[sdiy] My New Project - PCSYNTH

[Scott Gravenhorst]

"tomg" <e4m at houston.rr.com> wrote:
>I understand, sometimes that old project you've planned 
>for years just has to be done.. Damn the torpedoes. :)
>
>SE is not what you think it is. It's more like drawing a
>modular block diagram  than anything else.  It's almost
>a magic box where you just draw what you want and
>out pops a real object. There is zero programming 
>involved in just building a synth and zero dollars too.... 
>If you've got a PC and SC that's up to snuff.. Oh well.
>I did what I could... :)

I'm sure it's a great tool, but this is not the way I want to do
this.  I don't want any sophisticated tools, only the machine and
assembly language.  I don't want to deal with the mysteries
created by other programmers (and the head scratching problems
caused by those programmers).  It's sort of the "make a discrete
OTA from transistors or use an LM13700", both are realistic
approaches, both can work.  Also, I don't want to dedicate a 500
MHz box to this if I don't have to.  Also, as I said: I DO NOT
WANT TO DO THIS UNDER WINDOWS OR LINUX.

>IM( often less than :)HO  SE and software like it "is" 
>the future of SDIY..Not SMDs...Catch the wave (snicker). 

For some.  Not for me.  I may try it, but that's not where this
project is going.  I want as much of this to be _mine_ as possible.

I don't know how much you know about me, but I'm a FatMan guy.  I
have two of them and I like them.  I've been asked more than
once, "Why don't you build an ASM-1?".  I like the FatMan.  I
don't like the heat problems associated with expo.  I'm a
maverick, I just don't do things the way everyone else might. 
But I'm encouraged by what comes out of the speakers in my
studio/lab when I do music with the "junk" I build.

>If it helps any, softsynths are not and can't ever be sample 
>accurate. Near light speed problems  .. :) Sounds pretty 
>good though..

Go figure, under Windows.  I'm not surprised.

>Here's a  free collection of 12 VST stompbox effects I 
>did a few years ago.. Flange,Distortion,Phaser,Delay,EQ,
>SubGen..ect Enjoy...
>http://www.ele4music.com/vst/stompers.zip
>
>Regards
>Tom (VCOs/VCFs still sound better :) G.
>
>
>> I'm trying to do this with the lowest end hardware around. 
>> Literally junk, in my case, a Am-5x 86/133 (which is really an
>> enhanced 486).  I'm also trying to do this without buying
>> *anything* because of my abject poverty.  I also want to stay
>> away from a Windows operating system.  I've been thinking
>> about doing this for some years, it is now time to try it. 
>> If it doesn't work, well then I'll try something else, but I
>> believe I can do this, even with slow I/O.
>> 
>> "tomg" <e4m at houston.rr.com> wrote:
>> >Hi Scott...  What if you could do it in software? 
>> >I'm talking about Synthedit. I used to run it on a 
>> >500Mhz with a SB Live.
>> >
>> >In case you think it might sound like crap. 
>> 
>> I would never assume that.  I just really don't like
>> programming in a Windows environment.  I've done it, I don't
>> like it.
>> 
>> Doing this the way I'm doing it makes it all mine.  The only
>> tools I will use are an assembler and a soldering iron to
>> build the DAC interface.
>> 
>> And thanks for this, I will keep this information handy as an
>> alternative in case this fails.
>> 
>> >Here's 
>> >a couple of tunes by Tim Conrardy performed on his 
>> >M42 (Synthedit) Vsti. That's not a SB live  :)
>> >http://www.algomusic.nl/products_M42.html
>> >
>> >http://www.algomusic.nl/mp3/Opuim.mp3
>> >
>> >http://www.algomusic.nl/mp3/M42%20Journey.mp3
>> >
>> >VSTi host - editor Free - $20.00
>> >http://www.synthedit.com/ 
>> >My free SC P-600 emulator. (synthedit)
>> >http://www.ele4music.com/vst/p-600.zip
>> >
>> >You'll need a VSTi  host or use Synthedit.
>> >Mini Host - Donation Ware...
>> >http://www.tobybear.de/p_minihost.html
>> >VSTHost - Donation Ware...
>> >http://www.hermannseib.com/english/vsthost.html
>> >
>> >After SE (synthedit) you can go C++, or 
>> >SynthMaker it's a  little of both... but not quite 
>> >ready..
>> >
>> >He didn't build these with SE but I really like 
>> >Antti's Augur & ASynth. - Donation Ware..
>> >http://users.tkk.fi/~ajhuovil/vst.html
>> >http://antti.smartelectronix.com/
>> >
>> >Didn't one of our guys write Vaz? Sorry I should
>> >remember....??
>> >
>> >Regards
>> >Tom
>> >
>> 
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>> -- Scott Gravenhorst | LegoManiac / Lego Trains / RIS 1.5
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>

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- Where merit is not rewarded, excellence fades.
- Hydrogen is pointless without solar.
- What good are laws that only lawyers understand?
- The media's credibility should always be questioned.
- The only good terrorist is a dead terrorist.
- Governments do nothing well, save collect taxes.

-- Scott Gravenhorst | LegoManiac / Lego Trains / RIS 1.5
-- Linux Rex         | RedWebMail by RedStarWare
-- FatMan: home1.gte.net/res0658s/fatman/
-- NonFatMan: home1.gte.net/res0658s/electronics/
-- Autodidactic Master of Arcane and Hidden Knowledge.