New drum-synth called smackbox. Beta-testing has commenced!

[mcbpete]

@stefancrs - Just to flag that imgur is now blocked in the UK as of September ( https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/article ... ed-Kingdom ) so all we see is big purple box with the text 'Content not viewable in your region' when you share screenshots

[stefancrs]

Oh that sucks. Thank you for letting me know!

Does this work?

[mcbpete]

Yep that works Looks nice !

[sinkmusic]

As far as I remember, it was done in Synthmaker, right? Is that forthcoming new version a full rewrite?

[stefancrs]

As far as I remember, it was done in Synthmaker, right? Is that forthcoming new version a full rewrite?

Correct, it was. This is written in C++ using JUCE, and I'm developing on Mac. It will be VST/AU and for both PC and Mac.

[sinkmusic]

It's good to see a new drumsynth
And I remember the original Smackbox being very punchy !

Did you consider features like :
- A master bus (with a compressor, maybe a saturation or a global eq, etc)
- Dedicated modules (instead of having 8 identical sound generators, having also a module dedicated to hi-hats, another one to snares, etc)
- being able to add a sample layer on top of the synthesized sound
- A step sequencer

[stefancrs]

This too is punchy. I'm all about that

The only one of those I've considered, and the only one I WILL consider, is adding sample support somewhere in the routing. I don't want dedicated modules, a master bus or a sequencer. The latter two is perfectly handled by the DAW, imo.

[lazerkind]

Wow! This unexpected return makes me really happy.
I still actually use the old one when I need "that" sound. Looking forward to try out this when it is available.

[stefancrs]

Wow! This unexpected return makes me really happy.
I still actually use the old one when I need "that" sound. Looking forward to try out this when it is available.

Glad to hear this! I actually don't have access to the old one, so you might be able to tell me if something is really stupid with the new version

[sinkmusic]

This too is punchy. I'm all about that

The only one of those I've considered, and the only one I WILL consider, is adding sample support somewhere in the routing. I don't want dedicated modules, a master bus or a sequencer. The latter two is perfectly handled by the DAW, imo.

Fair enough
I understand about step sequencing and master bus.
Thank you for considering sample import. It can be a nice addition on top of sound synthesis.
Dedicated modules are nice for hi-hats, cymbals and experimenting with different sonic flavours imho. But I understand your point of view.

[stefancrs]

Added some features:
- keyboard pitch follow
- filter env mod
- stereo noise
- preset management
- copy/paste of individual sounds
- click free rapid retriggers...

will have to adjust the UI layout a bit.

[sinkmusic]

+1 for preset management!
It would be great if we could also copy/paste one slot into another (very useful for toms, etc)

By the way, is there any choke (for hihats)?

[stefancrs]

+1 for preset management!
It would be great if we could also copy/paste one slot into another (very useful for toms, etc)

By the way, is there any choke (for hihats)?

That's the copy/paste I mentioned.

No, no choke yet, but I'm thinking about how to do it best.

edit: btw, for toms, you can also assign the same sound to several keys/pads and use pitch follow so they get different pitch.

[sinkmusic]

That's the copy/paste I mentioned.

Sorry, I overlooked it

No, no choke yet, but I'm thinking about how to do it best.

edit: btw, for toms, you can also assign the same sound to several keys/pads and use pitch follow so they get different pitch.

Yes, that's a nice feature to have.
(Just not the absolute best, because if you follow the regular Midi mapping, toms are often mapped to F, G and A, while hats are mapped to F#, G# and A#).

[stefancrs]

edit: btw, for toms, you can also assign the same sound to several keys/pads and use pitch follow so they get different pitch.

Yes, that's a nice feature to have.
(Just not the absolute best, because if you follow the regular Midi mapping, toms are often mapped to F, G and A, while hats are mapped to F#, G# and A#).

Sorry, I don't follow? The way I have it (also in the old Smackbox) is so you can put sound 4 at F, G and A if you want, and whatever you want inbetween. That's what the numbers on the keys in my screenshots represent, which sound to use for that key/pad.