sofa
mean machine to replace your entire .ens library ;o)
DESCRIPTION
This new version fixes the wrong sounding presets if you had used the R4 version in R5, plus corrects the improper range of the oscillator transpose knob. Included are both the R4 and R5 versions. Due to the clumsy version numbering the UL forces upon me, version 2.7 is actually numbered 3.1 here.
An mp3 file demoing all the presets is available, so you can listen to what this little monster can throw out while you read this.
so’fah [german] - very simplistic, yet highly versatile synth, based on Justin Tyme’s “Tube Boscillator” in conjunction with Noisewreck’s infamous noisewrecking bananalog “Feedback Cascade” filter design. It’s basically one (yes you heard me right the first time) oscillator, a filter (-cascade) and some shaping. In other words: sofa is a boring monophonic sequenced synth with a filter (which was proposed by Noisewreck in a Reaktor forum thread about tape delay simulations and Reaktor having really dull filters). Slightly modified (adjustable phase shifting @ the allpass), then hooked up just a “little” bit different now this machine kicks like a mule (watch your speakers!). The sequencer’s (do yourself a favour, go see -> panel A!) initial purpose was to provide note triggers while I was tweaking, but soon it added to the overall character of the instrument. It’s from the Reaktor library (Building Blocks), as is the oscillator (4 Waves, Sync).
Now why is this thing called sofa? sofa stands for Self Oscillating Filter Aparatus and is easily operated in all sorts of comfortable positions, even in complete darkness (battery operation for outdoor use will be implemented in one of the next updates or so, Im still waiting on the convector springs...). You select a preset and start twisting them knobs. And that’s about it - sofa spits out new original sounds just like that.
Like all my other instruments (not in the UL), this one too features extensive tooltips and some explanatory text modules here and there as why I did certain things. I wish all builders would provide information this way, because we all would benefit.
The original version 1.0 was released Monday, March 14th 2005.
Added VST automation and let the UserLib screw up the version numbering: March 16th
Connected the Modulometer’s scale illumination: March 17th.
Revised the pdf: March 18th
Added section on assigning hardware controllers to pdf: March 19th
Reworked the automation, including soft takeover: March 20th
Includes 99 snapshots! (So what you'll hear in the mp3 is about 1,5 secs per snap...)
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