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SIDaster Synth
Disclaimer
SIDaster is under development. The description here contains both already implemented and intended features of the Synth. See the Changelog section for current status, and ToDo section for features that are under progress.
Description
SIDaster Synth Engine is an Arduino Software that plays Old fashioned “SID” MOS6581 sounds. It transforms an Arduino Board interfaced with the SIDaster shield into a multimode 8 bits synthesizer. The synth characteristics are decribed below:
- Midi Synth with 3 MOS6581 voices
- Three Operating Modes :
- Mono 3 layers sound.
- Poly with up to 3 simultaneous voices
- Drum Mode with Kick, Snare and Velocity parametric HiHat
- Receptive to Note messages, Pitch Bend and Modulation.
- voices have independant Coarse and Fine tuning controls for complex sound generation
- voices parameters are configurable through Midi Control Change
- Supports Patch Loading/Saving into Arduino EEPROM.
Requirements
To operate the Synth, are required:
- An Arduino Board (tested with Uno)
Synth code has been compiled under Arduino 022 IDE version, and requires the following libraries:
- SID library described on this Wiki
- Arduino Midi library
Download
Beta 1 Version – Full Midi capability (including Filter but this part has not been tested yet).
Download link : SIDaster Beta 1