Viktor
Creative
software synthesizer
SHOW HN2015
127points
60comments
#177of 2,565 in 2015
Top 7%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
15 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score +0.46.
Execution: 6 for, 0 againstPerformance: 3 for, 3 againstIdea: 3 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Low latency and good sound quality
From 3 comments
Latency seems quite low! Seems to sound quite good too from my laptop speakers :) WELL DONE! Is latency known / have you measured?
AnthonBerg on HNNice smooth sound, low latency - good job!
Florin_Andrei on HNI find the quality of the Synth amazing. Over the years I have tried out many Synth plugins for Reason 5 e.g. and I have never come across one, in which all the settings sound…
benjaminva on HN
Impressive that a synth runs in the browser
From 2 comments
My first impression was that this was rendered with WebGL, and I couldn't believe that this could be done with web. Kudos! I didn't think this was possible, since audio editing…
malkia on HNThat is goddamn amazing!
Arzh on HN
Objections
Filter lacks keyboard tracking and breaks at high resonance
From 2 comments
The filter does not appear to keytrack, thus it gets more or less powerful depending on which notes you play(this is sometimes desirable but usually not). It is possible to make…
chipsy on HNIt's bad if your synth is aiming to be a virtual analog. The correct behavior of extreme resonance, at least in a Moog-type filter, is self-oscillation [0], but actually…
chipsy on HN
Cannot be plugged into a DAW
From 1 comment
While I think this is nice work, it's a shame it can't be plugged into a DAW. A nice toy but kinda useless for some of us
tomc1985 on HN
Requests
Polyphony
From 1 comment
That's awesome! :) I am going to implement polyphony, I just decided to release early, since monosynth is still a playable instrument. And it definitely will be a switch option…
tsenkov on HN
Arpeggiator or step sequencer
From 1 comment
Sounds incredible. Would be awesome if you could add an arpeggiator or basic step sequencer. It's a bit difficult to fiddle with the nobs while pressing down the keys.
z_lake on HN
Keyboard (QWERTY) input
From 1 comment
How do I enable keyboard input?
TeeWEE on HN
Questions
How is latency measured
From 2 comments
Latency seems quite low! Seems to sound quite good too from my laptop speakers :) WELL DONE! Is latency known / have you measured?
AnthonBerg on HNThank you! The truth is I have no idea what the latency is. I give all the credit to the well made WebAudio API. :) If you have a suggestion how could this be measured reliably…
tsenkov on HN
Is polyphony possible
From 1 comment
That's a very cool piece of work! I recorded a brief demo using a MIDI controller - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU8FE9xLBdM and the lack of latency is fantastic. Question -…
fluxsauce on HN
Alternatives named
Soundtrap
From 1 comment
Well, there are a few emerging ones. Soundtrap pops to mind. I'm sure it already does. :)
tsenkov on HN
Csound
From 1 comment
Proxy issue; probably not a big deal for most of your users :) Nice job with the synth. I've got lots of recreational software synthesis under my belt (csound) and appreciate…
bch on HN
VST plugins in Reason
From 1 comment
I find the quality of the Synth amazing. Over the years I have tried out many Synth plugins for Reason 5 e.g. and I have never come across one, in which all the settings sound…
benjaminva on HN