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

[Jens M Andreasen]

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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