wavelength plastic

wavelength · Post by **wavelength** » Wed Aug 07, 2002 7:36 pm

<a name="planetz-file"></a><a href="http://www.track0.com/wavelength/plastic.zip"><img src="/forums/images/file_icon.gif" border="0" alt=" File"> File</a> <a name="planetz-file"></a><a href="http://www.track0.com/wavelength/plasti ... .htm"><img src="/forums/images/notes_icon.gif" border="0" alt=" Notes"> Notes</a> <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Price ($USD): 20 <a name="planetz-tag"></a>Type: Synth _____________________________________ plastic version 2.6

VCO
- 2 multimode oscillators (sine, triangle, saw up, saw down, square with pulsewidth control, and an external-in position)
- osc 2 can be variably synced to osc 1
- each oscillator can cross-modulate the other
- each oscillator has its own direct, ADSR, and LFO pitch control
- SUB (pulse with width control) oscillator + white noise generator

VCF
- two stage filterbank!
- filter 1 is a 24dB lowpass warm analogue-style filter with resonance control that can be used on its own or in-series with filter 2
- filter 1 has ADSR envelope control
- filter 2 is a resonant 12dB multimode (lowpass/ highpass/ bandpass) filter that can be switched on and off and used after the 24dB filter, in-series
- filter 2 features variable velocity + LFO modulation

VCA
- level control for each oscillator, SUB, and noise
- AMP envelope (ADSR)
- volume control

- global controls: coarse tune, fine tune, portamento/ glissando, pitch bend range

EFFECTS
- smooth chorus
- 5-second 'space echo' delay
- overdrive
- crusher effect (grainy distortion)
- mod-wheel controls pitch
- a ring-modulator that takes the output from filter 1 and modulates it with the output of filter 2 (whether filter 2 is on or off)

FEATURES...

- ultra-smooth control functionality (no zipping or popping)
- very flexible sound creation possibilities
- can be extremely (and uniquely) aggressive-sounding or sublimely mellow
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Jngaelin · Post by **Jngaelin** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 8:36 am

I must tell you that testing this synth was a real pleasure

It's severe...heavy and sick !!!

I totaly love it !!!
Everybody should have this synth.

10 points to this fantastic Rage synth.

Good work mizta Waverlenght maan !!!

Irie !!!

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Jngaelin · Post by **Jngaelin** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 8:43 am

By the way...

Are these really shareware devices...because...
Everything on all the devices you've uploaded...hmm..well it all works.

I thaught there would be a time limit on the devices or something ???

RESPECT !!!

topaz · Post by **topaz** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 11:33 am

call it more donationware.

please send stephen $20 whenever you can.

On 2002-08-14 09:43, Jngaelin wrote:
By the way...

Are these really shareware devices...because...
Everything on all the devices you've uploaded...hmm..well it all works.

I thaught there would be a time limit on the devices or something ???

RESPECT !!!

at0m · Post by **at0m** » Wed Aug 14, 2002 12:26 pm

Yup, 'shareware users' get exact the same devices as 'payed users'. Contribute to Hummel if you owe Stephen

Cewl, innit?

Jngaelin · Post by **Jngaelin** » Fri Aug 30, 2002 5:34 am

I will as soon as i can...

He deserves the money.

Especally for these devices...

Im having so mutch fun !!!!

I is Irie now

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(I Praise JAH)

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scary808 · Post by **scary808** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 5:26 am

This is a true classic. One of the best softsynths out there, hands down!

mr swim · Post by **mr swim** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 5:36 am

Got to agree. I have been playing around with this one all weekend, and just love the crystal clear (or totally warped !) sounds. Beautifully designed, sounds great, and for now at least, its free (when I make my riches Mr Hummel will be HEARTILY re-imbursed. Thank you so much !

doodyrh · Post by **doodyrh** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 5:11 pm

On 2003-01-16 05:36, mr swim wrote:
(when I make my riches Mr Hummel will be HEARTILY re-imbursed.

It says $20 dollars at the top of the page.
Doesn't say anything about hell freezing over.
A 30-day trial would be more than generous

AudioIrony · Post by **AudioIrony** » Thu Jun 12, 2003 7:31 pm

Got this one a while back and now rediscovering it's ability to totally mince sound and make screaming ruinous bass/lead patches. love it. Has to be one of the best devices out there

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 6:41 am

Just gone back to an old track (industrial-ish) two days ago and it was full of plastic. Very grungy/hard. i actually bought this when it was the full price and still think it's a good. i just wish there was an update to the new-style presets list (are you listening Stephen!), perhaps those wanting a updates for earlier wavelength devices could pay a nominal update fee, i know i would.

doodyrh · Post by **doodyrh** » Fri Jun 13, 2003 9:30 am

On 2003-06-13 07:41, Mr Arkadin wrote:
i just wish there was an update to the new-style presets list

Same here. I'm at the point where I won't use anything with the old style presets anymore unless absolutely necessary.

wavelength · Post by **wavelength** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 4:20 pm

On 2003-06-13 07:41, Mr Arkadin wrote:
Just gone back to an old track (industrial-ish) two days ago and it was full of plastic. Very grungy/hard. i actually bought this when it was the full price and still think it's a good. i just wish there was an update to the new-style presets list (are you listening Stephen!), perhaps those wanting a updates for earlier wavelength devices could pay a nominal update fee, i know i would.

You guys really like the plastic, eh? maybe i'll have to come up with an uber-plastic? new preset list standard/ XTC-support + added features?

Mr Arkadin · Post by **Mr Arkadin** » Sun Jun 15, 2003 5:48 pm

You tease, you.

Hmm, Uberplastic (sorry coudn't find the U with two dots) like it, kind of Kraftwerk-y.

BTW Stephen does this mean you've finally sorted your browser out?

Mr A

wavelength · Post by **wavelength** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 1:15 am

On 2003-06-15 18:48, Mr Arkadin wrote:
You tease, you.

Hmm, Uberplastic (sorry coudn't find the U with two dots) like it, kind of Kraftwerk-y.

BTW Stephen does this mean you've finally sorted your browser out?

Mr A

yeah, got things working again... thanks for noticing!

zezappa · Post by **zezappa** » Mon Jun 16, 2003 7:57 am

Though I still must keep on learning lots about synths (...and too much atractive devices for such few time I can work on

), I'd like to say that Plastic gets my favourite sound and first one used synth from Stephen's.
As I get fine and more and more working on XTC, this would be a great improvement to get on wavelenght devices.

Thanks a lot about "generousware"!

wavelength · Post by **wavelength** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 12:30 am

On 2003-06-15 18:48, Mr Arkadin wrote:
You tease, you.

Hmm, Uberplastic (sorry coudn't find the U with two dots) like it, kind of Kraftwerk-y...

Mr A

i've actually been working on an "uber"-plastic for some time now and the guts are basically finished .. now just working on the GUI stuff. it's a trip to revisit some of those ideas from a few years ago and build on them with my current experience and the newer SCOPE "atoms" to work with. with this new version I am really trying to achieve a balance between what made the original plastic sound so unique and efficient (+ GUI) DSP usage.

i guess now would be the time to ask you guys, what MUST be retained from the original for this new device to remain true to the spirit of the old beast? I've got my favourite features, but there are some things that I am considering changing or eliminating from the original design (you should bear in mind that I am also adding several new features that the original didn't include). now is the time to speak up and say what SHOULD NOT be changed from the original's specs.

thanks, as always,

stephen

mydaycomes · Post by **mydaycomes** » Fri Jul 04, 2003 12:30 am

Stephen,

I can't offer too much in the way of a technical commentary on what makes "Plastic" so great...but maybe you can translate some of my layman babble and make good use of it.

The first thing that appealed to me with the plastic was the incredibly aggressive lead sounds that it makes...exemplified by the preset "vel filter 2". One would be hard-pressed to name two self-contained synths that had half the balls.

Of course, the pads that this creature puts out are simply amazing...combined with the "Space Echo", you really get a full-room sonic texture at the press of a key.

If I had to try and put my finger on it, I'd say that what probably makes the "Plastic" stand out is the layout of the synth itself...not the GUI, mind you, but the actual "flow" of the sound from the synth.

Forgive me if that sounds ignorant, but it really seems to me that the order of processes that the sounds goes through is one of the biggest reasons that "Plastic" has such a consistently good sound, as well as ease of use. It just seems like all of the right options are in all of the right places...

If I might be so bold as to make a (tiny) request...I'd love to see more options to sync to BPM or fractions thereof. I guess that's almost standard now, but I just thought I'd ask...

Thanks a lot!

wavelength · Post by **wavelength** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 3:55 am

for those who might be interested, I have put up a track showing some of what the "uberPLASTIC" can do in a more mellow vein:

http://www.planetz.com/forums/viewtopic ... forum=17&0

-Stephen

http://www.track0.com/wavelength/

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Immanuel · Post by **Immanuel** » Thu Aug 07, 2003 6:52 am

Funny

I thought you would aim for a release today - excatly 1 year after the previous Plastic