alpha forever...upcoming modular synth

[L.B.]

I think the GUI of alphaforever is great. My favorite. Simply beautiful. The sound is also very very good. Workflow improvements as described above (right-click a module and replace with something else/Swapping connections automatically), would be a big step forward though, no question. As a bonus, I would very much welcome a version for Linux. Focus on development instead of porting to other platforms is a good one, but please don't forget workflow improvements. That makes all the difference.

[ralfrobert]

+1 for Linux.

[9b0]

I think the GUI of alphaforever is great. My favorite. Simply beautiful. The sound is also very very good. Workflow improvements as described above (right-click a module and replace with something else/Swapping connections automatically), would be a big step forward though, no question. As a bonus, I would very much welcome a version for Linux. Focus on development instead of porting to other platforms is a good one, but please don't forget workflow improvements. That makes all the difference.

Thanks for the feedback! We do everything we can to make AFModular as fun to use as possible.

[9b0]

Finally, we released the 2nd update of this year. We hope you'll like it!

Devlog entry with all the details: https://www.afmodular.com/devlog/update-202102

New nodes:
// Frequency Shifter - Shifts all harmonics by a given frequency: https://youtu.be/DVD8gAkKmN4
// Reverb - Reverb with a dense tail: https://youtu.be/wqZ94SX6w7g
// Euclid - Distributes triggers in a sequence: https://youtu.be/9oSDyVn9r5k
// Chebyshev - Waveshaper that outputs different harmonics of a sine wave: https://youtu.be/e0Z8iRS8W14
// Custom Envelope - Tempo-synced envelope that allows drawing the curvature of the attack and release phases: https://youtu.be/rEy2if-ddaw
// Filter 2p RC Modulated - a multimode 2 pole filter, where the resonance can be controlled depending on the cutoff frequency: https://youtu.be/iWlWZFXC8d0
// Filter 4p RC Modulated - a multimode 4 pole ladder filter, where the resonance can be controlled depending on the cutoff frequency: https://youtu.be/yX3rLAO0K0U

New features, workflow enhancements:
// New presets
// Custom Function - The position of the curve points is now relative to the position of the control points
// Custom Function - Control points on the GUI do not scale when zoomed in. This makes dense grid editing easier
// 32 new/enhanced presets
// Mixer 4 Lin - Outputs the modulated gain of each track
// Multiconnect - Connect a wire to multiple nodes in one step: https://youtu.be/NXZwXVNgbG0
// Filter 4p NL Modulated - enhanced algorithm (faster and sounds better)

Fixes:
// Minor stability and performance improvements

[ralfrobert]

Looks great! You mentioned updates to the presets. Where do I find them?

[9b0]

Looks great! You mentioned updates to the presets. Where do I find them?

It depends on your DAW. Alpha Forever has no internal preset manager (yet).

Ableton Live:


Cubase:


StudioOne:


Reaper:

[ralfrobert]

Ah, I see. I thought they were downloadable files and searched on your website.

[L.B.]

Great update! Thank you!

[gentleclockdivider]

It seems that FM is linear frequency modulation .
Any chance to add phase modulation ?

[bmanic]

This is one of the few pieces of software that I really miss having switched to mac.

[9b0]

It seems that FM is linear frequency modulation .
Any chance to add phase modulation ?

I made a whole track with phase modulated sine waves, mostly using a setup like this:

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This is the final track, every sound was generated using phase modulated sine waves only:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hks0Gat8XnY&t=3s

Phase modulation is currently not possible on the bandlimited oscillators, but it is planned to be included (for a long time now).

[swindus]

+1 for Linux.

It works great with a wine bridge like yabridge (https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge) for example. But I would like a native Linux version too. By the way the latest update is great! Thanks for this!

[9b0]

I just did a small additive synth patch. Shows how you can use the custom functions as an envelope, and also makes use of the Chebyshev node.

https://youtu.be/BxY5ESIK1gg

I hope you'll like it!

[9b0]

Here's another one, demonstrating the granulator patch.

https://youtu.be/J_UfX43XisI

[ralfrobert]

Thanks a lot. I just wanted to tell you that these videos are very much appreciated. In addition, I like your presentation style. Again, well done.