by galaxiesmerge » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:46 pm
I have both the T8 and the MidiBoard and they transmit poly-pressure very differently as you know --- the T8 really does 8 channels of mono pressure for each voice.
I am assuming that once the SOLARIS gets a multi-mode that my wishlist will be solved - but, I really more and more how nice it would be to have multi-sampling with velocity switching and multi-mode to have two different patches split on the keyboard (yes, I know there is a workaround hack to sort of get it) but I think that multi-mode and multisampling for the sample oscillator would make the biggest differences. Again, as previously mentioned, a phase (i.e FM) oscillator type with a 16 segment envelope on the modulation index (replicating the Synergy DK II+) would be incredible. The complexity in sound with multi-stage envelopes for good FM voice cannot be underestimated. For each FM oscillator, and with the SOLARIS architecture, it should not be hard to stack up to 8 patches (as a "multi-patch") to have up to 4x8 = 32 oscillators of complex FM voices (and Phase modulation is compulationally very *cheap*). In fact, if you gave up the use of filters on the FM voices, except for one, you would be quite fine with a moderate cheap filter model since FM sounds so damned good.
So my wishlist has three key pieces:
1) Ability to have mult-samples with velocity switch - I have the entire Emu-II+ emulator (if you can do the Emulator sample algorithm which was a delta-coding, that would be an awesome alternative oscillator "model" for various bit-depths ... it would boost SOLARIS to new highs in terms of its retro and future capabilities). FYI the delta coding patent and Emu patents have run out AFAIK ...
2) Phase Modulation synthesis with at least 16 stage envelopes or control parameters (don't do 4 .. you need at least 8 stages for this, 16 preferred - I recommend a spline function envelope - cheap and good to do) - ability to load and read the Synergy DK-II voices (I can help with this) - I have the complete set of libraries of these sounds and they are *amazing*.
3) Ability to have multi-patches (stackable and velocity responsive so I can variable velocity mix or switching between patches) - so the T8 can control different midi-channel voices or I can just stack em
You have likely seen all my keyboard behavior curve suggestions, but these are my synthesis top 3 now having played with SOLARIS hands on.
Thanks
I have both the T8 and the MidiBoard and they transmit poly-pressure very differently as you know --- the T8 really does 8 channels of mono pressure for each voice.
I am assuming that once the SOLARIS gets a multi-mode that my wishlist will be solved - but, I really more and more how nice it would be to have multi-sampling with velocity switching and multi-mode to have two different patches split on the keyboard (yes, I know there is a workaround hack to sort of get it) but I think that multi-mode and multisampling for the sample oscillator would make the biggest differences. Again, as previously mentioned, a phase (i.e FM) oscillator type with a 16 segment envelope on the modulation index (replicating the Synergy DK II+) would be incredible. The complexity in sound with multi-stage envelopes for good FM voice cannot be underestimated. For each FM oscillator, and with the SOLARIS architecture, it should not be hard to stack up to 8 patches (as a "multi-patch") to have up to 4x8 = 32 oscillators of complex FM voices (and Phase modulation is compulationally very *cheap*). In fact, if you gave up the use of filters on the FM voices, except for one, you would be quite fine with a moderate cheap filter model since FM sounds so damned good.
So my wishlist has three key pieces:
1) Ability to have mult-samples with velocity switch - I have the entire Emu-II+ emulator (if you can do the Emulator sample algorithm which was a delta-coding, that would be an awesome alternative oscillator "model" for various bit-depths ... it would boost SOLARIS to new highs in terms of its retro and future capabilities). FYI the delta coding patent and Emu patents have run out AFAIK ...
2) Phase Modulation synthesis with at least 16 stage envelopes or control parameters (don't do 4 .. you need at least 8 stages for this, 16 preferred - I recommend a spline function envelope - cheap and good to do) - ability to load and read the Synergy DK-II voices (I can help with this) - I have the complete set of libraries of these sounds and they are *amazing*.
3) Ability to have multi-patches (stackable and velocity responsive so I can variable velocity mix or switching between patches) - so the T8 can control different midi-channel voices or I can just stack em
You have likely seen all my keyboard behavior curve suggestions, but these are my synthesis top 3 now having played with SOLARIS hands on.
Thanks