New AudioKit synth incoming (VHS Synth - Out Now)

el_bo

@Poppadocrock said:
I’m just hoping the app size and cpu drain isn’t too bad. Since it’s all sampled sounds I'm expecting a couple hundred mb, but just guessing here.

150mb, according to that page. Have no idea about CPU, though.

Michael_R_Grant

@Samu said:

@Michael_R_Grant said:
Ah, SidTracker64! That's it. I'd love an AUv3 that's similarly based on the old SID chip!

Yeah, but sometimes there's this thing called 'life' that postpones things...
If you know the 'building blocks' needed to create those types of sounds a bit of Drambo goes a long, long way

I don't! Sadly I'm very much a modular noob... learning slowly, but very slowly. Could you give me a poke (no 80s BASIC pun intended) in the right direction?

Bob

@senhorlampada said:
May 6th
My birthday
I was born in '82
All adds up
Gotta buy it

Ha Nice!
Early HBD to you. I'm leaving on a small trip tomorrow, instabuying this one to play around with while chilling...

Samu

@Michael_R_Grant said:

I don't! Sadly I'm very much a modular noob... learning slowly, but very slowly. Could you give me a poke (no 80s BASIC pun intended) in the right direction?

I'll start sharing Instrument Racks for Drambo once the 1.5 update is out in the wild...

But think of it like this, the SID-Chip is very basic and most of the 'magic' happens when you tweak it.

The 'parameter update interval' on the C64 was controlled by the screen-refresh rate (50Hz on PAL machines) which equals parameter updates every 20ms, that's not set in stone but a good 'starting point'.

So a very basic 'chip-synth' consists of an Oscillator and an Amp Envelope.
Once you've got that up and running then the 'dissection' of the sounds begins, ie. what is changed and how often?

Ie. first question is what 'kind' of chip-sound is one looking for?

Does it have pulse-width modulation, does it have portamento, does it have delayed vibrato, is the pitch being altered in other ways or the basic wave-form changing over time?

The best app for now to experiment with this is by far Square Synth 2.

Cheers!

Michael_R_Grant

@Samu said:

@Michael_R_Grant said:

I don't! Sadly I'm very much a modular noob... learning slowly, but very slowly. Could you give me a poke (no 80s BASIC pun intended) in the right direction?

I'll start sharing Instrument Racks for Drambo once the 1.5 update is out in the wild...

But think of it like this, the SID-Chip is very basic and most of the 'magic' happens when you tweak it.

The 'parameter update interval' on the C64 was controlled by the screen-refresh rate (50Hz on PAL machines) which equals parameter updates every 20ms, that's not set in stone but a good 'starting point'.

So a very basic 'chip-synth' consists of an Oscillator and an Amp Envelope.
Once you've got that up and running then the 'dissection' of the sounds begins, ie. what is changed and how often?

Ie. first question is what 'kind' of chip-sound is one looking for?

Does it have pulse-width modulation, does it have portamento, does it have delayed vibrato, is the pitch being altered in other ways or the basic wave-form changing over time?

The best app for now to experiment with this is by far Square Synth 2.

Cheers!

Thanks very much for this.

Samu

@Michael_R_Grant said:

Thanks very much for this.

You're welcome!
During the beta of D I've shared a bunch of racks over time so you can if you're interested track them down

HotStrange

@jsmonzani said:
Tempting sounds indeed even though I rarely use their apps.
Reminds me that Lo-Fi Tape synth is a great similar rompler that I quite enjoy as well

Lofi tape and Lo-Fi piano by the same dev are 2 of my favorite apps. Use them quite often.

HotStrange

@Samu said:

@Michael_R_Grant said:

I don't! Sadly I'm very much a modular noob... learning slowly, but very slowly. Could you give me a poke (no 80s BASIC pun intended) in the right direction?

I'll start sharing Instrument Racks for Drambo once the 1.5 update is out in the wild...

But think of it like this, the SID-Chip is very basic and most of the 'magic' happens when you tweak it.

The 'parameter update interval' on the C64 was controlled by the screen-refresh rate (50Hz on PAL machines) which equals parameter updates every 20ms, that's not set in stone but a good 'starting point'.

So a very basic 'chip-synth' consists of an Oscillator and an Amp Envelope.
Once you've got that up and running then the 'dissection' of the sounds begins, ie. what is changed and how often?

Ie. first question is what 'kind' of chip-sound is one looking for?

Does it have pulse-width modulation, does it have portamento, does it have delayed vibrato, is the pitch being altered in other ways or the basic wave-form changing over time?

The best app for now to experiment with this is by far Square Synth 2.

Cheers!

Square Synth is absolutely fantastic. Love the sequencer.

R_2

Can we signup for the beta-max?

Stuntman_mike

@R_2 said:
Can we signup for the beta-max?

“The Next Thing.” 😂
I heard stories about Beta-Max.
Apparently it sounded better than cassette tapes.

HotStrange

@thesoundtestroom said:
This is possibly the best Lo-Fi instrument I’ve ever played, seriously good sounds

Thanks Doug! Missed the video today but can’t wait to watch a little later.

senhorlampada

@Bob said:

@senhorlampada said:
May 6th
My birthday
I was born in '82
All adds up
Gotta buy it

Ha Nice!
Early HBD to you. I'm leaving on a small trip tomorrow, instabuying this one to play around with while chilling...

Thanks so much, mate... Have a nice trip with fun jams

Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr

Hilarious concept for a synth, running samples through a vhs filter. Maybe next they can do one with samples messed up by a five tube radio filter. Maybe forty years from now people will be running samples through old iPads to filter them!

Stuntman_mike

@Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:
Hilarious concept for a synth, running samples through a vhs filter. Maybe next they can do one with samples messed up by a five tube radio filter. Maybe forty years from now people will be running samples through old iPads to filter them!

😂 great thoughts!

“Get that gritty, iPad 6 sound” 🤣

aaronpc

I’m waiting for a tin can telephone filter. For real authenticity, you would talk into one ipad while recording its barely perceptible transmission on another ipad across the room.

RedSkyLullaby

Here is a demo of my sounds in VHS synth, very lush lofi synth for sure

Grandbear

It's out in the US
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vhs-synth-80s-synthwave/id1615208667

Stuntman_mike

@Grandbear said:
It's out in the US
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vhs-synth-80s-synthwave/id1615208667

Loving it already!

Fingolfinzz

Is vhs audio much different than tape? I’ve never experimented with it cos I always use a micro cassette for lofi stuff. This app does look awesome though so I guess I’ll grab it despite my 909 disappointment

senhorlampada

Oh hell no
iOS 14+

jsmonzani

@Stuntman_mike said:

@Grandbear said:
It's out in the US
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vhs-synth-80s-synthwave/id1615208667

Loving it already!

Cool, how do you find the CPU usage with it?

By the way, an arpegiator would definitively make sense with this one!

Stuntman_mike

@jsmonzani said:

@Stuntman_mike said:

@Grandbear said:
It's out in the US
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vhs-synth-80s-synthwave/id1615208667

Loving it already!

Cool, how do you find the CPU usage with it?

By the way, an arpegiator would definitively make sense with this one!

CPU is good! I’m using m1 iPad
Consistently 5% load even with glissandos
I second the arpeggiator idea, this is a keeper

gusgranite

Very nice pads and warm basses from first play. It’s really quiet so throw some gain at it. Cool rompler! Deserves its own launch thread or title updated with the synth name at least, I reckon.

Svetlovska

Bought. Some (a lot, actually) luvverly warbly sounds here - and tape rewind too! Excellent…Working through the presets getting definite straight to video 80s slasher movie soundtrack vibes…

Edit: first fruits…

Especially loving @jakoB_haQ ‘s squeaky gate preset ‘Android Gills’… (as you can probably tell )

Stuntman_mike

@gusgranite said:
Very nice pads and warm basses from first play. It’s really quiet so throw some gain at it. Cool rompler! Deserves its own launch thread or title updated with the synth name at least, I reckon.

What’s you thought on the Heat feature? Have you tried gain with it?

Skyblazer

Bought it, sounds amazing.

gusgranite

@Stuntman_mike said:

@gusgranite said:
Very nice pads and warm basses from first play. It’s really quiet so throw some gain at it. Cool rompler! Deserves its own launch thread or title updated with the synth name at least, I reckon.

What’s you thought on the Heat feature? Have you tried gain with it?

Thanks for pointing Heat out. Sounds like decent saturation and yes, ups the DBs a little. The FX section is pretty fun. I think it needs an EQ as the FX lean towards a darker sound which you don’t necessarily always want.

HotStrange

@gusgranite said:
Very nice pads and warm basses from first play. It’s really quiet so throw some gain at it. Cool rompler! Deserves its own launch thread or title updated with the synth name at least, I reckon.

Good call, I updated the title just now

HotStrange

Yep this is a good one. May end up being one of my favorite of the year. Definitely lives up to its name without a doubt.

jsmonzani

@Stuntman_mike said:

@jsmonzani said:

@Stuntman_mike said:

@Grandbear said:
It's out in the US
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vhs-synth-80s-synthwave/id1615208667

Loving it already!

Cool, how do you find the CPU usage with it?

By the way, an arpegiator would definitively make sense with this one!

CPU is good! I’m using m1 iPad
Consistently 5% load even with glissandos
I second the arpeggiator idea, this is a keeper

Thanks! On my iPad 9th gen, I'm rather at 25% CPU, I'd say it's on par with their other products.

It delivers the sounds it promises.

I'd love ADSR control on amplitude (found it on the More page) and I miss an arp (but that's easily fixed)