<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> 2016-05-22T07:38:26Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/13715/nerdsynth-chip-synth-hardware-sequencer/ <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> nanode wrote:

Holy shit I'm glad this thread came around, looks fucking amazing!

Have you considered crowd-funding (if you even need funds)? I'm sure people would back it in a heartbeat!

Yes thats the plan if i don't get the first batch financed through another way.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Frau+Holle+firestARTer 2016-05-22T07:38:26Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/244252/#p244252 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> Holy shit I'm glad this thread came around, looks fucking amazing!

Have you considered crowd-funding (if you even need funds)? I'm sure people would back it in a heartbeat!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/nanode 2016-05-21T01:03:40Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/244221/#p244221 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> Glad to hear this is still ongoing, I'd still be interested in owning one smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/IceWolf 2016-05-21T00:19:53Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/244220/#p244220 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> irrlichtproject wrote:

Yippie-ki-yay! Great to hear you're making progess on this, even if it's slower than you wanted smile
I wonder about HDMI though. Won't that lead to a massive price increase because of the license fees?

Yes don't worry about that. There is no price increase at all caused by the HDMI possibility.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Frau+Holle+firestARTer 2016-05-19T16:32:02Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/244192/#p244192 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> Yippie-ki-yay! Great to hear you're making progess on this, even if it's slower than you wanted smile
I wonder about HDMI though. Won't that lead to a massive price increase because of the license fees?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/irrlichtproject 2016-05-19T09:04:10Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/244187/#p244187 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> amazing. wondered what happened to this just yesterday! i'm very excited

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Domu 2016-05-19T08:31:56Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/244186/#p244186 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> This is super cool. Support!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Theta_Frost 2016-05-19T00:40:00Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/244179/#p244179 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> Oh yes...some time ago and alot happened since then.

I finished a first prototype which i showed at several fairs and parties. And it is working quite well, even though some features didn't work as expected in the first place.
In general alot of things changed compared to the early versions and roadmap. The Nerdsynth itself will be a bit bigger than planned (Not as handheld as planned in the first place, but it is still portable and can run on batteries) so 4 cartridges will fit next to each other. I tried 2x2 carts but that turned up to be unsexy and shaky. (Actually the cartridges take most of the space)
Also all carts can be polyphonic now if they support it ( like the SID can use all 3 voices ). I made several cartridges which include soundchips or the designs of some digital/analogue synths: ATMegatron, Meeblip Anode, SID, Soundgin ( yes it can talk and sing, too), DSP-G1, CV/Gate/Mod out (right from the tracker) and a DIY one where you could add your own synth design and use it seamless in the Nerdsynth. They are more to come. I will add more and more carts frequently so you can choose yourself what your Nerdsynth will be. Only chip, mixed with analogue, noise...whatever...
There is one internal synthesizer in the Nerdsynth (SwinSID by default, which can be replaced by any SID (for the purists)... i decided to skip my own soundchip development for now in favour to get the Nerdsynth finished. (There will be a firestARTer cartridge one day though..)) And they are 4 sample tracks. So for the sound they are 9 polyphonic tracks! Beside that they are 4 visual tracks...So you can create visuals right from the tracker (HDMI and composite output). All can be triggered and played like the live mode in LSDJ or LGPT.
All Cartridges (soundchips) have a dedicated line-output. So you can use the direct soundchip sounds in your mixer. They will be also a internal stereo mix with effects so you can connect a stereo line out or your headphones directly.
6 Knobs can be freely assigned (also from the tracker) to any effect or feature of the soundchips and also the visuals.
There is Midi in-out and all tracks can also be midi tracks. A SEGA Gamepad can be connected too for the real feeling. (Gamepad + TV-Set = Tracking)

There is alot more to tell... i am now very busy finishing the next (and hopefully final) prototype.
Please check the last videos if you haven't yet. One from 2015 which shows some GUI basics: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy1dT0vTwQE

And the second which shows some improvement in the Graphics but also shows a first version of tracked visuals..the video output can be a clone of the tracker screens or the visual generation. I switch from one to the other in the video (video comes right from the video output and is in real in perfect quality, i got to improve the video recording quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FUP9JyeHGw

Please stay tuned...since i do this in my part time it's progressing slower than expected. But i will get there!!!

cheers
firestARTer

www.nerdsynth.com
www.facebook.com/nerdsynth
www.twitter.com/nerdsynth

Ah yes....i hope to get the hardware and the first release version ready (firmware can be easily updated and is a work in progress...i will listen to your feature requests..) by the end of the year...thumbs crossed....

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Frau+Holle+firestARTer 2016-05-18T21:24:27Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/244176/#p244176 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> Multiple outputs it will be!
I will try to get everything out of the soundchips and the samples of course. But as a general rule, soundchips first, samples are secondary.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Frau+Holle+firestARTer 2014-12-10T22:49:05Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/222752/#p222752 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> Piggy synth voice would rule!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/herr_prof 2014-12-09T05:51:04Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/222705/#p222705 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> hehe. i cant wait. purely because Firestarter has been in the biz longer than everyone here. Id say, take a good look a LGPT for the sample channel, but it needs not saying! Just shut up and take my money, plz.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Domu 2014-12-08T21:09:59Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/222673/#p222673 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> i would like to second multiple outputs, 4 if possible smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/JodyBigfoot 2014-12-08T20:56:06Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/222669/#p222669 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> I just added effects to the table screen.

So now all soundchip effects can be changed through the tables.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Frau+Holle+firestARTer 2014-12-08T19:51:00Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/222660/#p222660 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> Aside from sids, its probably cheaper to just buy the loose chips.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/herr_prof 2014-11-26T15:53:43Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/221962/#p221962 <![CDATA[Re: Nerdsynth - Chip synth / hardware sequencer]]> herr_prof wrote:

Most of those chips are available un-soldered. Pokeys are socketed and the rest can be bought NOS.

Cool, so would I just search for the soundchip online or should I buy the machines?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/IceWolf 2014-11-26T15:41:15Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/221961/#p221961