KV331 Audio

kv331 · Post by **kv331** » Thu Feb 02, 2023 7:51 am

Guys, please join our facebook users group. I am sharing the latest development there:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/synthmasterusers

So far, the following features have been added:

1. Add/remove layers (up to 16 layers per preset)
2. Add/remove modules to layers (up to 32 modules per layer)
3. Add/remove modulation sources to layers (up to 64 modulation sources per layer)

Right now I am working on loading SM1 presets in SM3. then I'll move on to loading SM1/SM2 presets into any layers. Those features are going to be very useful in creating layered presets.

Here's a prototype screenshot:

One Layer Multiple Modules.jpg

VELLTONE MUSIC · Post by **VELLTONE MUSIC** » Sat Mar 11, 2023 10:57 am

Please make black and white default skins,won't last another blue/green something...
Nice architecture,by the way,looks promising

;):)

moonchunk · Post by **moonchunk** » Sat May 27, 2023 6:58 am

Looking forward to Synthmaster 3 as well. I still don't understand Synthmaster 2 very well because I'm visually impaired. But it has a great deal of potential and when Synthmaster 3 comes out I'm sure to find it an educational experience that I will love.

VELLTONE MUSIC · Post by **VELLTONE MUSIC** » Fri Jun 16, 2023 2:56 pm

SM2 is a beast,but there is something - the reverb is nice,usable and intuitive,BUT...
Somehow without external reverb on buss channel or other trick,doesn't sound super pro,if rely only on default reverb,which some competitors achieve some how,for example Dune,Zebra so on...despite i think SM2 is better for designer's stuff.
Will be nice if there is touch in that area.
Some fx are production ready,like phaser and delay you can leave it by default and in the final mix they shine,but the reverb isn't so convinsing,not bad at all,just a bit something more ...don't know what exactly...

moonchunk · Post by **moonchunk** » Thu Jul 20, 2023 7:36 pm

One reason I want this update is I'm hoping it will be easier to grasp all the features. I'm visually impaired. Usually I can figure out something if there's a manual, or a video that's not super pulled back from the interface. Or even if the screen is small I can hack my way through. But without a manual or video I'm lost.

For instance, the morphing, sequencers and arpeggiators in a synth are sometimes important to learn about.

Synthmaster's morphing capability are well laid out and intuitive - didn't have a problem there.

But is there a proper tutorial on how to use Synthmaster arpeggios and sequencers? I can't find a single video that helps a blind person understand. The manual pages 56-61 weren't that clear to me at first, and I don't really thing I'm 100% there.

Aliens · Post by **Aliens** » Sat Jul 29, 2023 10:21 pm

Good job, B

moonchunk · Post by **moonchunk** » Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:27 am

Has anyone installed the Alpha? Reactions?

igorius · Post by **igorius** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 1:51 pm

moonchunk wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 4:27 am Has anyone installed the Alpha? Reactions?

Yes, I have. It's still very work-in-progress. Crashed Ableton Live a few times. Unless you like to test and report bugs, you might want to wait a few weeks until it's stable and all features are implemented.

Tj Shredder · Post by **Tj Shredder** » Wed Dec 27, 2023 8:16 pm

As MPE is missing I need to wait a bit for further testing…

Milkman · Post by **Milkman** » Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:58 pm

If someone can confirm that the MIDI-learn problem from Synthmaster 1 and 2 is resolved in 3, I will be willing to look at it, but unless I know that's fixed I wont touch it.

shaboogen · Post by **shaboogen** » Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:34 pm

Milkman wrote: ↑Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:58 pm If someone can confirm that the MIDI-learn problem from Synthmaster 1 and 2 is resolved in 3, I will be willing to look at it, but unless I know that's fixed I wont touch it.

You could just install it and find out for yourself.

Aliens · Post by **Aliens** » Fri Dec 29, 2023 6:58 pm

Just found the email telling me I can download the alpha in an account I seldom check. Thank you B

Not specifically for SM3 but I'd like a synth with a dedicated tab full of multi assignable macro buttons. If there were able to be arranged to mimic a controller like my oxygen 61v3 and saved within a patch, it would be really simple to map 8 buttons and/or faders the one time and link everything inside the plugin so you don't have to midi learn every time your patch uses different maps.

Milkman · Post by **Milkman** » Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:36 pm

shaboogen wrote: ↑Fri Dec 29, 2023 2:34 pm
Milkman wrote: ↑Thu Dec 28, 2023 10:58 pm If someone can confirm that the MIDI-learn problem from Synthmaster 1 and 2 is resolved in 3, I will be willing to look at it, but unless I know that's fixed I wont touch it.
You could just install it and find out for yourself.

I dont think you understand me. Lol how would I "just install it" without first paying for it? I expect that such a major, long term, *embarrassing* issue would be documented and that people would discuss it in the vendor's forum, if so.

Hope this helps.

seangm · Post by **seangm** » Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:58 pm

Just tried the alpha release, it crashed Cubase after clicking through a few of the templates. It sounded really good though. But I uninstalled it, I'll probably wait for the beta release before installing it again.

chaosmeister · Post by **chaosmeister** » Mon Jan 01, 2024 4:30 pm

Alpha in Logic: no problems. Seems to become a brilliant synth: modular in a kind of Zebra style (actually reminds me more of Max/MSP), layers like in Omnisphere, tons of different Oscs/Filters/Modulators. Additive, subtractive, multisamples, wavetables, FM in the OSC department, filters a similar broad palette of types and styles. A playground with hardly any bounds it seems. Just hope he gets the interface right, as that is (imo) what's been holding SM2 back.