## FFT/Spectral/Granular synthesis/Tired of VA synths

Scope and XITE Development

Original topic on PlanetZ: https://forums.scopeusers.com/viewtopic.php?t=5169

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Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2002 10:51 pm
by unet
I am dying for these types of devices for my Pulsar environment. Unfortunately I can't afford a Scope board or a Kyma so I am looking to you developers.
Anyone making these types of effects/synths? Are there some out there already made?
I will pay for them.

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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 8:40 pm
by unet
SO I GEUSS NO ONE IS EVEN TESTING THIS RELM. HARD TO BELIEVE EVERYONE'S HAPPY WITH WHAT'S AVAILABLE AND DOESN'T WANT TO EXPAND WITH NEW INSTRUMENTS.

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Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2002 9:05 pm
by Spirit
Not exactly what you're after, but a related discussion:
https://forums.scopeusers.com/viewtopic ... 39&f=7

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Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2002 11:45 pm
by unet
Thanks, there is also a good thread about how real granular synthesis is not possible on the Pulsar or Scope boards. I geuss there is only 4k of RAM per DSP and using system RAM would cause too uch PCI traffic. Turning a sample into a grain cloud takes a fair amount of RAM.
Geuss I have to get a Kyma. Though, I dont know how I am going to get $5000:(

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Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2002 11:46 pm
by unet
Thanks, there is also a good thread about how real granular synthesis is not possible on the Pulsar or Scope boards. I geuss there is only 4k of RAM per DSP and using system RAM would cause too uch PCI traffic. Turning a sample into a grain cloud takes a fair amount of RAM.
Geuss I have to get a Kyma. Though, I dont know how I am going to get $5000:(

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Posted: Sun May 05, 2002 3:29 pm
by kensuguro
Granular? Why not try granulab? It's an easy software solution, much cheaper than kyma. Infact, it's free. Just do a search on it and you should find it in no time.
You can do something similar with a LCR delay module tho.. Tho it can't play back samples in out of order, you can still get that screaming tone if you turn feedback to 100 and fiddle with the delay times, starting at the lowest possible number, like 4 ms or something. Assign LCR delay times to different knobs, and then twist for your life. I had lots of fun with that.
But I do totally agree with you about wanting other forms of synthesis for this platform.

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Posted: Thu May 09, 2002 8:37 pm
by j9k
a friend of mine bought a basic kyma for arround 3600 or 3700. but it needed expansion cards badly. i think those are 600 or 700 each and you have to buy two the first time you upgrade. it sounds really good. i think autechre has one. we are the cephalofage.