[linux-audio-dev] Nord Modular instrument converter

[Steve Harris]

On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 03:56:40PM -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-21-04 at 18:02 +0300, Juhana Sadeharju wrote:
> > Hello.
> > I started working on a Nord Modular to PD converter.
> >   ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/audio/devel/nordmodular/
> > 
> > NM users have patched thousands of free instruments
> > (http://nordsynth.zevv.nl). It would be nice to be able to
> > use the user-made instruments elsewhere.
> > 
> > I choosed PD but we should make the converter general enough
> > so that converters to other modular systems can be written.
> > I can work on them as well.
> 
> Please do, I would /love/ to have a converter to Om.
> 
> It would require writing some (many?) LADSPA plugs to fill in the gaps,
> but those would be really nice to have around anyway.  I suppose if
> LADSPA plugins with the exact same ports/controls as the nord modules
> existed, the conversion would be almost trivial.

Yeah, um, you may notice that some early ladspa plugings bear a subtle
resemblence to certain nord modules. *cough* Not in the same league of
implementation quality though, sadly.

- Steve, Nord addict.