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Re: [Doepfer_a100] A Verdict.

2017-02-11 by mars@pingdynasty.com

Martin Brinkmann, maybe?
Just having a look at his patches now, some great looking stuff.
AFAIK the Nebulae is powered by a Raspberry Pi and runs LibPD, a 
small-ish Pd interpreter.
There are other solutions, e.g. using the Heavy compiler which can 
generate optimised code for different embedded architectures.

My own company Rebel Technology makes the OWL Modular, which uses Heavy 
to run Pd. Then the OWL is also programmable in C++, FAUST and most 
recently Max Gen (end plug).

As a modular maker, I wouldn't bother to make anything that already 
exists: another resonant low pass filter or ADSR for example. Not unless 
I felt it had a unique feature which made it worthwhile. Product 
development is really hard, and if you're not innovating then I don't 
see the point. We are all really lucky with Eurorack that Dieter has 
made such an amazing range of quality modules, which you can combine to 
build just about any type of modular system. It means that as a small 
maker I can focus on the unique bits that I want to contribute. This in 
fact is the very reason I do Eurorack.


Martin


On 2017-02-11 19:43, Diego Ragnini diegora@free.fr [Doepfer_a100] wrote:
> Does Nebulae load Pure Data files? That's amazing, really! I love
> that software! Thomas Brinkmann is sharing materials since ever on his
> web site. Though I can't see to what extent it loads PD files… I did
> believe that it loads audio WAV files… sincerely I don't know
> Nebulae at all, I purchased MN Phonogene, tried it for few weeks and
> gave it away since it seemed just crap to me, compared to granular
> synthesis software which do the job more efficiently for sure. Of
> course I am not a pure fanatic of modular synthesis, since I can use
> pc without shame.
> 
> Beginners prefer pre patched modules (for instance, MN Wogglebug which
> can be replicated by coupling few doepfer modules) just because they
> are beginners: afraid of having to dedicate too many hours to learn
> several functions and schemes in a short time. Then pre patched
> modules need less room in the racks and, as everyone experienced, they
> get filled very fast!
> :-)
> 
> Diego
>

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