Hello everyone,
I tried google and it was no help, and the server for the list archive seems to be down temporarily.
Anyway, I'm giving a free (as in free beer) workshop in Chicago in about 16 hours, on the basics of digital synthesis. I have decided to use Pure Data to give my presentation, and use mostly non-commercial software.
However, I'm still missing the following for demonstrating "proper" subtractive synthesis:
- Good, out of the box "analog-sounding" filters. I'm using [moog~]
right now, but I'm not all that satisfied with the sound compared to the filters in my favorite VST's ... 2. Band-limited square and sawtooth waveforms.
For teaching purposes PD is great, and ideal for my demonstrations. But as it is, I'm having to use VST's within PD in order to demonstrate a "nice sounding" synth. It would be nice to show that PD can do it without using stuff built in Steinberg's format. That would also let the Mac people replicate my work, if they are interested. Note, nobody in the workshop has ever tried Linux, except me, so Linux plugins are not helpful in this case.
I will post my patches after I give the workshop, though they are nothing fancy ... just basic: sequencer - oscillator - vca - filter. Good for demoing though, I'm starting with additive first, then subtractive.
~David