ZynAddSubFx waveform export would be nice / Re: [linux-audio-user] Commercial "clone" of ZynAddSubFX?

[Larry Troxler]

Folderol wrote:
> On Sat, 3 Feb 2007 01:01:18 -0500 (EST)
> Larry Troxler <lt at westnet.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 2 Feb 2007, Ken Restivo wrote:
>>> Wish there were a way to approach all the talented hackers who are unfortunately wasting their time working on trying to crack it, and instead get them a copy of the Zyn source, to revamp it from scratch and make it RT-safe.
>> Zyn isn't RT safe? Could you elaborate or point to a link? I remember 
>> reading something about this, and was hoping to use it for live 
>> performance.
>>
>>   Larry Troxler
> 
> I have heard several comments to this effect, and also that the code
> in Zyn is 'a nightmare' however I have not heard anything specific that
> one can really get a handle on.
> 
> While I agree the GUI is poor and could do with quite a lot of work, I
> don't know about the rest, although there are changes I would like in
> the way voice banks are managed. 
> 
> This all causes me quite a lot of concern. I find that Zyn gives
> unparallelled results, and conceptually most closely matches my grasp
> of sound. I am concerned about talk of unspecified jack problems, and
> also the lack of any visible development by the originator. 
> 
> I, personally, would be willing to expend a great deal of effort to
> help revive Zyn, and would be quite happy to put my hand in my
> pocket as well.
> 

What would be nice for me if there was an export feature for the source 
waveforms it produces (the ones that are made by constructing a spectrum
with a bandwidth for each of the harmnonics). Then I could use them in 
PD or Csound or ??? .

Anyone else here have this thought (or alternatives)?


Larry Troxler