KVR Audio

9b0 · Post by **9b0** » Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:15 am

I've created a happy-accident-based bassline synth recently that does not require programming at all.

https://youtu.be/EU7Tx2joNtI

9b0 · Post by **9b0** » Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:58 am

Custom LFO shapes = Saw LFO + Custom function.

https://youtu.be/plmAuA9c_tw

9b0 · Post by **9b0** » Thu Feb 10, 2022 7:14 pm

Here's a new video, this time with my take on ducking.

https://youtu.be/-fbZZOKKHSA

9b0 · Post by **9b0** » Mon Feb 14, 2022 8:36 am

If you ever needed an S&H module, but never found it in the palette: it's the variable.

https://youtu.be/kZmZkWjrmOo

Halonmusic · Post by **Halonmusic** » Mon Feb 14, 2022 11:00 am

so the synth is actually called alpha forever?

9b0 · Post by **9b0** » Mon Feb 14, 2022 2:52 pm

Halonmusic wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 11:00 am so the synth is actually called alpha forever?

Exactly. We started building our own modular DAW back in the '90s, mostly to be used in my music. Later on, we started developing VST plugins under the name WWAYM. We finally lost interest in the project during porting plugins to OSX (we had our plugins running on PPC Macs when the switch to Intel happened) and found ourselves doing bug fixes and maintenance instead of R&D and real development (that we love to do). We did not maintain even our own DAW further, since the code became pretty much legacy, and was a bit slow: it was developed in Delphi.

We stopped development around 2007. For my music, I've started using regular DAW's and 3rd party plugins, but always missed the workflow I was used to (to build everything from scratch), so we got back to development in 2014 when we had the first build of our modular VSTi. We knew already what it means to develop a modular instrument from experience, and it was not a question, that such projects never feel complete: hence the name, Alpha Forever. It was just a project name, but we really liked it and kept it also when the decision to release the software was made.

9b0 · Post by **9b0** » Sat Feb 19, 2022 4:36 pm

My latest patching video is longer than usual but should be enjoyable. (the video is timestamped, so you can skip parts if you feel bored)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmwfXKyA-h8

9b0 · Post by **9b0** » Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:00 am

In this video, I build an FM operator patch in less than 5 minutes. I hope, it's enjoyable!

https://youtu.be/TT3u_gSI7zM

swindus · Post by **swindus** » Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:51 am

Yes, it is! Thanks!

9b0 · Post by **9b0** » Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:00 am

Here's a new one: this time I'm building a waveshaper. Distortion was asked many times before, but I was always waiting for the 'Custom function' node to appear in my toolkit, so the time has come to cover this topic.

https://youtu.be/YsVMfFmGrr0

The video is time-stamped and I hope, it'll be fun to watch. If you have any questions/advice on what topics to cover, or what you're interested in... just let me know!

9b0 · Post by **9b0** » Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:16 pm

In this video I'm building a piano patch, that won't need complex patching, and sounds reasonably good! I hope, this gets you in the mood for noding something new!

https://youtu.be/t1zAL92F8TA

ralfrobert · Post by **ralfrobert** » Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:20 pm

Thanks, by the way, for the videos coming in regularly. I missed that.

9b0 · Post by **9b0** » Sat Mar 05, 2022 5:07 pm

ralfrobert wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 3:20 pm Thanks, by the way, for the videos coming in regularly. I missed that.

I'm glad, you like the videos. It looks like, this simple/quick format can fit into my life with a frequency of 1-2 videos/week. I'll do everything to keep them coming!

(Note: the reason I'm not sharing the patches is that I'm using the newest build that is not compatible with the official release - so the patches would not work for you... anyways, my goal with these videos is to give some ideas and share know-how)

9b0 · Post by **9b0** » Thu Mar 10, 2022 4:35 pm

In this quick video, I demonstrate how easy and rewarding it is to morph between different stages of a multimode filter and some possibilities of tweaking it further.

https://youtu.be/h7llhjKgGCI

9b0 · Post by **9b0** » Mon Mar 14, 2022 1:21 pm

I'm building a Rhodes-style patch from scratch using a filter as the only sound source:

https://youtu.be/FQNO2QJo6r0

alpha forever...upcoming modular synth