On Friday 04 May 2007 00:46, Cesare Marilungo wrote: > Nigel Henry wrote: > > On Thursday 03 May 2007 05:15, William Weston wrote: > >> Announcing the latest release of the Phase Harmonic Advanced Synthesis > >> EXperiment (first release featuring a GUI), available for download > >> (source tarball and FC6 RPMs) at: > >> > >> http://sysex.net/phasex/ > >> > >> PHASEX is an experimental softsynth for Linux/ALSA/JACK systems with a > >> good mix of standard and experimental features. Here's a quick > >> overview of what PHASEX offers: > >> > >> * GTK GUI: Every paramater is available through the GUI, with parameter > >> names right-clickable for on-the-fly MIDI controller mapping and > >> middle-clickable for parameter help. > >> > >> * 4 Osc / 4 LFO: Oscs and LFOs support multiple sources: MIDI key, > >> tempo, envelopes, and inputs, all with selectable unipolar/bipolar > >> scaling. Wavetable includes the basic wave shapes, both bandlimited and > >> non-bandlimited. Per-osc and per-LFO transpose, pitchbend, and init > >> phase. > >> > >> * Modulations: Full AM, FM, and PM (in this case, modulation of phase > >> offset between left and right channels) routing with per-osc controls. > >> Each osc can be modulated by any osc or LFO for AM, FM, of PM. Wave > >> select modulation by LFO modulators is alsa available. > >> > >> * Filter: Modified Chamberlin filter with LP, HP, BP, BS, LP+BP, HP+BP, > >> LP+HP, and BS+BP modes, distortion and retro (clean) types, keyfollow > >> modes, ADSR envelope, and LFO cutoff modulation. > >> > >> * ADSR Envelope: Standard ADSR envelopes for amplifier and filter. > >> > >> * Chorus: Stereo crossover chorus with builtin phaser. > >> > >> * Delay: Stereo crossover delay with LFO modulation capability. > >> > >> * Key Modes: Mono smooth, mono retrigger, mono multikey (round-robin > >> mapping of MIDI keys to individual oscs), and full poly modes are > >> available. > >> > >> * Input Processing: Inputs may be routed to any combination of oscs and > >> LFOs. Input boost allows weaker sources to be brought up to level of > >> oscs. Envelope follower applies input envelope to output. > >> > >> * Sampling Modes: Supports undersampling and oversampling, giving > >> control over the ever present quality vs. CPU tradeoff. > >> > >> > >> Since this is the first public release of PHASEX with a GUI, feedback is > >> highly encouraged. The project goal is to provide a synthesizer to > >> experimental and professional musicians alike that is as easy and > >> enjoyable to use as it is powerful. The next batch of new parameters > >> and features will be a result of feedback from the community, so please, > >> don't be shy. > >> > >> > >> Cheers! > >> --ww > > > > I'm having problems getting this to install, and run. Fc2 doesn'r have > > the reqired version og GTK. It installs ok on FC5, but when trying to run > > it the mouse, and keyboard lock up, and I have to do a hard reset. I > > install the rpm on FC6 on the same machine. I didn't have music stuff > > installed, so install jack-audio-connection-kit, and qjackctl. Jack for > > some reason won't even start, so have no way to see if your synth works. > > > > If someone is viewing this post, perhaps they could let me know on which > > linux distro they have got this synth to work. > > > > I've already been through all this sort of crap with Om. It needed all > > the latest & greatest libraries to get it to install, and in the end I > > gave up on it. > > > > If Phasex is going the same way, as good as it looks, I think I will pass > > on it. It's too much hassle to install and run it. > > > > I would like to try this synth, as the the only synth we have at present > > is ZynAddSubFx, putting aside the modular ones. > > > > A bit of feedback on how to get this synth to work would be welcome. > > > > Nigel. > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-audio-user mailing list > > Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user > > I compiled it successfully on Slackware 10.2, but I've most libraries > updated to the latest stable versions. It would help to see the errors > you're getting. > > Cheers, I posted the make errors that were occuring on FC2, but it appeares that FC2 needs a more recent version of GTK. On FC5 it built ok, but when running it , the mouse, and keyboard locked up, and I had to do a hard reset. On FC6 I installed the rpm. I didn't have any music stuff on this FC6 install, so installed jack-audio-connection-kit, and qjackctl. I open qjackctl, and try to start jack , and it fails. I mean. This is pathetic. I have planetccrma installed on FC2, and have no problems with jack, and my music apps work just fine, and yet 4 FC versions further on, and without planetccrma, jack has problems. I'm having problems finding FC6 stuff from planetccrma at the moment, but as soon as I can install it I will try running Phasex again using the planetccrma kernel. an annoying and timewasting problem. Doh. Nigel. > > c. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user
