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User-defined controller mapping is not supported currently.įigure 2: Discovery in a sequencing session
#Discovery pro virtual analog synthesizer pdf#
Fifty continuous controllers have been pre-mapped to Discovery's synthesis parameters (the assignments are listed in the PDF manual), and Nord Lead users will be pleased to know that the default assignments are a near-perfect match for the controllers on the Nord synth hardware. Speaking of MIDI: Discovery responds to the usual note-on, velocity, and program change MIDI messages. The virmidi ports enable a multiplicity of possible connections between clients of the ALSA sequencer (an ALSA API feature that provides and manages multiplexed MIDI connectivity). This handy amenity adds four virtual MIDI ports to the system, all of which are recognized by the ALSA sequencer and are visible in QJackCtl's MIDI connections panel. My basic ALSA system has been augmented with the snd-virmidi module. Audio output runs from the Delta 66 to a 100 watt power amp and on into a pair of studio reference monitors. A Casio MIDI keyboard connects to the SBLive. The system sound hardware includes an M-Audio Delta 66 digital audio interface and an SBLive equipped with an external MIDI adapter. I upgraded the system's default version of JACK to version 0.112.0 (managed with the indispensable QJackCtl), and I ran my tests with version 0.4.6 of the JOST host. I tested Discovery under the Jacklab Audio Distribution (JAD) 1.0, a media-optimized system based on OpenSUSE 10.2, which includes ALSA 1.0.13. If you're still not satisfied you can import Nord Lead2 sysex data (see the electro-Music archives for Nord sysex files), or you can learn to program the synth yourself.
#Discovery pro virtual analog synthesizer Patch#
If nothing there satisfies your ears you can try some of the 3rd-party patch banks listed on the discoDSP Web site. Discovery comes with 40 banks of sounds, with 128 patches per bank. There's no lack of patches for this synth. Discovery is available only as a plugin, there is no standalone version. The current list includes Renoise along with the eXT2 and QTractor audio/MIDI sequencers and the JOST multi-format plugin host. The Linux version can be used in any host that supports VST/VSTi plugins compiled for Linux.
#Discovery pro virtual analog synthesizer mod#
Performance controls include portamento time, poly/mono modes, and mod wheel assignment. Extra controls include panning, a gate, and a simple delay line. The output from the LFO (low-frequency oscillator) modulates the main audio oscillator stage, and the output from that stage is further modified by the filter and amplifier stages. The screenshot in Figure 1 shows how the GUI is organized to represent the synthesis signal flow.

#Discovery pro virtual analog synthesizer software#
Traffic on sites such as Cockos Software and KVRAudio indicates that interest in Linux is on the rise. I've been able to run many Windows music programs under the Wine emulator, so my participation has gone beyond mere lurking. I took that suggestion to heart and joined a variety of Windows/Mac-centric lists and forums.


Years ago one of Linux's finest audio software developers suggested that I should keep a watchful eye on the Windows/Mac music software scene.
