New Soundplane software

randy 2017-07-15 00:25:33 UTC #1

Since spring I've been working on a new tracker algorithm for the Soundplane. I'm happy to share this first cut, and move on to playing and refining it more, as well as long-awaited plugin updates, putting the wood shop together, and stuff.

For me, the Soundplane is finally mature enough that I want to focus more on playing better, and not just improving the technology. More info at my madronalabs.com post.

marcus_fischer 2017-07-15 21:30:43 UTC #2

Wow. Very cool Randy!

Ammanuel 2017-07-16 13:14:04 UTC #3

I am not familiar with this software but always on the look out for new and exciting devices of softwares for sound ..... couldn't find any videos on your site.

wednesdayayay 2017-07-16 14:29:23 UTC #4

wow very much looking forward to this
I'll own a soundplane again once the wood shop gets up and running

TheTechnobear 2017-07-16 14:39:40 UTC #5

Ive left detailed comments on the Madrona Labs forum.
but wanted to also say thank you to @randy here. I played with it for quite a while, and it definitely feels like a great step forward... great news, for a fantastic controller, that I really enjoy playing.

@Ammanuel if you search on youtube you'll find a few, including a few Ive posted (need to do some more ), heres one from a while back

Ammanuel 2017-07-16 15:00:10 UTC #6

very true didn't look enough thank you.

randy 2017-07-16 16:45:16 UTC #7

There are a couple of videos on the Soundplane product page too. I'm excited to make some more myself now that this deep dive on the technical end is wrapping up.

jasonw22 2017-07-16 18:07:56 UTC #8

So exciting! Can't wait for the wood shop to get fired up. Been letting a lot of other MPE devices pass by in anticipation.

ngwese 2017-07-24 05:55:39 UTC #9

Many thanks to @randy for the new tracker. The Soundplane and Aalto together are capable of some wonderfully rich and organic sounds. ...I just lost myself in a new patch while testing, so much control and character that I felt like I was playing some unknown acoustic instrument.

ngwese 2017-07-25 07:40:11 UTC #10

...for the curious I've uploaded an excerpt from my noodling while testing the new tracker (one pass, one instance of aalto, with a touch of reverb from an H8000)

randy 2017-07-25 16:25:31 UTC #11

You have everything working synergistically here! I like how you are getting both the percussive and the waveguide sounds out of a single patch.

ngwese 2017-07-26 01:48:46 UTC #12

If anyone wants to play with that Aalto patch here it is:

LP Pluck SP[4].mlpreset (4.6 KB)

The SP client was configured 4 touches in "rows in fourths" mode with "quantize" turned on.

ether 2017-07-26 08:15:30 UTC #13

That's just great. Now I want a Soundplane more than ever.

LLK 2017-07-26 10:54:00 UTC #14

I should mute this topic, because it makes me miserable I can't buy one.

And still I won't mute this topic, I have 0 self control.

Richie 2017-07-31 05:16:05 UTC #15

Does this mean a new batch of Soundplanes on the way, Randy?

LLK 2017-07-31 05:24:21 UTC #16

I think it's been mentionned there was gonna be a batch of smaller soundplanes in the pipelines with no real deadline yet, although I must admit I'd like to see it acompanied with a few old big size ones as I'm really on the lookout for one as soon as I've got the money but hey, one can hope...

randy 2017-07-31 20:11:38 UTC #17

The new Soundplanes will be substantially the same size. I'm working to make the same general instrument format work better mechanically. I'm hoping to start on them soon alongside software work, but don't have a clear timetable.

wednesdayayay 2017-07-31 21:16:47 UTC #18

will start saving those pennies