[LAD] Devs needed for opensource virtual analog softsynth idea

Loki Davison loki.davison at gmail.com
Thu Jan 6 00:14:38 UTC 2011


On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:35 AM, Sascha Schneider
<ungleichklang at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> inspired by a plan of a german onlinemag called amazona.de
> I came up with the idea that a virtual analogue opensource softsynth
> nativly running on Linux
> would be really nice. (a nice filterbank too, but thats another thing)
> Amazona planned a complete synth based on userpolls (only in german, sorry):
> http://www.amazona.de/index.php?page=26&file=2&article_id=3191
> which is now realized as vst: (only german, too)
> http://www.amazona.de/index.php?page=26&file=2&article_id=3202
>
> I know that Zynaddsubfx/yoshimi has a really strong soundengine and I
> asked myself,
> if it would be possible to take this engine or the DSSI-API and build
> a polyphonic softsynth
> with a nice UI like the new calf plugins or guitarix, a bit like the
> loomer aspect, with some discoDSP,
> a bit from the Tyrell or the Roland Gaia SH-01 with midilearn, ......
>
> The problem I have are my programming skills, that are not good enough
> to code this kind of software
> by myself.
>
> Are there some LAD's willing to join/take/realise this idea??
> If there is interest I could translate the ideas of amazona.de and we
> all could share our visions for a
> new kind of controllable virtual analogue softsynth.
>
> kind regards, saschas
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You do have the required skills, just need to choose the right tool.

User Ingen. It is far too awesome to describe in simple words. :)
http://drobilla.net/blog/software/ingen/

Loki



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