The C++-based OSC-controler I’ve been working on for my master degree in music technology is nearly finished.
Here is a screenshot:
As you can see it’s on Windows, but since I’ve been using the openFrameworks library, it should be possible to compile it for Mac and Linux as well.
The sound is generated in Max. The only thing you have to do in Max is load samples, everything else can be controlled from the application itself.
Here are some of the features:
- 16 step drum sequencer with individual settings per step and the ability to store patches
- 16 step synth sequencer (a little cheesy at the moment, but it might become cooler) based on a simple synth design with saw, recangle and noise oscillators + filters and envelope
- For the step sequencer, you can adjust BPM and lenght (1 to 16 steps)
- Sampler with 25 voices with looping. Each voice has it’s own filter, distortion and frequency reduction effect and it’s own send to grain
- Pitch controller per sample voice
- Samples can be sequenced, but for now it’s only note on and note off
- 4 effects; reverb, delay, ring-mod and flipper (FM-style modulation) – for delay and reverb effects I use freware VST-effects (for best result)
- Granular effect – audio output form every synthstep, drumstep and sample voice can be sent here
- Circle-based effect parameter editing
- Audio recorder – controls audio recording in max
- Mixer with 7 channels: drum, synth, sampler, granular, fx, audio recorder, and main
- Each channel has it’s own volume and pan controls, and sends to the four effects (excluding the effects, audio recorder and main channels)
- It’s sadly not possible to save patch settings (exept for the drum sequencer)
- Different screens is selected with tab-buttons on the left side
- Signals are sent via Open Sound Control to Max
The program is made primaraly for use with a touch-screen monitor, but it’s of course possible to use a regular mouse. No support for multitouch.
Here’s a little example I made, please be aware of loud noisy sounds:
The file is about 20 minutes and 30MB so it might take some time to load it completely.
It’s improvised, and besides converting to MP3, I’ve done nothing with it after recording.
Here I use the sampler, loaded with single shot drum sounds. They are played back at different speeds and the sound is sent to the granulator and the other effects.
It’s also possible to make some less experimental music with the application. I will post more examples later..
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