Author: Peter Swimm

  • TCTD Links for 2012-04-12

  • Chip’n’Damned Records – Children of the Bleep

    via Chip’n’Damned Records / Home.

  • TCTD Links for 2012-04-11

  • TCTD Links for 2012-04-10

  • SunVox updated to v1.7

     SunVox v1.7 is out!
    iOS version coming soon (after Apple approval).
    What is new:

    • Android port (Android 2.3 min.);
    • Meego port;
    • real-time recording of any types of sound events (notes, Touch Theremin, controllers changing); WARNING: recording is not available for PalmOS version;
    • if you want to enable/disable the metronome for recording – go to the Main Menu -> Preferences -> Recording -> Metronome = ON/OFF;
    • new module: Analog Generator with the following features: 32 double alias-free oscillators with internal 12/24dB filters; exponential envelopes; smooth parameters changing;
    • Bypass ‘B’ button has been added to the window with module’s controllers;
    • View ‘V’ button has been added to the window with module’s controllers: with this button you can change the view mode (one, two or four columns);
    • polyphony has been increased from 16 to 32 for the Sampler and the SpectraVoice;
    • number of sample slots has been increased from 16 to 128 for the Sampler;
    • “Roll-off” (dB per octave) controller has been added to the Filter module; available values: 12dB; 24dB; 36dB; 48dB;
    • now you can load samples through the “Load Module” file dialog; Sampler will be created automatically;
    • “Preview” button has been added to the “Load Module” file dialog;
    • mouse wheel is now enabled for any type of controllers and scrollbars;
    • mono mode has been added to the LFO module;
    • new features in the Main menu -> Edit: Shrink pattern and Expand pattern;
    • new standard pattern effects 40…5F – delay an event for selected fraction of the line (from 40 (0%) to 5F (100%));
    • new standard pattern effect 04 – vibrato with parameters FFAA, where the FF – frequency, AA – amplitude;
    • new standard pattern effect 22 – set the controller’s value to the random number from 0 to PPPP (parameter);
    • new controller in the Filter module: “Exponential freq” for exponential frequency;
    • new function “Stereo to mono” added to the Sampler (sample editor);
    • new sunvox_config file option: pencontrol – force UI (User Interface) optimization for Pen/Mouse control;
    • new sunvox_config file option: ppi – pixels per inch; example: ppi 160;
    • new sunvox_config file option: scale – UI scale factor (normal=256); example: scale 128 //reduce the size of UI items in half;
    • new sunvox_config file option: synths_min_num – minimum number of modules on x-axis;
    • new parameters (Control Type and Scale) in the Preferences for the UI scale configuration; use it if you want larger or smaller interface elements;
    • Windows: now DirectSound is default sound system; but if you need ASIO output, just select it in the sunvox_config.ini file (audiodriver asio);
    • iOS: “Create Directory” feature added to the Wi-Fi file browser;
    • new examples: electrohouse, afternoon, pong, space_trip, 8bit_tales, sfields1, 1bit;
    • new instruments;
    • sound engine optimization;
    • many bugs fixed.

    SunVox: SunVox v1.7.