Siegfried Kullmann has updated SQ-8L to v0.91b which includes new and improved LFO and EG models, immediate parameter changes and minor bug fixes.
Changes:
- Parameter changes now immediately affect playing voices (except envelope parameters).
- Fixed bug in DCA4 modulation causing voices to be never terminated.
- Fixed problem with high CPU load after playing one-shot waveforms.
- Voice restart should work correctly now.
- LOOP voice stealing mode removed. The former HQ mode is now called SOFT.
- New LFO implementation with much more accurate frequency and delay and the following new features (see paragraph D.2.):
- Humanization (randomize LFO frequency).
- ON = emulate SQ80/ESQ1 (no humanization for frequencies<7 or while fading)
- 1x = humanize always
- 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x = humanize more
- All waveforms of OSC1-3 can be used for LFOs (except the drum kits)
- Frequency modulation (FREQMOD).
- Adjustable phase offset (PHS) (in addition to trigger phase).
- Twin mode (PHS parameter, indicated by "T" in the value): Two phase-shifted waves are subtracted from each other.
- 4 Playback modes (PLAY):
- FWD = forward
- REV = reversed (=backwards)
- 1XF = one-shot forward
- 1XR = one-shot reversed
- Smoothing (SMTH, applied before amplitude modulation).
- Different modes for amplitude/frequency modulators (AM, FM):
- UNI = unipolar (source is clipped below zero, used to correctly emulate the AM of SQ80/ESQ1 LFOs)
- BIP = bipolar (was incorrectly used for AM until this version)
- PHS = modulate LFO phase offset instead
- SMT = modulate LFO smoothing instead
- Modes for LFO delay:
- EMU = emulate SQ80/ESQ1
- SMTH = smoother fading
- Frequency range extended from 0..63 to 0..127
- Humanization (randomize LFO frequency).
- New envelope features (see paragraph D.3.):
- Start level (L0) instead of fixed to zero.
- CYC parameter for each envelope (=play full cycle without sustain).
- Smoothing filter (SMTH).
- Parameter MODE-T1V switches between:
- T1 = Velocity modulates attack time (T1) by amount in T1V
- SMT = Velocity modulates smoothness (SMTH) by amount in T1V
- Different output shapers (SHAPE):
- OFF = no shaping
- EXP..EXP4 = exponential shaping
- TAN..TAN3 = hyperbolic tangent shaping
- New emulation features (see also paragraph D.1.):
- Smoothing of DCA1-3 volumes:
- EMU = emulate SQ80/ESQ1
- FAST = less accurate but without latency
- Smoothing of DCA4 volume:
- EMU = emulate SQ80/ESQ1 (soft attack)
- HARD = hard attack
- MUFFLE:
- OFF = crisp sound
- ON = attenuate high frequencies to sound more like the SQ80/ESQ1
- DC offset blocking filter (DC-BLOCK):
- SMART = use filter when needed (when SYNC=ON)
- ON = always on
- OFF = always off
- Smoothing of DCA1-3 volumes:
- Changes in sound banks:
- Banks A, B = user banks
- Bank C = SQ8L factory bank
- Bank D = original SQ80 factory bank
- GUI changes:
- Bigger GUI with buttons to select parameter pages (see paragraph E.3.).
- Most display pages can now be scrolled/toggled to show additional parameters (see paragraph E.2.)
- Fixed bug with window scaling causing wrong placement of GUI controls (has not been tested).
- Fixed problems with "jumping mouse" (I hope so).
- The knobs and buttons should no longer steal the keyboard focus (has not been tested).
- Several emulation parameters can be overridden by settings in the options menu.
- Added modulation source usage window (temporary, see paragraph E.4.).