SWAY - a synth modeled after the Yamaha SY77

[Krakatau]

I had a TG77 for a long time, sold it a few years ago, will be nice to have it in plugin form

me too, currently staying in Burkina Faso

[DocAtlas]

HOw is development going ?

Still plugging along. I've made some great progress, though I wish I had more time to work on it. The last couple of weeks I've been working hard on the AFM module. I need to wrap up some things and then I'll make a video showcasing it.

I'm still aiming for a release later this year. But december is looking more likely than july.

Just saw this tread, will the plugin be released with the presets, or is just something like making a kind of 1:1 plugins that loads the original rom if you have it?

It doesn't ship with the original factory presets or samples. But it can load SysEx dumps and if you happen to have the original sample ROM it can utilize that too.

I'm not sure how to do that. I have a TG77, and understand using sysex to transfer the presets to this plugin (when it's available, of course). But how do I get the factory waveforms from the internal ROM into SWAY? Forgive me for being dense.

[MCMorrise]

But how do I get the factory waveforms from the internal ROM into SWAY? Forgive me for being dense.

I asked about this earlier in the thread, actually! Sheaf says SWAY will be able to load the SY77 ROM and wave card dump files that Brian Allan (Sector101) has made available via his site. Scroll down a bit to the "Waveform Card Library" Box link.

[DocAtlas]

But how do I get the factory waveforms from the internal ROM into SWAY? Forgive me for being dense.

I asked about this earlier in the thread, actually! Sheaf says SWAY will be able to load the SY77 ROM and wave card dump files that Brian Allan (Sector101) has made available via his site. Scroll down a bit to the "Waveform Card Library" Box link.

I think I see them. It looks like S7731 and S7732 are the waveforms from the hardware. I probably missed them the first time I looked at that page; I probably thought all the files were from the cards. Thanks a million.

Edit: I downloaded the files I mentioned, and it looks like they are not the waveforms from the SY/TG 77; they are two cards that have samples of other synthesizers. Still useful, but I didn't find the ROM samples on that page.

[Krakatau]

questions,

how much volume of sampled content for these Yamaha synth (SY77/TG77/SY99) ...nothing in comparison with any current sample libraries ...how difficult would it be, without being accurate, to create or recover similar samplesets to replace the original ones, conceived mainly to contribute to their RMC (real-time modulation and convolution) technique of synthesis ?

I assume that SWAY will allow the possible addition of custom samples from the user...as SY99 did if I'm not wrong ?

[beely]

Still useful, but I didn't find the ROM samples on that page.

You saw S7731, but didn't see "SY77 Wave ROM"? If you're talking about the list of files, note that when you click on the link, you see you are on page 1 of *2* pages of files...

I don't want to post direct links here out of respect for the developer, but basically, you're not looking hard enough, the ROMs are there.

[Examigan]

For those not familiar with the sound

Nice!

Here's another video I just found:

[MCMorrise]

Edit: I downloaded the files I mentioned, and it looks like they are not the waveforms from the SY/TG 77; they are two cards that have samples of other synthesizers. Still useful, but I didn't find the ROM samples on that page.

The Box folder contains 2 pages, and the second has a file named "SY77 WaveROM + Drums for Waveblade.zip", which I believe contains the ROM dump. The two files you've named are Syn Wave 1 and 2, which are expansion cards. Check again.

[beely]

Gearnews piece on SWAY:
https://www.gearnews.com/synth-journal- ... 90s-yamaha

[gentleclockdivider]

Gearnews piece on SWAY:
https://www.gearnews.com/synth-journal- ... 90s-yamaha

And it's not even in beta yet

[gentleclockdivider]

Is het correct Sway , ben je een nederlander ?
Als enthousiaste zuiderbuur wil ik mij graag als betatester aanmelden .
Groet , je Vlaamse zuiderbuur

[sheaf]

questions,

how much volume of sampled content for these Yamaha synth (SY77/TG77/SY99) ...nothing in comparison with any current sample libraries ...how difficult would it be, without being accurate, to create or recover similar samplesets to replace the original ones, conceived mainly to contribute to their RMC (real-time modulation and convolution) technique of synthesis ?

I assume that SWAY will allow the possible addition of custom samples from the user...as SY99 did if I'm not wrong ?

It's too much work for me to find/make similar replacement samples for the entire set, but it will have its own custom sample set that can be used with RCM too. In its current state you cannot add your own samples like in a SY99. It's one of those features I'd love to add eventually, but for now my first goal is to have it on par with a SY77 in terms of functionality, and then just ship it. After that I'm sure there are a whole lot of features and improvements that could be done. I'll prioritize those based on what the users would like to see. My guess is loading custom samples will be high on that list.

Gearnews piece on SWAY:
https://www.gearnews.com/synth-journal- ... 90s-yamaha

Nice

Is het correct Sway , ben je een nederlander ?
Als enthousiaste zuiderbuur wil ik mij graag als betatester aanmelden .
Groet , je Vlaamse zuiderbuur

Klopt, ik ben je noorderbuur. Ik zet je op de lijst van betatesters!

[gentleclockdivider]

Klopt, ik ben je noorderbuur. Ik zet je op de lijst van betatesters!

Tof !

[EvilDragon]

I can feel the neighbourly warmth.

[McLilith]

It's too much work for me to find/make similar replacement samples for the entire set, but it will have its own custom sample set that can be used with RCM too. In its current state you cannot add your own samples like in a SY99. It's one of those features I'd love to add eventually, but for now my first goal is to have it on par with a SY77 in terms of functionality, and then just ship it. After that I'm sure there are a whole lot of features and improvements that could be done. I'll prioritize those based on what the users would like to see. My guess is loading custom samples will be high on that list.

I can't speak for everyone, but loading custom samples would be at the top of my personal request list!