great. Are oscillators mod sources in the matrix? MPE? Polyphonic Aftertouch? I guess not too important if it’s Clap…

fdigl · Post by **fdigl** » Sat Mar 04, 2023 10:55 pm

Boy Wonder wrote: Sat Mar 04, 2023 12:54 pm
fdigl wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 3:02 am
Boy Wonder wrote: Fri Mar 03, 2023 1:31 am I'm guessing I'd have to use Reaper or Bitwig for this because it'll be CLAP only?
There is an FL Studio native version, and if you don't have any of those DAWs there is a CLAP to VST3 wrapper that functions quite well.
Which CLAP to VST3 wrapper?

This one.

I also made a guide on how to build it yourself, but in the coming weeks I'll setup CI to build it automatically.

audiojunkie · Post by **audiojunkie** » Sun Mar 05, 2023 2:19 am

What’s the planned cost, and what type of copy protection? I avoid copy protection other than serial#s, keyfiles, or watermarks.

fdigl · Post by **fdigl** » Sun Mar 05, 2023 5:04 am

audiojunkie wrote: Sun Mar 05, 2023 2:19 am What’s the planned cost, and what type of copy protection? I avoid copy protection other than serial#s, keyfiles, or watermarks.

If it's anything like Integrate, there will be no copy protection.

audiojunkie · Post by **audiojunkie** » Sun Mar 05, 2023 5:26 am

fdigl wrote: Sun Mar 05, 2023 5:04 am
audiojunkie wrote: Sun Mar 05, 2023 2:19 am What’s the planned cost, and what type of copy protection? I avoid copy protection other than serial#s, keyfiles, or watermarks.
If it's anything like Integrate, there will be no copy protection.

I could live with that.

Jac459 · Post by **Jac459** » Sun Mar 05, 2023 6:01 am

Also curious of the price. Seems like a nice toy...

nakst · Post by **nakst** » Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:07 am

Echoes in the Attic wrote: Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:31 pm Oh samples are time stretched? Thats great. It's something missing from many synths with sample oscillators. If there is movement or modulation in the sound, it can be important to maintain the same sample duration when playing different pitches.

Oh sorry, I think I used the wrong terminology. Both pitch and duration of the sample is changed. However, you can simulate a "multisample" by specifying the octave mapping for the sample layers.

Actual pitch stretching would be a bit too heavy on the CPU for my vision with Altitude. Its low CPU is quite a big selling point, I think. I have a test project with a bunch of instances of the plugin and it barely makes a dent in the CPU usage, even on my mobile CPU.

I need to ask my beta testers to record some performance comparisons with other synths, and then I'll post the results here.

nakst · Post by **nakst** » Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:19 am

audiojunkie wrote: Sun Mar 05, 2023 2:19 am What’s the planned cost, and what type of copy protection? I avoid copy protection other than serial#s, keyfiles, or watermarks.

Absolutely no copy protection. The longevity of my instruments is of great importance to me, and any form of copy protection would hinder this.

As for the cost, I am still undecided. Altitude has an impressive set of features, and I have invested a lot of time into building it. 17 effect units, 15 filter algorithms, a tighly-knit modulation section, etc.... all this takes careful planning and a great deal of work. And as several of my beta testers have confirmed, Altitude is up there with several of the existing big-name synths in terms of capabilities and workflow -- and still manages to beat most out in terms of performance.

If I low-ball the price, then people will incorrectly assume the synth is low-quality. And if I high-ball it, then nobody will buy it. Picking the right cost is honestly one of the biggest challenges as an independent developer

Regardless, let me know if you have any thoughts...

Altitude — Advanced Hybrid Synthesis Workstation