21 Apr
2005
21 Apr
'05
1:02 p.m.
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.
Check for "http://nmedit.sourceforge.net" for a NM instrument
file parser. The NM file format is close to PD's own. Anyone
could rewrite the parser standalone in C, Python, etc?
[[ I see no problem in writing the converter. Buying a Nord
Modular does not mean that its users should restrict
their intellectual property to Nord Modular. ]]
Juhana
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22 Apr
22 Apr
3:57 a.m.
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.
-DR-
8:27 a.m.
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:
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.
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.
10:52 a.m.
On Fri, 2005-22-04 at 11:27 +0100, Steve Harris wrote:
On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 03:56:40PM -0400, Dave
Robillard wrote:
Heh - I'll, ahem, 'take a look' *cough* at them. I wouldn't be too
worried about sonic similarity at first, just getting things working.
I never really thought of the idea before, but being able to convert
nord patches would be really cool - people have made some incredibly
awesome patches for that thing.
Plus, the fact that Om can run on a headless/inputless machine with just
audio inputs, and be edited via PC quite easily is tempting.. mini-ITX
completely free software Nord Modular replacement, anyone? :)
-DR-
On Thu, 2005-21-04 at 18:02 +0300, Juhana
Sadeharju wrote:
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. 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.
11:08 a.m.
On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 10:50:59PM -0400, Dave Robillard wrote:
On Fri, 2005-22-04 at 11:27 +0100, Steve Harris
wrote:
A worthy goal, but I think it will be harder than you think. A lot of Nord
patches depend on very precise timing issues, and I dont think you will
get them to work how they should in software. The nord runs with single
sample blocks.
that said there is a software (windowsw :( ) emulator of the nord modular,
provided by the manufacturer, but I dont know how close it is.
- Steve
On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 03:56:40PM -0400, Dave
Robillard wrote:
Heh - I'll, ahem, 'take a look' *cough* at them. I wouldn't be too
worried about sonic similarity at first, just getting things working.
I never really thought of the idea before, but being able to convert
nord patches would be really cool - people have made some incredibly
awesome patches for that thing.
Plus, the fact that Om can run on a headless/inputless machine with just
audio inputs, and be edited via PC quite easily is tempting.. mini-ITX
completely free software Nord Modular replacement, anyone? :) On Thu, 2005-21-04 at 18:02 +0300, Juhana
Sadeharju wrote:
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. 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. 
11:37 a.m.
There is already the nmedit project, which is trying to make an open
source editor for the nord modular. The format of the patch files are
quite well documented as well.
the windows emulator is actually running the software of the G2 on a
motorola emulator software.
I believe that actually with the G2 the format of the patch files have
become more closed source (not human readable anymore), so it would be
harder to do something there.
sincerely,
marije
23 Apr
23 Apr
5:20 a.m.
On Fri, 2005-22-04 at 14:08 +0100, Steve Harris wrote:
On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 10:50:59PM -0400, Dave
Robillard wrote:
So make all the ports on the plugins audio rate, and everything can be
sample accurate, no?
I already do plenty of audio rate filter modulation and stuff like that,
I can't think of anything the nord does that wouldn't be possible with
the appropriate plugins.
-DR-
I never really thought of the idea before, but
being able to convert
nord patches would be really cool - people have made some incredibly
awesome patches for that thing.
Plus, the fact that Om can run on a headless/inputless machine with just
audio inputs, and be edited via PC quite easily is tempting.. mini-ITX
completely free software Nord Modular replacement, anyone? :)
A worthy goal, but I think it will be harder than you think. A lot of Nord
patches depend on very precise timing issues, and I dont think you will
get them to work how they should in software. The nord runs with single
sample blocks.
5 May
5 May
7:17 p.m.
Hi,
for what it's worth...
someone has started to decipher the G2 patch format:
http://www.dewb.org/g2/pch2format.html
(found the message about it at:
http://electro-music.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6226 )
sincerely,
Marije
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