This patch is a synthesizer, sequencer and drum machine. The notes are received via MIDI from an external device (or via PC keyboard letter: Z S X ecc..). You can store and recall the settings of the gray modules. The patch can record audio in uncompressed format in two differnt way: from the attack of the sound (used to sample a note) or the whole performace. Through the router each one of the four voices can be assigned at the sequencer or at the live execution.

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/MG_-_ZORG.v.1.1.zip

Thanks guys, I'm really happy that you enjoy it! ))

This patch took me away a good part of the past summer but it's not finished yet! Hope to have time to fix some bugs (the pulse module is not working as I want and also the envelope has some odd to fix). By the way, for now it's monodic but the next step its' to make it polyphonic!

Great work only scratched the surface, will give more feedback once I get playing with it a bit more

Thanks jm547ster, I stand by for the feed back!

Hi Mattia,

This synth is super nice! I am really enjoying playing and exploring it. Very beautiful construction and such a lot of work, and the sound is really VERY korg

Here are some things I do not understand, and some suggestion:

drum sequencer - I could use a little explanation here, I am confused as to some functionalities between the sequencer and the drum machine. In general, but in particular:

'giro' - means loop in italian, I think? but it doesn't seem to change the behavior here as far as I can tell..what does that do? I am looking at the patch, as well as the synth itself and listening, but I am not feeling very enlightened

number box/'write'/'clear' at first I thought that the number box could possibly be used to store separate sequences that one might play in, but then I realized that as one 'writes' notes in it simply counts down the remaining steps, is that correct?

the steps one writes to in the sequencer do not seem to remain the same when played back (for example, you might clearly write a note to the first group of four, but upon playing back it is heard in the third group

one suggestion would be that if one cannot save sequences and play back, it might be really useful to simply have a way of toggling the instruments on and off in the drum synth itself, that way you could program a pattern for each instrument and drop them in and out as you play, giving a little more variety

another question -what is the function of the row of radio buttons across the top of the drum sequencer? From the patch it looks like its for setting the max number of beats in the rhythmic cycle, but it doesn't seem to function (it doesn't loop at that point) though if I have the patch open it does 'bang' at the point indicated by the radio box

I am really excited to get a little time to map some cc onto the pitch knobs!

wonderful work!
J

Thanks, thanks thanks and thanks again Coalman! You make me happy
Now give me some time to write a full reply to your post please! This morning I woke up at 6:30, left home at 7:20 and returned at 20:30, then finish to eat at 21:30 and now I'm a bit "low of battery", but in the last week I've implemented a midi reader for ZORG, so the next version will load and play mid files (songs).. ..and others little things than, for now, I don't want to say

I will reply you as soon as I can! (thanks!!!!)

1. Drum sequencer: turning on the sounds it's quite simple, but for sync the sequencer and the drum machine you have to operate on the BOTH toggle. Once you have entered the sequence, set the subdivision (Suddivisioni a.k.a whole, half, quarter, ecc..) and set the drum pattern (the yellow ratio marker it's for the pattern's lenght), turn off the BOTH toggle, then push the Riavvolgi bang for sequencer (the value of the counter under the Riavvolgi bang should be = 0) and drum machine and then the BOTH toggle on.

2. 'giro' means loop but it's only for the note entered and routed for the sequencer. When you select it the notes entered are automaticly bounced in two parts, one is 4 patterns (or misures, depend how you subdivide/think the entered sequence, for conventions it's better call it pattern rather than misure) of the entered notes values, the one other is 4 patterns is these notes pitched one tone lower. It's a quit automation that should be amplied and bring to the user in the front panel.

3. The write toggle it's only for enable the recording mode for te pattern (16 notes), it works with ROUTER VOCI that assign VCO's to the sequencer (for write or read the sequence). Best results with the ENV 'p' mode (piano), because you can swithc notes off!

4. Use the Riavvolgi bang and take a look to the bottom counter values (it should be = 0, when you begin ZORG set it = -1, this it's to be fixed).

5. Yes, this it's a good idea! But also implement a routine for save the drum patterns! So: both good ideas!

6. The ratio row set the lenght of the drum sequence (use the Riavvolgi bang!). It turns exactly 4/4 if you set over any colored (grey) column

Thanks again Coalman

wow, THANKS, and ok I will try these things, play some more and see what comes out

I have worked over the polyphonic task and the midi one, here a quick demo patch!

http://www.pdpatchrepo.info/hurleur/PolyZORG_1.zip

Mattia,

Can you use OSC to control parameters? CC messages for the knobs?

Thanks,
Tom

Hum, Tom I try a little bit but it's quite difficoult for some reasons: [osc~] through [unsig~] wants a bang refresh, or an index number if you pass through an array table, and the output will be always between -1 and 1. If you mean to use the [osc~]'s frequency to get envelopes for the [knob] parameters this approach it's wrong, but there will be a way to do that, for sure! For that kind of oscillator's uses Csound it's really user-friendly!

I will try to do something about that, it's a problem I don't had fixed up to now, thanks for the suggestion!