KVR Audio

Tj Shredder · Post by **Tj Shredder** » Fri Jul 04, 2025 4:58 pm

I would use plain old hard drives on a NAS and copy them after 3 years to new media... Tape definitely not. I have old analog tapes deteriorate, to read them back you need to bake them and pray. Hard drives are cheap, and if they don't run all the time they last. Speed isn't an issue for archiving.

sheaf · Post by **sheaf** » Mon Jul 14, 2025 5:52 pm

Update: the beta version is ready, I'm just finishing up the installers now. I'll begin sending out copies at the end of the week.

phreaque · Post by **phreaque** » Mon Jul 14, 2025 6:03 pm

Superb! Thanks sheaf

McLilith · Post by **McLilith** » Mon Jul 14, 2025 10:56 pm

sheaf wrote: Mon Jul 14, 2025 5:52 pm Update: the beta version is ready, I'm just finishing up the installers now. I'll begin sending out copies at the end of the week.

At the end of a long and irritating day, that's fantastic news to come home to!

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jugstries · Post by **jugstries** » Tue Jul 15, 2025 6:02 am

That's great to hear Sheaf! As somebody who's been watching this thread for the last year multiple times a day, trying to keep the impulse of buying a real SY77 at bay, I really hope I can be included as an early beta tester for Sway...

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Tue Jul 15, 2025 6:26 am

Awesome.

Artie Fichelle · Post by **Artie Fichelle** » Tue Jul 15, 2025 8:21 am

How can I get the Beta,thanks.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Tue Jul 15, 2025 9:23 am

Yeah I'm curious, as well

cslevine · Post by **cslevine** » Tue Jul 15, 2025 10:37 am

This... WOW... The future is coming in here... i ... am... so... excited !...
Thank you Sheaf.
Take your time for the details, and have control on your years of research and foundings

( sorry for my english sometimes "approximative" )

mutagen · Post by **mutagen** » Tue Jul 15, 2025 6:40 pm

That's great news! The longer I follow this thread and learn more about the history of Yamaha FM synthesis the more interested I get. I also appreciate sheaf's focused vision for this.

I think sheaf enlisted beta testers a while back but I could be mistaken. If there are openings to test I'd be interested as well but can understand wanting to keep the initial group small.

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Tue Jul 15, 2025 7:11 pm

I’m interested in the beta test, I have an iris xe graphics card, which is prone to incompatibility.

Just sayin, not really a big deal for me to be able to test.

oldmica · Post by **oldmica** » Tue Jul 15, 2025 7:40 pm

@Sheaf I'm game and (as I've pointed out here already) I do QA for a living. Defect/bug reports will be professional as a result, haha! No worries either way.

Congratulations!

MusicalCervid · Post by **MusicalCervid** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:14 am

Whoopee!! Can't wait to try it out!!

Caesarg86 · Post by **Caesarg86** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 2:25 am

Yay!!!

xmstkvr · Post by **xmstkvr** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 5:04 am

I want to beta-test if possible.

SWAY - a synth modeled after the Yamaha SY77