[LAU] ANNOUNCE: PHASEX v0.10.0

[Nigel Henry]

On Friday 04 May 2007 00:46, Cesare Marilungo wrote:
> Nigel Henry wrote:
> > On Thursday 03 May 2007 05:15, William Weston wrote:
> >> Announcing the latest release of the Phase Harmonic Advanced Synthesis
> >> EXperiment (first release featuring a GUI), available for download
> >> (source tarball and FC6 RPMs) at:
> >>
> >>  http://sysex.net/phasex/
> >>
> >> PHASEX is an experimental softsynth for Linux/ALSA/JACK systems with a
> >> good mix of standard and experimental features.  Here's a quick
> >> overview of what PHASEX offers:
> >>
> >> * GTK GUI:  Every paramater is available through the GUI, with parameter
> >> names right-clickable for on-the-fly MIDI controller mapping and
> >> middle-clickable for parameter help.
> >>
> >> * 4 Osc / 4 LFO:  Oscs and LFOs support multiple sources: MIDI key,
> >> tempo, envelopes, and inputs, all with selectable unipolar/bipolar
> >> scaling. Wavetable includes the basic wave shapes, both bandlimited and
> >> non-bandlimited.  Per-osc and per-LFO transpose, pitchbend, and init
> >> phase.
> >>
> >> * Modulations:  Full AM, FM, and PM (in this case, modulation of phase
> >> offset between left and right channels) routing with per-osc controls.
> >> Each osc can be modulated by any osc or LFO for AM, FM, of PM.  Wave
> >> select modulation by LFO modulators is alsa available.
> >>
> >> * Filter:  Modified Chamberlin filter with LP, HP, BP, BS, LP+BP, HP+BP,
> >> LP+HP, and BS+BP modes, distortion and retro (clean) types, keyfollow
> >> modes, ADSR envelope, and LFO cutoff modulation.
> >>
> >> * ADSR Envelope:  Standard ADSR envelopes for amplifier and filter.
> >>
> >> * Chorus:  Stereo crossover chorus with builtin phaser.
> >>
> >> * Delay:  Stereo crossover delay with LFO modulation capability.
> >>
> >> * Key Modes:  Mono smooth, mono retrigger, mono multikey (round-robin
> >> mapping of MIDI keys to individual oscs), and full poly modes are
> >> available.
> >>
> >> * Input Processing:  Inputs may be routed to any combination of oscs and
> >> LFOs.  Input boost allows weaker sources to be brought up to level of
> >> oscs.  Envelope follower applies input envelope to output.
> >>
> >> * Sampling Modes:  Supports undersampling and oversampling, giving
> >> control over the ever present quality vs. CPU tradeoff.
> >>
> >>
> >> Since this is the first public release of PHASEX with a GUI, feedback is
> >> highly encouraged.  The project goal is to provide a synthesizer to
> >> experimental and professional musicians alike that is as easy and
> >> enjoyable to use as it is powerful.  The next batch of new parameters
> >> and features will be a result of feedback from the community, so please,
> >> don't be shy.
> >>
> >>
> >> Cheers!
> >> --ww
> >
> > I'm having problems getting this to install, and run. Fc2 doesn'r have
> > the reqired version og GTK. It installs ok on FC5, but when trying to run
> > it the mouse, and keyboard lock up, and I have to do a hard reset. I
> > install the rpm on FC6 on the same machine. I didn't have music stuff
> > installed, so install jack-audio-connection-kit, and qjackctl. Jack for
> > some reason won't even start, so have no way to see if your synth works.
> >
> > If someone is viewing this post, perhaps they could let me know on which
> > linux distro they have got this synth to work.
> >
> > I've already been through all this sort of crap with Om. It needed all
> > the latest & greatest libraries to get it to install, and in the end I
> > gave up on it.
> >
> > If Phasex is going the same way, as good as it looks, I think I will pass
> > on it. It's too much hassle to install and run it.
> >
> > I would like to try this synth, as the the only synth we have at present
> > is ZynAddSubFx, putting aside the modular ones.
> >
> > A bit of feedback on how to get this synth to work would be welcome.
> >
> > Nigel.
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>
> I compiled it successfully on Slackware 10.2, but I've most libraries
> updated to the latest stable versions. It would help to see the errors
> you're getting.
>
> Cheers,

I posted the make errors that were occuring on FC2, but it appeares that FC2 
needs a more recent version of GTK. On FC5 it built ok, but when running it , 
the mouse, and keyboard locked up, and I had to do a hard reset. On FC6 I 
installed the rpm. I didn't have any music stuff on this FC6 install, so 
installed jack-audio-connection-kit, and qjackctl. I open qjackctl, and try 
to start jack , and it fails.

I mean. This is pathetic. I have planetccrma installed on FC2, and have no 
problems with jack, and my music apps work just fine, and yet 4 FC versions 
further on, and without planetccrma, jack has problems.

I'm having problems finding FC6 stuff from planetccrma at the moment, but as 
soon as I can install it I will try running Phasex again using the 
planetccrma kernel.

an annoying and timewasting problem. Doh.

Nigel.
>
> c.