Spire Synthesizer

[fisherKing]

I recently bought Spire and I was getting some really weird sonic artifacts with this one preset(it wasn't exactly a pop, crackle or a distorted sound)...and I could not determine what the cause was. It was a really obvious sound(that was even occurring after I rendered my tune.) It was so frustrating that I deleted Spire from my PC & washed my hands of it. What a terrible waste of $130(on sale.)

Can you share that rendered audio file? Also, maybe you should resell ot or ask for a refund.

you abandoned the synth because you were getting glitches with ONE preset? how were the other 1000 presets?

[aberration123]

Could it be that you were using said preset in the wrong context?

I've noticed similar things with all synths I own, normally narrowed down to LFO re-triggering, the problem being the length of MIDI notes used in my track likely not the same as the original preset designers.

Presets aren't 1 size fits all, usually need tweaking/adapting/moving on another.

[vega555]

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[martiu]

I recently bought Spire and I was getting some really weird sonic artifacts with this one preset(it wasn't exactly a pop, crackle or a distorted sound)...and I could not determine what the cause was. It was a really obvious sound(that was even occurring after I rendered my tune.) It was so frustrating that I deleted Spire from my PC & washed my hands of it. What a terrible waste of $130(on sale.)

install again and delete preset

[kenny saunders]

The way this synth sets time up is so annoying, instead of:

1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32
1/1t, 1/2t, 1/4t, 1/8t, 1/16t, 1/32t
1/1d, 1/2d, 1/4d, 1/8d, 1/16d, 1/32d

it goes:

1/64
1/32
1/24

3/64
1/16
1/12

3/32
1/8
1/6

3/16
1/4
1/3

3/8
1/2
2/3

3/4
1/1
2/1

4/1
8/1
16/1

I'm literally typing all this out to try to understand the mapping back to what I understand so I'll have to add /64

normal - 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, 1/64
weirdos - 16/1,

normal - 1/1t, 1/2t, 1/4t, 1/8t, 1/16t, 1/32t, 1/64t
weirdos -

normal - 1/1d, 1/2d, 1/4d, 1/8d, 1/16d, 1/32d, 1/64d
weirdos -

thats as far as I can get, I don't get it? Would 8/1 be triplet or dotted?

[Etienne1973]

@Kenny Saunders: I remember the system behind the Lexicon PCM42 delay. Perhaps that helps?

1/1 = 1/1
1/2 = 1/2
1/4 = 1/4
1/8 = 1/8
1/16 = 1/16
1/32 = 1/32
1/64 = 1/64

1/1t = 4/3
1/2t = 2/3
1/4t = 2/6
1/8t = 2/12
1/16t = 2/24
1/32t = 2/48
1/64t = 2/96

1/1d = 3/2
1/2d = 3/4
1/4d = 3/8
1/8d = 3/16
1/16d = 3/32
1/32d = 3/64
1/64d = 3/128

[kenny saunders]

@Kenny Saunders: I remember the system behind the Lexicon PCM42 delay. Perhaps that helps?

1/1 = 1/1
1/2 = 1/2
1/4 = 1/4
1/8 = 1/8
1/16 = 1/16
1/32 = 1/32
1/64 = 1/64

1/1t = 4/3
1/2t = 2/3
1/4t = 2/6
1/8t = 2/12
1/16t = 2/24
1/32t = 2/48
1/64t = 2/96

1/1d = 3/2
1/2d = 3/4
1/4d = 3/8
1/8d = 3/16
1/16d = 3/32
1/32d = 3/64
1/64d = 3/128

Thanks, but I think that's different again. The order I put them in is the order they are in in the delay dials. I literally had to use the slower 1/2 time and compare it by ear to any synth delay that I can understand so:

3/8 = 1/2t
1/2 = 1/2
2/3 = 1/2d

So the top is triplet the middle is standard, and the bottom one is dotted.

1/64
1/32
1/24

3/64
1/16
1/12

3/32
1/8
1/6

3/16
1/4
1/3

3/8 = 1/2t
1/2 = 1/2
2/3 = 1/2d

3/4
1/1
2/1

4/1
8/1
16/1

I'm sure that makes sense to the dev, but certainly not to me.

[Nug Wrangler]

Definitely! Like the Titanic….

[zerocrossing]

I've got a question. Is there a way to use a muted oscillator as a mod source? As far as I can tell, you have to have it up in the mixer or it won't work in the mod matrix.

[Examigan]

IIRC at low levels in the mixer section it won’t pass the osc’s sound and can be used to modulate other targets.

[zerocrossing]

IIRC at low levels in the mixer section it won’t pass the osc’s sound and can be used to modulate other targets.

Thanks. That’s a weird design, though. Don’t you think? Why not tap the oscillator directly?

[Examigan]

Yeah I'm not sure why it's set up that way.
That may be a good question for vega555.

[zerocrossing]

Yeah I'm not sure why it's set up that way.
That may be a good question for vega555.

I've taken it out of consideration after finding out it doesn't respond to polyphonic aftertouch, which is a big deal for me. Sounds great, though.

[kenny saunders]

Disappointing that the tab buttons for oscs, envs, fx, and eq are not midi readable, so this synth cant be used with control surfaces without constantly using the mouse.

[vega555]

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