I used his PhonoPaper software to do this...
https://youtu.be/HT0HH_fc4ZU
SunVox: Powerful Modular Synthesizer and DAW
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#42I was impressed by how fast it launched when I tried it.
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#43Check out https://www.bespokesynth.com/ as well and it is completely open source
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Give Drambo and Bitwig a try.
VCV Rack or Cardinal would be the more obvious "modular synthesis" environments to try. Both are available at no cost; Cardinal evens run in the browser if you want to. Bitwig is a crazy powerful tool, but as a modular synthesizer, it's not particularly distinguished.
> Bitwig is a crazy powerful tool, but as a modular synthesizer, it's not particularly distinguished.
It's much better than a modular synthesizer. The whole software is built around easy modulations for everything. And it also has a complete modular synth environment with the grid which is like Nord Modular on steroids. Pretty distinguished, I'd say.
> VCV Rack or Cardinal would be the more obvious "modular synthesis" environments to try.
They are obvious in the way that they mimic eurorack-style synths. Unfortunately that's also where they fall short: they also mimic the "spaghetti incident" mess. Some people like that, I get it, but it's not for everyone. Drambo comes with a very clever modulation system. Even Bitwig with the grid manages to keep things nice and clean with clever UI.
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#45Around 2000-ish I was making music with a similar piece of software called Jeskola Buzz which is also a modular[1] tracker[2]. About 5 years ago I remember thinking it would be cool if I could use that type of UI again and it would be great if something like that existed that could run on my tablet. So I searched and I was amazed when I found SunVox. It's a very capable piece of software, highly recommended [1] https…
I loved Buzz. It's like something from an alternate timeline.
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#47I've been using SunVox on and off for like 15 years now. I'm not really musically inclined, but I always come back to toy around for a bit. The creator is the sort of mad genius type, he seems to have made his own programming language and cross-platform rendering toolkit to make it all work and has a number of projects based on it. Because of this, SunVox is available on basically any platform you can think, includin…
Speaking of music apps for game consoles, there is also the Korg DS-10 for Nintendo DS:
Re: SunVox: Powerful Modular Synthesizer and DAW
#48I remember using this on a pocket CHIP way back in the day. It was fun if very confusing to a much younger me, glad to see its still going and others like it as well!
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
I want one of those so bad, but not musically inclined enough to justify the cost.
It's never too late to get started! Also, if you're keen to try M8 before investing, you can make a "headless" M8 from a $30 teensy board, but you have to use it via a web emulator. If that sounds intimidating in any way, it's really not - there's no enclosure, no soldering, and no real configuration other than just flashing the teensy with a GUI app. https://github.com/DirtyWave/M8Docs/blob/main/docs/M8Headles... I'…
I'm a big fan of trackers, so maybe I'll pick one up and a pair of cheapo wired headphones to play with.
FWIW I've considered going to headless route, I'm not afraid of a bit of soldering if I need to, but I feel like a lot of the "magic" of not just being at a computer is lost on it.
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
VCV Rack or Cardinal would be the more obvious "modular synthesis" environments to try. Both are available at no cost; Cardinal evens run in the browser if you want to. Bitwig is a crazy powerful tool, but as a modular synthesizer, it's not particularly distinguished.
> Bitwig is a crazy powerful tool, but as a modular synthesizer, it's not particularly distinguished. It's much better than a modular synthesizer. The whole software is built around easy modulations for everything. And it also has a complete modular synth environment with the grid which is like Nord Modular on steroids. Pretty distinguished, I'd say. > VCV Rack or Cardinal would be the more obvious "modular synthesis…
Citing the Nord Modular as some sort of reference standard for modular synthesis seems odd to me.
There are plenty of ways in Rack to avoid the spaghetti incident mess.
Modular synthesis is not just about "easy modulations for everything".