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That's so cool! Thanks for sharing that! Do you know how they're making the synth sounds on the pi? Like are they going full pure-data/MaxMSP/SuperCollider wit

That's so cool! Thanks for sharing that! Do you know how they're making the synth sounds on the pi? Like are they going full pure-data/MaxMSP/SuperCollider with it or are they still using discrete sound chips?

anigbrowl 4y ago
Mostly in C; check out the Logue-SDK repo: https://github.com/korginc https://github.com/korginc You might also like this (though I don't know if it's using the R-Pi or is user-moddable): https://www.korg.com/us/products/dj/nts_2_pt/ https://www.korg.com/us/products/dj/nts_2_pt/ They may still use discrete circuitry on their high end workstations, but I'm not sure. Korg embraced all-DSP synthesis early while their Japanese competitors (Roland, Yamaha, Akai) maxed out on sample playback and high polyphony. They have always had a narrow focus on synthesis, with minor incursions into the guitar utility/space, whereas Roland has a massive product catalog of electronic instruments (but a highly proprietary ethos) and Yamaha hasn't done anything in years (a pity, as they made great hardware sequencers. Akai is a special case as they basically own the market for hip-hop and its derivatives but are also unable to break out of it. I believe their gear runs on Linux, but like the other two their hardware/software stack is heavily locked down.
- edkennedy 4y ago
  Akai has really been disappointing since they were purchased by inMusic brands. They have released a bunch of half baked products with serious bugs. (Looking at you, Akai Force).
- daviddaviddavid 4y ago
  Regarding Yamaha and synthesizers I just wanted to mention that I consistently hear rave reviews of the Reface CS. I am more into vintage electric piano sounds than synths and currently own a Reface CP and the sounds on that are legit.
- blub 4y ago
  Roland say that their ACB machines are DSP-based: https://www.rolandus.com/blog/2014/02/14/analog-circuit-behavior-acb/ https://www.rolandus.com/blog/2014/02/14/analog-circuit-beha.... That would include the System 8 and Boutiques. I imagine that the ZenCore stuff runs on some SoC, since it’s all software. The Korgs I like are analog although that’s typically all controlled digitally. Is their purely digital stuff all that successful?
jmpz 4y ago
They're using the Pi for the synth sounds, but it's not pure-data/MaxMSP/SuperCollider. They're likely just writing their own DSP and synthesis libraries for it. If you're interested check out https://www.electro-smith.com/daisy/daisy https://www.electro-smith.com/daisy/daisy — this uses a lower powered Cortex processor, but you can see how the something like this could work: https://electro-smith.github.io/DaisySP/index.html https://electro-smith.github.io/DaisySP/index.html

anigbrowl 4y ago

Mostly in C; check out the Logue-SDK repo: https://github.com/korginc https://github.com/korginc You might also like this (though I don't know if it's using the R-Pi or is user-moddable): https://www.korg.com/us/products/dj/nts_2_pt/ https://www.korg.com/us/products/dj/nts_2_pt/ They may still use discrete circuitry on their high end workstations, but I'm not sure. Korg embraced all-DSP synthesis early while their Japanese competitors (Roland, Yamaha, Akai) maxed out on sample playback and high polyphony. They have always had a narrow focus on synthesis, with minor incursions into the guitar utility/space, whereas Roland has a massive product catalog of electronic instruments (but a highly proprietary ethos) and Yamaha hasn't done anything in years (a pity, as they made great hardware sequencers. Akai is a special case as they basically own the market for hip-hop and its derivatives but are also unable to break out of it. I believe their gear runs on Linux, but like the other two their hardware/software stack is heavily locked down.

edkennedy 4y ago
Akai has really been disappointing since they were purchased by inMusic brands. They have released a bunch of half baked products with serious bugs. (Looking at you, Akai Force).
daviddaviddavid 4y ago
Regarding Yamaha and synthesizers I just wanted to mention that I consistently hear rave reviews of the Reface CS. I am more into vintage electric piano sounds than synths and currently own a Reface CP and the sounds on that are legit.
blub 4y ago
Roland say that their ACB machines are DSP-based: https://www.rolandus.com/blog/2014/02/14/analog-circuit-behavior-acb/ https://www.rolandus.com/blog/2014/02/14/analog-circuit-beha.... That would include the System 8 and Boutiques. I imagine that the ZenCore stuff runs on some SoC, since it’s all software. The Korgs I like are analog although that’s typically all controlled digitally. Is their purely digital stuff all that successful?

jmpz 4y ago

They're using the Pi for the synth sounds, but it's not pure-data/MaxMSP/SuperCollider. They're likely just writing their own DSP and synthesis libraries for it. If you're interested check out https://www.electro-smith.com/daisy/daisy https://www.electro-smith.com/daisy/daisy — this uses a lower powered Cortex processor, but you can see how the something like this could work: https://electro-smith.github.io/DaisySP/index.html https://electro-smith.github.io/DaisySP/index.html