Svend-Erik Kjær Madsen wrote: > Leigh Dyer skrev: >> Yep, that sounds about right to me too, with a punchy envelope in there >> too. ZynAddSubFX is crazy overkill for something like that -- I'd stick >> with something like the XSynth DSSI synth or amSynth, which are both >> much closer to the (relatively simple) architecture of the MoPho. >> > Hi again > > Okay I've just played with ZynAddSubFx for quite some time with the > standard patches and liked it so far, but I don't understand much of the > concept in setting the sound right, maybe I should start there to be > able to create my own sounds ? > > Can you or someone else give me a clue here, I'd love to receive link's > to howto's and other stuff. Are you asking how to program a synth to create different synth sounds? If that's the case, I'd skip ZynAddSubFX for now -- it's a combination of a very wide range of synthesis techniques, so its many, many possibilities are going to be totally overwhelming. To begin with, I'd stick with a simple subtractive (ie: analogue-style) synth, like XSynth or amSynth. There's a wealth of information online about programming such synths. This tutorial video might be a good starting point -- it covers all the basic topics, including different oscillator types, envelopes, filters, and LFOs: http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2008/07/16/how-to-program-analog-synthesizers/ You can run the XSynth DSSI plugin under a host like Rosegarden, or stand-alone using the jack-dssi-host tool. > A sequencer is just a way to record and playback midi patterns, and the > recorded sequence can later be played as a single tone from the keyboard ? > > Bear with me, I just want to extend my poor knowledge ;) Most Linux sequencers focus on recording and playing entire songs, rather than triggering simple patterns. seq24 is the closest app I've seen to a hardware-style step sequencer, but I'm not sure if it has the ability to trigger sequences based on MIDI key presses. Something you might have fun with is an arpeggiator -- these let you play a chord on your keyboard, and convert that in to an arpeggio pattern on-the-fly. I'm not sure if there's a good software arpeggiator for Linux, but many MIDI keyboards and controllers (including my Yamaha CS2X) have one. Thanks Leigh _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
