Re: [linux-audio-dev] [ANN] WhySynth DSSI softsynth

From: Jens M Andreasen <jens.andreasen@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sun Oct 09 2005 - 08:30:09 EEST

Whoaa!

Some really impressive specs. Are you trying to corner the market as in
"the only soffsynth you'll ever, ever need!!" :)

Can it run 'stand alone'?
Do you have some rough statistics on number of voices/gigahertz?

/jens

On Wed, 2005-10-05 at 16:05 -0700, Sean Bolton wrote:
> Introducing WhySynth, a DSSI softsynth plugin.
>
> WhySynth, as in 'Y'-synth, the super-sized, frankensteinized,
> evolved and mutated, still rather dorky younger sibling of
> Xsynth-DSSI.
>
> WhySynth, as in (I sometimes ask), "_why_ am I working on another
> softsynth instead of on paying gigs?" (Following my bliss?
> Addiction? One last shot at misspent youth?)
>
> WhySynth, as in a mostly-new design featuring:
>
> - 4 oscillators per voice, in your choice of 6 modes (minBLEP,
> wavecycle, asynchronous granular, FM, waveshaper, and noise),
>
> - 2 filters, also in multiple flavors,
>
> - flexible routing and mixdown to stereo output,
>
> - 3 (or is it 6?) LFOs (instrument-wide, per-voice, and multiphase),
>
> - 5 multi-mode envelope generators,
>
> - abundant modulation options,
>
> - and effects (well, Tim Goetze's Versatile plate reverb is all at
> the moment, unless you count the DC-blocker anti-effect).
>
> WhySynth is a work in progress. Actually, since the kid was born,
> progress has slowed to a near-utter standstill, but if I can't
> release often, I might as well release early.
>
> Get your tarball, boring screenshot, and html-ized README today at:
>
> http://home.jps.net/~musound/whysynth.html
>
> then get your butts back to making cool music -- however you define
> that. Cheers,
>
> -Sean
>

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