Squinky Labs Announcements. Updates to Sequencer, and bug fixes in 1.0.6

Squinky · January 6, 2019, 1:52am

Version 0.6.14 of the Squinky Labs modules just hit the plugin manager. There’s a bunch of improvements and small things.

We have a new VCO called “Saws”. It’s an accurate recreation of the Roland Super Saw from the JP-8000. Love it or hate it, it’s an instantly recognizable sound, especially for those who have listened to 90’s Trance (or the chorus to Rihanna’s “Only Girl in the World”). It’s also a good way to get a huge pad quickly, and without using much CPU. saws-panel

jay.goodman00 · January 6, 2019, 6:41am

Cool

LarsBjerregaard · January 6, 2019, 11:54am

Yay! Good stuff Bruce, although that was a very amputated summary you gave there I recommend y’all (see what I did there?) to give Saws a spin, especially play with detune and mix, it’s a lovely module. Also the LFN module now has a low-frequency-mode on right-click, and there’s a new edition of Chebyshev. Nice work Bruce, go play people…

LarsBjerregaard · January 6, 2019, 12:20pm

github.com

squinkylabs/SquinkyVCV/blob/master/docs/release-notes.md

# Release notes for Squinky Labs modules

## 0.6.14

New Module: Saws (Super Saw VCO emulation).

Reduced CPU usage of Formants, Growler, Colors, and Chopper.

EV3 enhancements:

* mixed waveform output now normalized so it stays within 10-V p-p VCV standard.

* Semitone pitch display is now absolute pitch if VCO has a CV connection.

* Pitch intervals now displayed relative to base VCO, rather than relative to C.

Chebyshev enhancements:

* 10 Lag units added to the harmonic volumes. Rise and fall time controlled from knobs and CVs.

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browneditor · January 6, 2019, 12:23pm

Absolute Butters

Soothsayer · January 6, 2019, 3:51pm

Hell yes thank you! super saw’s are always welcome.

Btw anyone know what happen to Autodafe’s WarSaw?

browneditor · January 6, 2019, 4:26pm

This is my latest patch using SAWS as the main sound at https://patchstorage.com/show-a-little-tenderness/ & https://youtu.be/YiuPKAqxAMI

Squinky · January 6, 2019, 8:19pm

Yes, I’m probably selling Saws short

Josep · January 7, 2019, 12:47am

Wonderful music @browneditor … You can’t imagine how much i wish to start making music like this with VCV Rack! (in my third month with modular synthesis, but i’m on the way ) … So thanks a lot for sharing your patch (which i will study with much interest!)

browneditor · January 7, 2019, 5:02am

Thanks for the words of encouragement. You can also visit my youtube playlist of my vcv rack work at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKq_Gnn6tV4qxAcLmio5-v7xY1PKQZocm. Some of my patches has been released on patchstorage at https://patchstorage.com/author/blackearth/.

Enjoy

Squinky · January 7, 2019, 5:59am

I always have problems downloading their stuff. I think last time I had to contact them to get it.

LarsBjerregaard · January 8, 2019, 5:07am

I made a little sound taster of the new Saws module, hope you don’t mind. I just really like it. Thanks again Bruce!

LarsBjerregaard · January 8, 2019, 5:14am

By the way, you tuned it to C5 rather than C4

Espen · January 8, 2019, 7:34am

Love this thing. Now I can do stuff I usually do in Serum, use a tightly tuned supersaw one octave above a sine wave for some really massive bass sounds, without spending much CPU at all.

And strings!

Squinky · January 9, 2019, 4:22pm

I think all the Squinky VCOs are tuned that way. I think OC asked for that (?)

Squinky · January 9, 2019, 4:23pm

Saw an octave above a sin - that’s the famous “Even” waveform from EvenVCO!

LarsBjerregaard · January 10, 2019, 6:22pm

I only mentioned it because the recommended default/standard is C4:

Audio-rate oscillators should use a baseline of the note C4

Squinky · February 4, 2019, 5:28am

If you have a choice of following the spec, or following Omri, which would you choose?

LarsBjerregaard · February 4, 2019, 6:01am

Oh now, that’s unfair I still say the standard, we are civilized men after all.

Squinky · February 4, 2019, 6:04am

Yes, I am included to agree with you