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@Crabman - Maybe iVCS3 isn't the synth for you. And that is mainly because the real VCS3 wouldn't be good for you. If you're looking for easily made 'fat bass' this isn't the best synth. It excels at weird sounds. You can do more basic/"normal" sounds with it, but I'm not sure why you would. There has been a lot of hype about this synth and it can be easy to get sucked into it, but it isn't for everybody. Nor should it be. I had promised myself "NO MORE SYNTHS!" a while ago (actually about four synths ago ;-o), but I got this one precisely because it doesn't do bass sounds per se. It is a synth for making weird sounds, experimentation, odd rhythmic stuff and general strangeness. I had to have it.
i have no problem with strange sounds but if it fails at any audio rate modulation,it simply is not a VCS3 emulation.If it's strength lies only in R2D2 speech emulation....then you are right.It's not my cup of tea.But i used to own 3 times bigger modular systems since i started with music and i DO love weird stuff out of it.But the most interesting,weird stuff always came from FM involved.
Damn,i'll get this thing now.Basta
A trippy retro sci fi sound fx synth puzzle type of thing. The learning curve is a bit steep for me. Maybe once I master this no other synth will look daunting ever again. I need a lot more hours with this before I can give an honest iTunes review. It's great how you can access the keyboard and the joystick anywhere you are. Gorgeous looking apart from when you rotate the knobs and the reflection on top rotates along, guess I'll just bend my mind into believing that it's part of the charm. Great job nevertheless.
@NedBouhalassa We are working right now to resolve as soon as possible the FM bug, we release it in next update quickly :-)
Thanks for all you for letting us notice.
I too am wondering about (the lack off?) midi sync functionality. I tried syncing the sequencer with another app ( both ways: sending /receiving) but no luck...
Great app; hope the FM gets fixed...
One of the interesting things about the "FM bug" is that it actually sounds quite good. I think it's even used in some of the presets!
Of course if they fix it that'll all be gone...
OK folks, devs responded already personally. (Thank you - go team). :-) They are aware of the FM problem and it will be fixed.
Now, if only Arturia would be as responsive... I emailed them about the stuck note MIDI problem in iMini too - weeks ago! (Can we all please nudge Arturia in the right direction about that? MMmmm?)
Thanks...and bought
I'll have to play with it later.
@Skipp said:
There are other ways of geting those burbling sounds.
@PaulB - ha - that occurred to me too. But - then, I'd imagine they'd patch the patches too ;-)
Dear fellow musicians. As a developer in the seventies and eigties of modular synthesizers I like to go to some basics of analogue music.
The purpose of voltage control was to create sound by using elaborate patches. Using inputs and output combinations in a complex network of modules. Amplitude and frequenty modulation, modulation of filters and effect modules where part of sometimes very complex systems, where audio as well as low frequency signals are used as control and/or signal paths.
The vcs3 is actually one of the simplest modular synthesizers, as it had a limited number of modules,nand allso a limited number of patch possibilities: the matrix is very elementary in combinations, compared e.g. To Moog, ARP or E.E.F. synthesizes.
What is necessary to emulate an analogue like the Vcs 3 is the possibility
The matrix of the Vcs3 allows for this and in this way still has enormous possibilities.
So not only the possibility to have audio frequencys, but allso to be able to create feedback loops are the conditio sine qua non to emulate, reproduce the Vcs3.
Todo this digitally is to use phase modulation in stead of frequency modulation. This results in equal results for our hearing.
Lookup sinewave tables are the second trick imo.
Good luck!
Eric feremans
I am having a naive (this all is really not my field of expertise and never will be, just using all this stuff to create some custom sounds I need) question about the sound samples as input source:
All I so far got out was the sounds being played back, where playback rate could be modulated (including by midi control messages).
I was thinking that the sounds would be used as a source for wave modulation like in the Z3TA (or in Cube Synth).
Am I doing something wrong or is the intention really to just play back those sounds in addition to the generated sounds from the oscillators?
Thank you, Allesandro, for your quick reply and action! I look forward to the update.
@Meesteric:many thanks for sharing some of your knowledge!
Sorry if this has been confirmed but does this work on iPad2? Store description only says 'compatible with ipad'
finally a serious video and tutorial by Tim from Discchord:
Great vid!
@R_2 said:
Absolutely.
@PaulB said:
There are indeed no shortage of alternative burbly sounds on offer here
@Zymos said:
Thanks
A couple of tips:
a) make a plain vanilla template, as I don't believe there is one right now. One where everything is set to off, or 0 except for the main L R volumes. Save it as whatever you like. Saves you from having to re-tool an existing preset every time you want to start from scratch.
b)check your gain staging. There are a number of places where the sound can be attenuated, extra filters to watch out for.
c) it's easy to distort the signal. That's great if you're going for that kind of sound, but if you want something sweeter, keep the levels low, note that the oscillators 'typically' start to distort when you pass 7 or so on the waveform dials. The filter's output is also quite hot, so you may want to keep it below 8 or so.
d) use the side wooden panels to scroll, otherwise you will occasionally change a setting which you might find hard to get back to, especially if it happened so quickly that you can't tell what moved.
e) use the colouring of buttons wisely, as opposed to just for aesthetics.
For the wish list:
a) it would great if there was a constant buffer save of our work, so that if, by accident we move to another preset, we can instantly go back to the same patch we were working on.
b) a good set of simple patches would be a great preset collection. These could be great starting blocks, instead of full-on VCS craziness.
c) it would really cool if by keeping our finger longer on a given control, we could switch from coarse to fine adjustments.
Another tip: if you want a really pure sub-bass, say to add to a higher pulse or sawtooth oscillator output, use Oscillator 1, as it's the only one that offers a sine-wave. You can use both 2 and 3 to make the sound extra-thick, as Osc 3 goes up to audio-rate frequencies, so no loss using Osc 1 that way.
Interesting that Tim makes use of FM for most of the video.....
He does however give a good feel for what playing (and I mean that in both senses) with the App is like and the type of sounds that pour out of it without much coaxing.
OK, so since you guys are not hearing real FM in any of the videos so far, I pulled out the Synthi, and I made a quick demo. This features Osc 2's triangle (waveshape set at 5, acts as modulator) going into Osc 1, and we're hearing Osc 1's sawtooth output (carrier). I start with no modulation, then I gradually increase both Osc 2's output (mod amount) and it's frequency, as it shifts into audio-rate modulation. That kind of sound is what I'm hoping for in the update. BTW, the output is going into the filter, which starts a bit closed, then opens up fully:
http://nedfx.com/SynthiFMTest.mp3
Thanks for the demonstration Ned.
Great that the fm bug will be fixed!
Can background audio be turned OFF? Can't find in it settings, seems the app is always running... Even when I put ipad to sleep.
@R_2 The easiest way to switch the sound off and save on battery power is to switch off the main power switch. Its on the bottom right of the central front panel if I remember correctly.
@Skipp Aha, guess that makes sense, in an old school/vintage way
thanks