KVR Audio

soonth · Post by **soonth** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:31 am

DOWNLOAD HERE
SOURCE CODE
DISCORD

blocks is a fun & simple modular synth available for MacOS & Windows as Standalone, VST3 and AU.
Linux support will come soon!

Here's one of the stock presets:
https://youtu.be/Bf98fVG27vg?si=UfIb3y0vojGZnvoF

Nug Wrangler · Post by **Nug Wrangler** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:13 am

Cool! Thanks for this

cdbaksu · Post by **cdbaksu** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:24 am

Love the minimal UI. Sounds great too!

Any plans on updating the AU version to Apple Silicon?

soonth · Post by **soonth** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:43 am

cdbaksu wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:24 am Love the minimal UI. Sounds great too!

Any plans on updating the AU version to Apple Silicon?

please download again.
had to up the github action mac version so it runs on m1. let me know if its fixed

cdbaksu · Post by **cdbaksu** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:51 am

soonth wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:43 am
cdbaksu wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:24 am Love the minimal UI. Sounds great too!

Any plans on updating the AU version to Apple Silicon?
please download again.
had to up the github action mac version so it runs on m1. let me know if its fixed

Nice! It's fixed.

Can't wait to have a play with it this weekend. Thanks!

Alexander137 · Post by **Alexander137** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:54 pm

Yes, the interface looks very nice.
I’m not a programmer, probably this function is too difficult to implement, but if it becomes possible to draw ADSR and LFO like MSEG, then this synthesizer will definitely become one of the most interesting free ones.

soonth · Post by **soonth** » Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:58 pm

Alexander137 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:54 pm Yes, the interface looks very nice.
I’m not a programmer, probably this function is too difficult to implement, but if it becomes possible to draw ADSR and LFO like MSEG, then this synthesizer will definitely become one of the most interesting free ones.

will do

soonth · Post by **soonth** » Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:31 pm

Linux version is now out!
Download here!

audiojunkie · Post by **audiojunkie** » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:11 am

Thanks for supporting Linux!!!

Korg Supporter · Post by **Korg Supporter** » Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:57 am

It sounds nice, but it takes up half of my AMD Ryzen 3700X.

Tj Shredder · Post by **Tj Shredder** » Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:48 pm

Does it require MacOS 14? Or could you compile it for at least down to 12?

BONES · Post by **BONES** » Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:29 pm

This video gives you a bit more insight into how this works. It's quite interesting and looks well conceived but it's not something I have any use for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q08PhGMdj1Y

ampetrosillo · Post by **ampetrosillo** » Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:49 pm

soonth wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:31 am DOWNLOAD HERE
SOURCE CODE
DISCORD

blocks is a fun & simple modular synth available for MacOS & Windows as Standalone, VST3 and AU.
Linux support will come soon!

Here's one of the stock presets:
https://youtu.be/Bf98fVG27vg?si=UfIb3y0vojGZnvoF

This is a very clever design. I don't know whether you came up with it yourself or it is inspired by some other software, but to me it looks much more fun to use on a computer screen than the usual skeuomorphic UIs that are such a chore to use.

I assume the algorithms are all stock JUCE objects/functions (not that this is bad at all, JUCE is a very high quality library for audio).

sprnva · Post by **sprnva** » Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:30 pm

Another "thanks for linux" here. I tried to compile it a couple of days ago but failed. Glad to see you fixed it so soon

Just playing with it now. Would it be possible to have parameters that are being modulated update their values? For example, I put together an oscillator and a filter with an lfo modulating the filter cutoff. The slider for the filter cutoff isn't showing any movement, yet I can hear the filter cutoff being modulated.

Or maybe this is a bad idea because you would then lose sight of the initial values. Unless there was a way to overlay the movement on the parameter sliders. Maybe a dot like in the left panel?

soonth · Post by **soonth** » Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:17 am

BONES wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:29 pm This video gives you a bit more insight into how this works. It's quite interesting and looks well conceived but it's not something I have any use for.

with blocks what you get is what you see, and sometimes it's helpful to keep it clean especially if you want to creatively add upon a simple idea.

it's "modular" only as a byproduct of what would be the simplest way of translating a synth sound from your head to reality (IMO).

so dont be so sure you wont find it useful

I released a new version of my free & open-source modular synth plugin "blocks"