电音制作

It's been quite a while since I last dusted off mySynthEditskills. About .34978 version points to be exact. While still in beta, SynthEdit has a lot more to offer than before. I have compiled it in a nice bullet point format.

The SynthEdit users group has grown from around 50 to 500."What does that have to do with anything?"you say. That means that there are more new modules due to coders, more SynthEdit VST developers, and more skins.

As a sub-point, more modules means that you have more options available to you. This was one of the problems regarding the earlier versions. While still not on the level of Reaktor (remember, this is still a beta program), it has come a long distance.

The CPU usage is quite possibly the biggest improvement. My"Mark's Mod"synth, featuring around 10 or so oscilators strung together haphazardly, runs about 5% CPU on my 1.4Ghz machine. This gives me the freedom to make incredibly warped synths (have you ever heard of sub oscilator LFO-LFO's?) as well as the usual simple tone generators that were possible before.

There are lots of graphical improvements (such as smoother connections and different controllers). Did I mention the sound support is getting better? Now there is support for ASIO (although it is a bit sketchy).

Jeff (the mastermind behind SynthEdit) is amazingly fast fixing bugs. The community is also very helpful and quick to respond in an emergency situation.

Quite honestly, the real joy of SynthEdit is one of two things. 1) Making a synth that does exactly what you want it to. 2) Modifying your monstrous beast of a synth into something you can make realistic bell sounds, metallic clanks, and loopy psychadelic whistles.

While I prefer the latter, the former is quite liberating. For example, you just want something to generate a nice beep. Anyone that has every tried making a beep sound knows that there are thousands of timbrally simple sounds that can make a beep. So I mess around with 1 or 2 oscilators until I get it right.

However, overlooking the ability to make a synth with more oscilators than are featured on a Tangerine Dream album is a serious mistake. Put simply, if you want to make a synth that is 27 part multi-timbral with 4 or 5 filters and a reverb or twelve, feel free. While it doesn't have the amount of modules that Reaktor does, you can still create a massive beast that will put Absynth to shame.

Overall, SynthEdit is a great program! If you don't have Reaktor, you really should check it out.