Fairlight-CMI

That looks fantastic!

Most importantly, how will it sound? Will each voice be an emulate the sound of a voice card with variable sample clock playback?

Keep us up to date. I'd buy one.

Do happen to have any screenshots?

Best,
David
http://dvdborn.blogspot.com

--- In Fairlight-CMI@yahoogroups.com, "jaddams80" wrote:
>
> I'm working on a long-term project at the moment that (generally) replicates a fairlight.
> Here's the details of both if anyone is interested?
>
> I've got two versions of the program operational.
> - V1 is a proof of concept and loads saves waveforms in raw format, wav, aif, plus fairlight raw 8 and 16 bit. Current status is discontinued as I have shifted focus to V2
> - green screen (colours user optional)
> - page based (no menus, etc) as in fairlight - instant screen redraw
> - it saves wav format with roland loop data
> - its got full additive / harmonic synthesis with a mixture of waveforms. both singular and full envelope control
> - additive engine is instant - move a fader and the entire waveform updates
> - full display in 2d, segment, 3d and true 3d allowing you to rotate the waveform in 3d (similar to the new 30a i think?)
> - voice editing (reverse, normalize, fade, cut/copy)
> - full loop editing including x-fade
> - preliminary sequencer with voice selection, pattern, sequence and song.
> - 32 voices
> - onscreen faders allowing volume, mute, pan
> I can post images if more info wanted?
>
> V1 was the concept, V2 is the more complete product.
> V2 is more involved as there is a lot of engine stuff that is being created to support wavetables etc.
> Here's what I've got so far:
> - page/subpage based with instant screen redraw
> - screen is divided into three: top is information, middle is the page display, bottom is the page/sub page buttons with small area for extra buttons
> - full console/terminal for directly accessing commands from the keyboard
> - full load of wav/aif/raw formats in 8 and 16 bit with ability to load unknown formats
> - full range of voice create
> - full waveform/info display of any disk voice
> - full waveform viewing in 2d/3d and true 3d
> - brand new sound engine. each voice has the following:
> - 4 lfos
> - 4 envelopes (dadsr - delay/attack/decay/sustain/release)
> - 1 rotor - this is a variable 16 step sequencer
> - matrix to control how the above are routed
> - block diagram of voice structure
> - full graphics of faders/buttons, etc - these are all custom hardware accellerated
> - the sound engine directly supports mode 1 and mode 4 fairlight modes plus full ppg wavetables
>
> todo:
> - synthesis integration
> - song/DAW modes
> - midi control
>
> both are OSX snow leopard (and above)
>