PaulStoffregen
Well-known member
I want to emphasize how we *really* need more real listening tests.
If you're a synth person reading this thread and feeling like you don't have a lot of input about hyperbolic tangents and floating point precision, please don't feel shy. Math is important. It's ultimately the tool used, but math and tech details aren't the end goal here. We're not writing an academic paper! We're trying to create software almost anyone can use to create these classic synth sounds. The result that truly matters is sound delivered to human ears! How the sound is actually perceived is just as important as which non-linear functions were employed deep inside the code.
Especially if you have access a genuine analog Moog synth, please jump into this conversation. Don't be shy to show photos of your patches and presets... and lets talk about how to try reproducing that in the audio library. I really want to get to the point where we can truly compare the sounds. I'm not a "synth guy" and I have no access to any analog synths (though I'm considering building the Moog ladder circuit here....) so your input based on synth know-how and listening tests are a critical part of all this.
If you're a synth person reading this thread and feeling like you don't have a lot of input about hyperbolic tangents and floating point precision, please don't feel shy. Math is important. It's ultimately the tool used, but math and tech details aren't the end goal here. We're not writing an academic paper! We're trying to create software almost anyone can use to create these classic synth sounds. The result that truly matters is sound delivered to human ears! How the sound is actually perceived is just as important as which non-linear functions were employed deep inside the code.
Especially if you have access a genuine analog Moog synth, please jump into this conversation. Don't be shy to show photos of your patches and presets... and lets talk about how to try reproducing that in the audio library. I really want to get to the point where we can truly compare the sounds. I'm not a "synth guy" and I have no access to any analog synths (though I'm considering building the Moog ladder circuit here....) so your input based on synth know-how and listening tests are a critical part of all this.