Charlatan³ Free VA synth updated to v3.3.2 (Win/Linux)

[Jbravo]

Is there a possibility to change the phase of the unison voices? I think they all start exactly in phase every time so you always get that flanging effect with every note which is not an effect I like and restricts it to a very specific digital sound which is not always useful

Set osc phase to max, i.e. free-running.

yes thank you!

[Jbravo]

So no way to modulate the Pitch for Osc1 and 2 separately using different XForm sources ?

I was surprised to find this limitation

where can I find this quick guide?

[Sinisterbr]

So, will there be a Charlatan 3 plugin page on KVR? I still only see C2.

[Teksonik]

So no way to modulate the Pitch for Osc1 and 2 separately using different XForm sources ?

I was surprised to find this limitation

I'm hoping there is a way and I'm just missing it. We'll have to wait to hear from the developer to see what he says.

where can I find this quick guide?

It's in the install folder as a .txt file. It's not very in depth but covers some of the basics.

[cyrb]

I think it might be a bug rather than a limitation honestly? Yeah not a bug, it's even in the txt file:

For pitch and phase, the modulation targets "Osc Pitch" and "Osc Phase" are shared across all four base oscillators. The "S"-shaped icon next to the controls allows activating modulation for a particular base oscillator.

I clicked the ratio of waveform 2 and the amount of modulation is being applied to waveform 1.
There seems to be an odd conflict.

All 4 of the ratios show the same "modulation list" when right clicking them, which makes no sense to me:



I think Phase 1-4 is also affected.

[Odd Fella]

As someone already quoted, it seems that any pitch modulation applies to all 4 oscillators at once, except those, whose Ratio sinewave symbol is turned off.

[cyrb]

Ah, I get it now. So:

- You can modulate the oscillator tuning with up to 4 sources.
- But every oscillator shares the same list of applied modulation sources
- Including the modulation amounts being actually applied
- And you can't manually automate each oscillator's pitch with external sources because it's not an actual VST3 parameter
- But if you don't want the same pitch modulation applied to every oscillator you can turn it off individually


I'm assuming this was done in the name of CPU efficiency, so I suppose it's understandable.

[Odd Fella]

In a coconut shell, yes

[Jbravo]

can someone explain the 4 XFORM things? I can't make head or tail how to use them

[wikter]

I am running BC Patchwork within Orion DAW,

Have you tried Polac's VST3 adapter?

[Jbravo]

I've noticed that when I use ADSR2 to modulate the pitch of OSC2, after a while the attack time changes. If I've set to it attack slowly, after playing ten notes or so the attack time becomes fast

[Jbravo]

I made a bunch of presets here in case anyone is interested 32 random sounds, a few of which have been adapted from other synths

Komosa.zip

[cyrb]

can someone explain the 4 XFORM things? I can't make head or tail how to use them

Basically you choose an input modulator, and the X axis of the graph represents the amplitude of said modulator. The Y axis represents the amount of modulation to apply. It allows you to trigger a new modulation when the input modulator's amplitude reaches a threshold, or directly based on it. So it can be used to do nothing until a threshold is reached, or build up a more complex modulation directly based on the input modulation

One example would be using a Breath Controller. With the following graph, you could open the filter, or alter the pitch, after you blow hard enough and pass the amplitude threshold.

[Jbravo]

can someone explain the 4 XFORM things? I can't make head or tail how to use them

Basically you choose an input modulator, and the X axis of the graph represents the amplitude of said modulator. The Y axis represents the amount of modulation to apply. It allows you to trigger a new modulation when the input modulator's amplitude reaches a threshold, or directly based on it. So it can be used to do nothing until a threshold is reached, or build up a more complex modulation directly based on the input modulation

One example would be using a Breath Controller. With the following graph, you could open the filter, or alter the pitch, after you blow hard enough and pass the amplitude threshold.

Ok I think I get it, thanks for explaining

[The_Anarchivist_00]

I'm too stupid to run that. I'm letting Charlatan rest for now. No worries.

I am running BC Patchwork within Orion DAW,

Have you tried Polac's VST3 adapter?