Xhun Audio ZeroBox : Analogue Bassline (ver 1.2)

[xhunaudio]

Is that what the gui looks like? LoL
I’ll pass if it does.
Btw; I see what you’re trying to achieve here - building up the expectations and create the interest in your app that will need to compete with well established rather brilliant plugs that are already available.
If you are really serious about your project and get some cash flowing, you’ll need to give potential buyers a little more - proper/actual image of the plug, M1 NATIVE compatibility (not Rosetta), Vst 3 and much more…
As it is, current market is saturated with rather excellent emulation apps already.
Good luck and I wish you well with your project

My real plan is much more evil and darker than that...

Ooops, a few replies above I forgot to mention - available formats : VST2, VST3, AU

[AnX]

Is that what the gui looks like? LoL

Yes, I imagine that's exactly what it looks like

[freecham]

If you look the soundcloud picture on the first page, you can see the gui. Bruno seems gradually unveils the interface.

[xhunaudio]

And now, it is time for the (included) rack effects...

- ZeroBox Walkthrough Part 4 -

(About the Multi-FX Units)

ZeroBox rack features one insert (multi) effect slot and one master (multi) effect slot.



The available effects processors are various, for extended sound design possibilities :

• Chorus

• Flanger

• Tube Distortion

• Transistor Distortion

• Digital Foldback Distortion

• Bitcrusher

• Tempo-Sync Delay

• Reverb

Here's a full description of all ZeroBox rack insert and master effects (from the operative manual) :

CHOR-S [BWIDTH,CENTER,FBACK,RATE] : A 1U half-rack, 2-channel chorus unit, achieving a very warm, natural sound as well as extreme, esoteric modulations.

FLANG-R [BWIDTH,CENTER,FBACK,RATE] : A 1U half-rack, 2-channel flanger unit, with extended controls to achieve an evolving, deep and rich sound.

X-TREME [PRE,LOAD,POST] : A 1U half-rack, tube distortion unit, with an organic asymmetrical, biased response.

SOLID-A [PRE,LOAD,POST] : A 1U half-rack, transistor based distortion unit, with a rock-solid transients sound.

PHEEBEE [PRE,THRSH,POST] : A 1U half-rack, expressive digital foldback distortion unit, with threshold control.

CRUSH-R [PRE,DEPTH,POST] : A 1U half-rack, creative bit crusher distortion unit, with bit-depth control.

D-LAY [LEFT N/T,RIGHT N/T,FBACK,TONE,MIX] : A 1U half-rack, 2-channel tempo-synced digital delay unit, with the possibility to set the timing mode for each channel (normal or triplet), adjust the feedback, cutoff and mix parameters.

REEVERB [SIZE,WIDTH,DAMP,MIX] : A 1U half-rack, 2-channel resonator-based reverb algorithm, allowing the design of beautiful small resonator bodies or endless open spaces.

[gentleclockdivider]

Photoshop to the rescue

[xhunaudio]

ZeroBox will be available from next week, in 2 colors : Silver Grey and (very) Acid Yellow !

(the different colors are also useful to mark 2 separate instances)

[Atlatnesiti]

ZeroBox will be available from next week, in 2 colors : Silver Grey and (very) Acid Yellow !

(the different colors are also useful to mark 2 separate instances)

Congrats, will buy it for sure, even though it’s not M1 ready yet
Hopefully M1 native version is nor far off

[xhunaudio]

Just 3 quick tips before the release of ZeroBox :

1-
In order to sync ZeroBox to the DAW/Host Tempo, be sure the CLOCK EXT button is set to ON (by default it is set to OFF).

2-
If you want to use ZeroBox as a standard "MIDI controlled" monophonic synthesizer just set to OFF the SEQUENCER MODE (button). When using ZeroBox as a standard "MIDI controlled" monophonic synthesizer (SEQUENCER MODE = OFF), remember that note velocity (100-109) enables the slide function, note velocity (110-119) enables the accent function, note velocity (120-127) enables both the slide and accent functions.

3-
When SEQUENCER = OFF or SEQUENCER = PTC (Pitched), the MOD WHEEL control lets you switch across the 8 SCENEs (A...H). When SEQUENCER = KTG (Keytrigged) the different MIDI notes let you switch the SCENE (A...H), as defined by the parameter KTG SET.

[DJErmac]

I love the sound, instabuy !

[DrGonzo]

Topic subbed. Looking forward to the release!

[gentleclockdivider]

If you want to use ZeroBox as a standard "MIDI controlled" monophonic synthesizer just set to OFF the SEQUENCER MODE (button). When using ZeroBox as a standard "MIDI controlled" monophonic synthesizer (SEQUENCER MODE = OFF), remember that note velocity (100-109) enables the slide function, note velocity (110-119) enables the accent function, note velocity (120-127) enables both the slide and accent functions.

I don't really get why the velocity amount is used to activate the slide function , what is the practical use in it ?
For accent , makes totall sense , for slide not so .
Slides on other emu are mostly done when notes are overlapping ( default non slide 16 th note on a 303 = 32nd gate +32th rest )
I am planning to sequence it from the cirklon sequencer ( like I do with Audio realism abl3 set to note mode ) , having to insert velocity values for slides seems like a party killer .

[Super Piano Hater 64]

I don't really get why the velocity amount is used to activate the slide function , what is the practical use in it ?
For accent , makes totall sense , for slide not so .
Slides on other emu are mostly done when notes are overlapping ( default non slide gate time on a 303 is a 32nd note +32th rest )
I am planning to sequence it from the cirklon sequencer ( like I do with Audio realism abl3 set to note mode ) , having to insert velocity values for slides seems like a party killer .

It's probably a matter of emulation accuracy. On a real 303, the gate length and envelope behavior is affected by the slide and accent values of the following note. MIDI isn't ideal for this. A plugin can't tell ahead of time whether it's playing a note that will end in a slide, unless that information is encoded using either velocity or CCs. If it were up to me, I would have used the latter approach (the sustain pedal is right there, after all) but if he's planning to support VST3, that might not work so well.

[gentleclockdivider]

I don't really get why the velocity amount is used to activate the slide function , what is the practical use in it ?
For accent , makes totall sense , for slide not so .
Slides on other emu are mostly done when notes are overlapping ( default non slide gate time on a 303 is a 32nd note +32th rest )
I am planning to sequence it from the cirklon sequencer ( like I do with Audio realism abl3 set to note mode ) , having to insert velocity values for slides seems like a party killer .

It's probably a matter of emulation accuracy. On a real 303, the gate length and envelope behavior is affected by the slide and accent values of the following note. MIDI isn't ideal for this. A plugin can't tell ahead of time whether it's playing a note that will end in a slide, unless that information is encoded using either velocity or CCs. If it were up to me, I would have used the latter approach (the sustain pedal is right there, after all) but if he's planning to support VST3, that might not work so well.

Midi is totally fine for that
I can get the exact same result using my cirklon sequencing Abl3 in note mode versus abl3 internal sequencer .
All it takes are tied steps which the cirklon has (automatially ties notes with the push off a button ) and 100+ velocity for accents

[xhunaudio]

It's probably a matter of emulation accuracy.

Exactly, it is to preserve how the device works internally - while adding a MIDI "direct note control" function, which the original bass line missed. Two are the key aspects here :

• On an original hardware TB-303, if you want a "slide effect" on a specific note/step, you have to program that slide function for the note just before that. That "internal state" does not just set the slide ON, but it also changes the gate of the internal clock generator - in other words, the gate pulse is kept at max voltage value (ON) also for the last 3 clock cycles (pulse sub-division)

• On an original hardware TB-303, the envelopes (MEG/VEG) never directly re-trig. They need a "gate-off" and subsequent "gate-on" states in order to re-start

[OOBE]

I LOVE the names of the effects units, especially CHOR-S and PHEEBEE. I find it clever and even adorable, ha-ha!