Sample Combiner Synth X4
Posted: Tue May 21, 2019 11:54 pm
Hello Gang,
Sometimes simple is better, at least for a friend I made this for. It’s called a “Sample Combiner Synth X4”! He thinks it’s the best Synth ever, as it provides all his needs. Hope you find it as interesting and useful as he does. I find it does have some noise sometimes on key press, like key clicks or static. Greatly appreciated if someone can find where it is coming from. Believe me, I have tried to know end. I sent my friend an EXE copy and he says he has NO noise and I find the same, but within my DAW (FL Studio) I do hear it.
It is really pretty simple in its design and use. Basically it’s 4 wave recorders where you can set the beginning and end of waveform, the key (base), loop it, follow pitch (the norm), and reverse (best only on short waveforms). Also are 4 delays and 4 ADSR’s each with velocity control. The ADSR’s do NOT come into play a lot and again depends a lot on the waveforms used. Works best for modifying attacks. Between the Sample players and ADSR’s are in / out buttons, green is enabled output.
The real ideal is to use the “start and end” waveform select along with the delay sample controls to produce new sounds. That is say the attack of a Piano and the decay of a Bell. I know most of you will be upset with me as I am providing only one preset. After playing with this for sometime myself and also a few friends, we all decided this strictly is a user thing in that everyone will find and make their own unique sounds.
Last is the effects, a delay with feedback, reverse effect (useful on some wave forms) , a nice reverb, Stereo field select, and last a Vocoder. There is a LFO that can modulate both the Vocoders band select ranges for a nice effect. For samples 3 and 4 there is also a Ring Modulator. Volume and clip indicator led are there too, and for displays there is a scope and a Lissajous display just for fun.
Just take the time to experiment with it and you will find you can make some really cool sounds, some very useful and some more for strange sound effects.
PLEASE enjoy and do comment!
Cheers, BobF…..