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eclab / edisyn

Synthesizer Patch Editor
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Can outside contributors add support for new synths? #72

Closed hikari-no-yume closed 11 months ago

hikari-no-yume commented 1 year ago

Hi, I'm wondering if you're interested in contributions to add support for more synths. I understand you're not willing to add support yourself for a synth you don't own, but how do you feel about another contributor adding support for a synth that they own?

eclab commented 1 year ago

That'd be great! In fact there are a few examples, for example the Rev2 editor. I'd be glad to offer suggestions or help to the degree I can (this year I'm 5000 miles from my synths, so I am somewhat limited in that respect).

hikari-no-yume commented 1 year ago

Thanks for the response! I'll at least consider contributing then. I'm currently not sure as to whether I want to write my own tool for the synths that interest me, or whether I'll contribute support to Edisyn.

eclab commented 1 year ago

I fully support making your own software! But if you'd like to add to Edisyn, I'd be glad to help out. Which synths were you thinking of?

hikari-no-yume commented 1 year ago

Various Roland GS and Yamaha XG ROMplers basically. Those aren't fully editable synths but there's quite a lot of customisation available via special SysEx and CC messages. For example the reverb/chorus/variation effect parameters and the A/D/R envelopes for instrument voices can be modified.

eclab commented 1 year ago

Interesting! I had shied away from GM/XG synths in general because a great many of them can't save their patches. The synth on the Yamaha QY series was particularly frustrating in this regard. Would be interested in how far you got.

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Various Roland GS and Yamaha XG ROMplers basically. Those aren't fully editable synths but there's quite a lot of customisation available via special SysEx and CC messages. For example the reverb/chorus/variation effect parameters and the A/D/R envelopes for instrument voices can be modified.

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hikari-no-yume commented 11 months ago

I ended up making my own tool: https://github.com/hikari-no-yume/SoundPalette. I hope it's interesting!

eclab commented 11 months ago

It looks fun and useful. I wish you the best with it!