SoloRack v2.2 Release, CLAP support and new modules

[Genetic_Junk]

Thanks! Around 15 seconds in, that's just the demo noise. As far as I can tell, the bug is fixed.

[S0lo]

. I forgot to fix the demo noise.

[S0lo]

So Its fixed now. I also made the demo noise a bit less frequent to be less intrusive.

64bit: updated links on first post

32bit: updated links on first post

[Genetic_Junk]

Nice. I assumed the demo noise being periodic was intentional.

Edit: Getting a virus detect from Windows Security (Win 10 22H2) for exe in the 2.21x64 zip linked in your Jan 31 post.

Edit2: The link from solostuff.net doesn't trigger a warning.

[Genetic_Junk]

Augmenting the earlier discussion on compressors, from this post on the modwiggler forum, a nice graphic on patching a compressor:



Looks like all the necessary modules are in SoloRack.

Edit: Here's my first try implementing the above graphic in SoloRack:

Patch Description: Compressor with parallel distortion (In2 of Mixer in row 1). Top Offset is the threshold. Slew Lim is knee of the transfer curve. Switch changes sidechain source (In1: feedback, In2: feedforward, In3: waveshaper). For expansion use direct out from EF (rather than the inverted signal) and the bottom Offset. The CV levels on the VCA can be used to control the depth of the compression. The channels are summed for the sidechain.

Patch: https://archive.org/download/solo-rack- ... 20V2-2.srp
Audio Dry...............................................................: https://archive.org/download/solo-rack- ... %20Dry.mp3
Audio Wet (extreme example with two patches in series): https://archive.org/download/solo-rack- ... 0Audio.mp3

[S0lo]

Cool !! I'm guessing you used the waveshaper for "main audio VCA" ? If you need an LPG (as graphic states), There is the S205. Just keep in mind that this one is not an optical/vactrol LPG emulation. It is our own take and meant to be different.

I'd say if you had to patch 2 patches in series to make the sound prominent. Then there's probably something not quite tuned well. But of course I could be wrong. I never tried it before. So I don't know, but you could try the LPG.

[Genetic_Junk]

Thanks! I used the S404 for all the VCAs. The waveshaper is my own addition to the patch. The sound can be prominent without using two in series. Using two in series is something I usually do with the compressors on the drum bus, so I kept with my tradition. But here is a demo with just one instance:

Dry: https://archive.org/download/solo-rack- ... %20Dry.mp3
Wet: https://archive.org/download/solo-rack- ... omp2-2.mp3

But tuning isn't as easy as a traditional compressor given that the modules probably weren't designed with compression in mind. There is a ton more flexibility though.

[Genetic_Junk]

Earlier we were discussing how to create an LFO with PWM. Here's a patch that does that using the compare output of the S911. The idea came from reading this post: https://modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 5#p1858325

https://archive.org/download/solo-rack- ... %20PWM.srp

[S0lo]

Earlier we were discussing how to create an LFO with PWM. Here's a patch that does that using the compare output of the S911. The idea came from reading this post: https://modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 5#p1858325

https://archive.org/download/solo-rack- ... %20PWM.srp

hmmm, Thats clever. Modwiggler can't stop wondering and wandering.

But tuning isn't as easy as a traditional compressor given that the modules probably weren't designed with compression in mind. There is a ton more flexibility though.

Yeah, true.

There is also so many things you can do that doesn't cross the mind easily. Like for example, most of those audio modules can process CV (ie DC coupled in analog hardware terms). And vise versa . Like you can for example shape an LFO with a waveshaper. Or capture CV and play it back with the S315 sampler. You could literally high pass sharp CV (like a saw tooth LFO) to get rid of it's low frequencies and keep only the sharp movements. Which kinda of the opposite of a slew limiter.

You can do wonders by just mixing LFOs or ADSRs together.

[Genetic_Junk]

Yep. Modular synthesis gives lots of space for creativity and expression. Kind of like a language. SoloRack is very easy to work with compared to some other modular plugin platforms. I really like the extreme oversampling options too. Probably purchase a license in the next few days.

There is a nice variety of modules already, but curiosity requires me to ask: Any plans for more modules?

[S0lo]

No promises. But I've been slowly adding more and more modules since 2017 when we first launched SoloRack. I still have the intention to keep doing so.

I'm currently porting more modules to the Shreds And Charades add-on modules. Those are free modules, so you don't even need a license for SoloRack to use them. Once that's released, I'm probably going to start working on the next release of the synth which would most probably include more modules.

[Genetic_Junk]

Sounds good. I still need to explore the Shreds and Charades add-ons. Plenty of existing modules and possibilities for experimentation.

[Genetic_Junk]

Wondering if something is amiss with the oversampling and one of the modules in the patch below.

Here are audio samples of the patch at different oversampling rates:

none.: https://archive.org/download/solo-rack- ... ple%29.mp3
8x.....: https://archive.org/download/solo-rack- ... ple%29.mp3
32x...: https://archive.org/download/solo-rack- ... ple%29.mp3
128x.: https://archive.org/download/solo-rack- ... ple%29.mp3

None and 8x sound okay. But 32x and 128x sound like the adsr modulating the filter freq isn't decaying properly.

Patch: https://archive.org/download/solo-rack- ... Filter.srp

[S0lo]

Thanks, Yes, thats a bug with the ADSR at high oversampling. Will be fixed shortly.

[Genetic_Junk]

No problem. Thanks for confirming.