SWAY - a synth modeled after the Yamaha SY77

[IvyBirds]

Little status update: everything is basically implemented. I'm now in the process of fixing bugs, polishing the GUI, improving performance, and tightening up some measurements, while doing lots of testing. I'm not going to have the final version launched before the end of the year now, as I had hoped. But it shouldn't be too long before I can finally send out a beta version to the testing crew.

How long it takes after that moment depends on how many issues the testers encounter, and on how fast I can make samples to ship with the synth. I know said I would make my own sample set, but I might decide to recreate approximations to the original set after all. Of course it will not sound identical, but what I've managed to create so far sounds close enough in timbre that the AWM patches still make a lot of sense. Going this way would be a huge advantage of course, because there are at least 10,000 SysEx patches to be found online. We'll see how far I can take it.

Awesome thanks for all your hard work, I can't wait to use this. Quick question and forgive me if it's been answered but are we going to be able to import our own samples as WAV files? If so for those of us with the hardware we could just sample the hardware, or other AWM sounds that are in Motif and Montage

[gentleclockdivider]

Awesome news
Count me in as a betatester ( je kan mij ook bereiken op het nederlandstalige synthforum onder de naam ' the tall lad )

[sheaf]

You mean we will be able to import Sys-X from the TG77 and SY99? Fantastic. Would it be possible to implement loading via MIDI files too?

What about reading the files of the floppy disks themselves? Would that be possible?

Yes, that's correct. Loading from MIDI files and floppy files should be possible to implement, but definitely not for the first release. Meanwhile there is the SY Manager software to convert the floppy files to SysEx.

Awesome thanks for all your hard work, I can't wait to use this. Quick question and forgive me if it's been answered but are we going to be able to import our own samples as WAV files? If so for those of us with the hardware we could just sample the hardware, or other AWM sounds that are in Motif and Montage

Not for the first release. But if you're really motivated you could make a wavecard file using sx.factory, put it in the Sway ROMs folder and it will pick it up as if it were an expansion card.

Awesome news
Count me in as a betatester ( je kan mij ook bereiken op het nederlandstalige synthforum onder de naam ' the tall lad )

I'll be in touch!

[pinbot]

I’d love to be a beta tester for sure.

[cslevine]

WOW !!!
So you reached the solution for the 2 mixed filters ! This was a challenge. ( this will be interesting that you could explain, on next time, this, in more proof )

Of xourse i want to be the 3rd beta tester !
( i will test with my own orig AWM ROMs that i found on first links
)
i am dreaming of hearing my 1991 ... 2007 musics compositions, without connecting my TG77 !

imagine ! ...
* No more deal with "Sound Diver" and such software dependand soundbanks, "multi", only .fxp or .vst3preset patch files
* Direct playing without check to load sys ex from a special track
* Having all musics fixed for ETERNITY in THIS physical universe

[frag]

* Having all musics fixed for ETERNITY in THIS physical universe

From now on, all VSTis should come with this useful feature

[Krakatau]

* Having all musics fixed for ETERNITY in THIS physical universe

From now on, all VSTis should come with this useful feature

[cslevine]

Loading from MIDI files and floppy files should be possible to implement, but definitely not for the first release. Meanwhile there is the SY Manager software to convert the floppy files to SysEx

Ah, OK :
i should conert my .MID sysex files patches to .syx files
maybe in CUBASE there is funtion to export as it, or other software i guess

[fmr]

I’d love to be a beta tester for sure.

I volunteer to betatesting as well. I am betatester for several companies already, and I am VERY interested in this project. And since I own both the TG77 and the SY99, and have loads of preset banks, including my own, I think I can help.

[sonictv]

Count me as a beta tester as well. I'm a retro synth enthusiast and willing to use this as a proper replacement for SY77 / 99 sounds, and since I have the TGX-77 as well, I would compare this synth to it and check all of the benefits the "SWAY" has.

[bnz]

By the way, on yamahamusicians.com, there is a guy who almost has the sequence all format kseq figured out. That'll be fun to recreate some old sy sequences in a modern sequencer with sway when it's out.

[EvilDragon]

Me too. I have a TG77 which is now kind of ending its life (display is dimming) and also an SY99, which is in need of some servicing (I think there are problems with batteries, since the presets that used my loaded samples aren't playing anymore. Also, the floppy drive is long gone).

I'd love to have a software version to replace them.

Display is rather standard and known replacements do exists, you should do that. Battery is a must to replace, and floppy drive replacements also exist. All of this, and you get another 10-15 years out of those beauties (especially if you also replace the capacitors while at it...)

[EvilDragon]

I’d love to be a beta tester for sure.

Same here, count me in!

[fmr]

Me too. I have a TG77 which is now kind of ending its life (display is dimming) and also an SY99, which is in need of some servicing (I think there are problems with batteries, since the presets that used my loaded samples aren't playing anymore. Also, the floppy drive is long gone).

I'd love to have a software version to replace them.

Display is rather standard and known replacements do exists, you should do that. Battery is a must to replace, and floppy drive replacements also exist. All of this, and you get another 10-15 years out of those beauties (especially if you also replace the capacitors while at it...)

I know... And my TG77 is even expanded with a Musitronix PCM board. I am just being lazy

I have been more and more ITB these days, and don't have the patience anymore to deal with the hardware (besides, abot a month ago, my MOTU MIDI interface also burned capacitors, and is now out of work too)

[audiojunkie]

Also interested in hearing how the Fx section is coming out, will there be any newer Fx involved or are you mainly keeping it true to the source ?

No new FX. I tried to recreate the ones from the hardware as best as I can.

Coming out of my usual lurking state to add a +1 for ARM compatible Linux LV2 support. If I can run this on my Zynthian I'll almost definitely buy it.

The framework I use doesn't exactly have Linux support, though I believe some people managed to build their plugin for Linux as well. I want to investigate if it's doable for me, but the first release will be Windows and Mac only. Sorry!

Out of curiosity, which framework are you using?