[LAU] [LAA] Foo YC-20 1.2.0 released

[Jeremy Jongepier]

On 01/20/2011 04:03 PM, Sampo Savolainen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am proud to introduce a new version of Foo YC-20, the Yamaha YC-20
> software synthesizer.
> 
> The main udpates in version 1.2.0 are:
>  - LV2 plugin
>  - VSTi plugin (and standalone Jack client) for Windows
>  - OS X build (standalone Jack client)
>  - Improved volume control curve
>  - Fixed bug with 4' drawbar bleed
>  - More subtle hover highlights
>  - Switch GUI to use GTK directly without GTKmm
> 
> It is worth noting that the plugins allow finer control of the drawbar
> positions than the standalone GUI offers.
> 
> Big thanks to Robin Gareus for the work on the OS X build!
> 
> 
> Source tarball: http://foo-yc20.googlecode.com/files/foo-yc20-1.2.0.tar.bz2
> 
> Windows (VSTi and Jack client):
> http://foo-yc20.googlecode.com/files/foo-yc20-1.2.0.zip
> OS X (Jack client): http://foo-yc20.googlecode.com/files/foo-yc20-1.2.0.dmg
> 
> Website: http://code.google.com/p/foo-yc20/
> Screenshot: http://foo-yc20.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/graphics/screenshot.png
> 
> ---
> 
> The YC-20 is a divide-down combo organ designed in the late 60's. This
> emulation faithfully copies the sound, features and flaws of the
> original organ.
> 
> Main features of this synthesizer:
>  * 61 keys
>  * Two main voice sections
>  * Switchable bass section
>  * No polyphony restrictions
>  * A realism control to add flaws found in the real organ
> 
> Flaws:
>  * Takes quite a bit of CPU power
>  * No touch vibrato
> 
> The emulation is written in Faust and uses Jack for audio and MIDI.
> All controls of the synthesizer can be controlled with MIDI.
> 
> There is an undocumented "easter egg". Any command line argument given
> to the program will be used as the configuration file name. The state
> of the organ controls are read from the file and the file will be
> overwritten with the current setup when the synthesizer is shut down.
> 
> More information about the real organ can be found at:
> http://www.combo-organ.com/Yamaha/yamaha.htm#YC-20
> 
> 
>  Sampo Savolainen

Hello Sampo,

Thanks for this, great stuff! The LV2 plug-in is a very welcome addition
also, works like a charm! Quite heavy on CPU load though ;)
I've uploaded the new version to my PPA for Ubuntu Lucid:
https://launchpad.net/~autostatic/+archive/ppa

Best,

Jeremy