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README
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This ReadMe.TXT is part of:
SynFactory version 0.99
Modular Software Synthesizer
INTRO
=====
Thank you for downloading SynFactory. The interactive modular software synthesizer.
This readme.txt file contains the latest release information. SynFactory is still in the
development stage, so it is important to know the limitations and problems of the
current version. For further information check the website or send me an email.
Web: http://www.syntiac.com/synfactory.html
Send feedback to: synfactory@syntiac.com
FEATURES
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* Fully modular, no fixed configuration. Free to route any signal to any module.
All signals run at audio rate (44.1 Khz) therefore ultrafast LFO and Envelope modulation.
* Output scope
* Capture to wave-file
Available Modules:
* 4 types of Oscillators
* Multiple filters with 12, 18 and 24 dB/Oct slope and Lowpass, Hipass and Bandpass out.
* Mixers, amplifiers and ringmodulators
* Adders with 2 to 8 inputs, subtractor and all kinds of logic modules (AND, OR, XOR, NOT)
* Delay lines and flanger/chorus effects
* 8 and 16 step analog style sequencer
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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* A PC with Windows95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP with a Pentium class processor and 32 Mb+ memory.
For WindowsNT4/2000/XP more memory is recommended (64 Mb+)
* Soundcard capable of 16 bits stereo playback at 44.1 Khz
* A keyboard and a two button mouse
CHANGES LOG
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0.98 -> 0.99
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- Added generation of logfile (providing detailed information during error conditions)
- Added Insert/Merge load file
- Added Cable color selection in Edit-menu (Possible colors are red, green, blue and yellow)
- Optimisation in main DSP loop saves 15% CPU power.
- Every RND module (or OSC in Random mode) now has its own noise generator, making the modules independed of each other.
- Also increased the randomness of the noise source, less artifacts are present in the spectrum.
- Added some basic Anti-aliasing to Saw and Pulse wave forms of the oscillators (both OSC and MOS).
- Changed appearance of toolbar and fixed a bug in disabling the toolbar.
- Window focus bugfix (closing/hiding a supportwindow will reactivate mainwindow)
0.97 -> 0.98
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- Buffering size of DSP system can be set (256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16386) * 5 buffers
- Added Output Scope display window
- OSC has 'Hz' display
- New modules:
- Added 8 steps sequencer
- Added BIT module
- Added Clippy module
- Added Split module
- Added MMF - Multi Mode filter (12,18,24 dB/oct)
- Changed all logic modules (AND,OR,XOR,NOT). Output now -32768 to 32767 (so they can be used to gen. audio)
KNOWN PROBLEMS (version 0.99)
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* Loading SoftSynt 1.0 files can crash the program (just don't try that for the moment)
* On systems running on low-end video cards, sometimes the wrong colors are used for
objects on the screen (program will still function correctly)
* One waveform of the OSC module doesn't work.
Although the current relase is still a development version, it is quite stable and it never
crashed on me during normal use.
MISSING FEATURES/WISH LIST
==========================
Expect some these to be implemented in the (near) future and some of these to be never finished.
* Help files
* Control of master volume
* Internal note sequencer
* MIDI support
* Sample playback
* DirectX and VST support
* Module Plugins and skins
* Port SynFactory to Linux or BeOS