After a few days of real life I found time to think about some very simple modules I'd really like and I think would be quite useful.
_First_ of all I have some problems with long lasting sounds from sustaining ADSRs. That would be easy to fix with a "DONE"-module. This module simply has a signal in and a DONE-out. As parameters are two: timelasting and treshold. If the signal is below treshold for a minimum of timelasting it fires a DONE (1). Maybe the treshold could be implemented as a second input, not just a parameter - that opens some more variations for this module. Should be easy and fast to implement and should have MUCH worth for the current instruments and playing MIDI-Demos (Chopin for example). I will simply use it as a "this sound is silent so kill it"-Module. _Second_ I'd like to have a ON/OFF parameter in every module. This switch will be useful with more complex synth-designs that use parameter-change (program). I can switch that module off by default so it has not to be calculated. With some testdriving on a AMD2400 this weekend I discovered that the piano-synth uses a huge amount of calculation time. With the more complex synths I have in mind we would without this come to an end with the flexibility of our synth. I am with only 8 voices at the end of a AMD2400 even with the piano-synth only. There is only one type of OSC in that(!). _Third_ I'd really like some modules for logic processing. Shure, I can do this by multiplication, addition and amplifing. But I think that uses to much calculation time, a simple AND, OR, XOR, NOT should be fine. Thats for signals like DONE 0/1 and for some logic. A flipflop and some other basic booleans should be useful too. I didnt work that out. I can only say that in near future I'll need the booleans. _Fourth_ a module that is a simple ON/OFF switch for signals. IN, OUT and CTRL. CTRL is 0 or 1. This I can also do with amplifiers but it costs too much time. I dont want to ampify, just ON/OFF (Signal through/Signal Zero). I'd like that you think about if it can be done. with best regards Hanno _______________________________________________ beast mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/beast
