30 Jul
2004
30 Jul
'04
12:28 a.m.
On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 22:03, Russell Hanaghan wrote:
On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 15:26, Dave Robillard wrote:
> Hello LAU,
>
> I'm designing a modular synth engine, and would like to get some input
> on desired features/abilities to make sure it's designed in a way that
> will make it the most flexible.
>
> So, what features are important to you in a synth? What annoys you
> about the current crop of linux synths?
[snip]
Not what most "synthesizer" enthusiasts
consider a "modular synth" but
if I see a REAL need out there it would be to create a module that has a
GM instrument wavetable with at least one drum set and the typical 128
midi instruments. FLuid synth is alright I guess if you like
soundfonts... I mean something modeled on the likes of Edirol Hyper
Canvas or Roland Virtual Sound canvas, Wingroove or Yamaha's SY-XG
virtual softsynth.
Yeah, that's pretty much a completely different beast. But it would be
silly to make a specific module for just one sound set, that's why we
have gigasampler, soundfonts, etc.
What I think you need is for linuxsampler to become a usable gigasampler
player (it kinda works a little bit sometimes right now) - there's some
disturbingly nice gigasampler libraries out there.
-DR-