Tuesday, December 31, 2013

SunVox v1.7.4 BETA1

SunVox v1.7.4 BETA1 is ready for testing !
It is available for Windows, Linux, OSX, PalmOS, Windows Mobile and Raspberry Pi (linux_arm).

What is new:
  • SunVox has been ported to Raspberry Pi;
  • engine optimization;
  • new module - Sound2Ctl; this module can convert the audio signal to the numeric value of any selected controller;
  • new module - MultiCtl; with this module you can control multiple controllers at once;
  • Amplifier: new controller "Absolute" has been added; enable it to apply "absolute value" filter to the signal;
  • MultiSynth: new buttons have been added: Options, Reset, Smooth, Load, Save;
  • MultiSynth: now you can switch between different types of Velocity Graphs in the Options menu; it is useful for complex velocity mapping;
  • DrumSynth is now supports Velocity Change commands;
  • "Change font size" option has been changed to "Scale"; and now you can change the pattern editor scale very smoothly on any device;
  • now you can set the name of the pattern, instead of the 16x16 icon;
  • now the screen orientation can be changed manually (only for Android, WinCE and PalmOS) in the Preferences -> Interface -> Angle;
  • additional File Browser functions: Remove, Rename, Cut, Copy, Paste, Create Directory;
  • now you can see the file size in the File Browser (except PalmOS);
  • new simple examples: sound2ctl*, drumsynth*;
  • new song examples: moon_secrets, CsardasContinuum (by Frantisek Fuka (Fuxoft)), berlin_fm_-_nt;
  • tons of bugs fixed;
  • something else in the final release...

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Virtual ANS v2.1

Virtual ANS v2.1 has been released!

What it new:
  • layers; multi-level undo buffer (default number of levels - 2, but you can change it in the app Settings); 
  • improved brush manager (with such options as Load From JPG/PNG/GIF file, Save to PNG); 
  • now any selection can be converted to brush; 
  • new effects: Gain, Noise, Vibrato; 
  • new keyboard shortcut: CTRL + Y (redo); 
  • new keyboard shortcut: CTRL + A (select/unselect all); 
  • new keyboard shortcuts: SHIFT + LEFT / RIGHT / UP / DOWN (faster movement); 
  • now it is possible to move the selection (in the Selection mode only) by pressing LEFT, RIGHT, UP and DOWN button; 
  • added Panic button (in the Project menu) - press it to stop all audio and MIDI tasks; 
  • new Visualization settings: Pitch Panel (Show/Hide), Time Panel (Show/Hide); 
  • added ability to change screen orientation manually (only for Android): Preferences -> Interface -> Angle; 
  • additional File Browser functions: Remove, Rename, Cut, Copy, Paste, Create Directory; 
  • now you can see the file size in the File Browser; 
  • iOS: Audio Copy/Paste (Project -> Export/Import -> ...); 
  • progressive JPEG support; 
  • AIFF support (load only); 
  • bugs fixed.

Saturday, December 7, 2013

PixiVisor v1.1

PixiVisor v1.1 has been released!

What is new in this version:
  • Receiver is now enabled in Windows, Linux and OSX versions; 
  • new Transmitter parameter - Noise modulation level; 
  • new buttons on the main screen: System Settings and Video Format; so now you can change the video stream resolution;
  • added ability to change screen orientation manually (only for Android): Preferences -> Interface -> Angle;  
  • additional File Browser functions: Remove, Rename, Cut, Copy, Paste, Create Directory; 
  • now you can see the file size in the File Browser; 
  • bugs fixed.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Virtual ANS v2.1 has been sent to the App Store

Now waiting for approval...
Windows/Linux/OSX/Android version will be released just after the iOS release.
What is new:
  • layers;
  • multi-level undo buffer (default number of levels - 2, but you can change it in the app Settings);
  • improved brush manager (with such options as Load From JPG/PNG/GIF file, Save to PNG);
  • now any selection can be converted to brush;
  • new effects: Gain, Noise, Vibrato;
  • new keyboard shortcut: CTRL + Y (redo);
  • new keyboard shortcut: CTRL + A (select/unselect all);
  • new keyboard shortcuts: SHIFT + LEFT / RIGHT / UP / DOWN (faster movement);
  • now it is possible to move the selection (in the Selection mode only) by pressing LEFT, RIGHT, UP and DOWN button;
  • added Panic button (in the Project menu) - press it to stop all audio and MIDI tasks;
  • new Visualization settings: Pitch Panel (Show/Hide), Time Panel (Show/Hide);
  • added ability to change screen orientation manually (only for Android): Preferences -> Interface -> Angle;
  • additional File Browser functions: Remove, Rename, Cut, Copy, Paste, Create Directory;
  • now you can see the file size in the File Browser;
  • iOS: Audio Copy/Paste (Project -> Export/Import -> ...);
  • progressive JPEG support;
  • AIFF support (load only);
  • bugs fixed.

PixiVisor v1.1 has been sent to the App Store

So now waiting for approval...
Windows/Linux/OSX/Android version will be released just after the iOS release.
What is new:
  •  Receiver is now enabled in Windows, Linux and OSX versions;
  •  new Transmitter parameter - Noise modulation level;
  •  new buttons on the main screen: System Settings and Video Format; so now you can change the video stream resolution;
  •  added ability to change screen orientation manually (only for Android): Preferences -> Interface -> Angle;
  •  additional File Browser functions: Remove, Rename, Cut, Copy, Paste, Create Directory;
  •  now you can see the file size in the File Browser;
  •  bugs fixed.

Monday, December 2, 2013


Testing the new version of PixiVisor on iPad (Transmitter) and Android phone (Receiver).

SunVox music. Best of November 2013

Want to listen to songs made with SunVox?
Want to share your own songs?
It's all here: SunVox group on SoundCloud!

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Sunday, November 24, 2013

Virtual ANS 2.1 BETA1

Beta version of the new Virtual ANS 2.1 is ready for testing!
Available for: Windows, Linux and OSX.
Final release for iOS and Android is coming soon.


What is new:
  • layers;
  • multi-level undo buffer (default number of levels - 2, but you can change it in the app Settings);
  • improved brush manager (with such options as Load From JPG/PNG/GIF file, Save to PNG);
  • now any selection can be converted to brush;
  • new effects: Gain, Noise, Vibrato;
  • new keyboard shortcut: CTRL + Y (redo);
  • new keyboard shortcut: CTRL + A (select/unselect all);
  • new keyboard shortcuts: SHIFT + LEFT / RIGHT / UP / DOWN (faster movement);
  • now it is possible to move the selection (in the Selection mode only) by pressing LEFT, RIGHT, UP and DOWN button;
  • new Visualization settings: Pitch Panel (Show/Hide), Time Panel (Show/Hide);
  • progressive JPEG support;
  • AIFF support (load only);
  • bugs fixed.

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra

Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra is a free orchestral sample library in SFZ format.
503 MB. 57 high quality instruments.
SFZ can be converted to XI (for SunVox and other trackers) with the Samplicity tool.

Friday, November 1, 2013

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Virtual ANS on Estonian TV


Thursday, October 10, 2013

ANS – Amazing, Eerie Russian Optical Synth – Now on Every OS [Megaguide to ANS Old and New]
by Peter Kirn
via @cdmblogs


Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Friday, September 20, 2013

Virtual ANS Synthesizer v2.0

Ok. It's time for the new revolution! :)
The new Virtual ANS is out! And now it is also available for iOS, Android, Windows, Linux and OSX!

It is a software simulator of the unique Russian synthesizer ANS - photoelectronic microtonal/spectral musical instrument created by Russian engineer Evgeny Murzin from 1938 to 1958. Murzin named his invention in honour of the composer Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin.
The instrument was used by Stanislav Kreichi, Alfred Schnittke, Edison Denisov, Sofia Gubaidulina, Edward Artemiev and other Soviet composers. You can hear the sound of the ANS in Andrei Tarkovsky's movies Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker.

While the other similar programs are just fun toys, the Virtual ANS is a full-featured professional tool which allows you to create unusual, deep, atmospheric sounds. With this app you can draw a complete piece of music, or convert sound to image (sonogram) and then make some complex sonogram modifications.
Actually the potential of the program has not been explored yet, so it (as well as PixiVisor) is more appropriate for people who are searching for something new, not afraid to experiment with sound.

Key features:
  • unique Virtual Analog sound engine;
  • unlimited number of pure tone generators;
  • powerful sonogram editor - you can draw the spectrum and play it at the same time;
  • any sound (from a WAV file or a Microphone/Line-in) can be converted to image (sonogram) and vice versa;
  • MIDI Input (only for Windows, Linux, OSX and iOS);
  • supported file formats: WAV, PNG, JPEG, GIF, VNS (Virtual ANS 1.x);
  • supported sound systems: ASIO, DirectSound, MME, ALSA, OSS, JACK (iOS and Linux), Audiobus;
  • iOS: iTunes File Sharing;
  • iOS: Wi-Fi Export/Import;
  • more functions in the next Virtual ANS updates...









Sunday, September 1, 2013

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

SunVox DLL v1.7.3d

SunVox Dynamic Library for developers has been updated to v1.7.3d!
New functions added: sv_get_number_of_module_ctls(), sv_get_module_ctl_name(), sv_get_module_ctl_value().
With this library you can play SunVox songs and synths in your iOS/Android/OSX/Linux/Windows applications.

Converting Video to Audio and Back Again. A Pixivisor Demo

by Daniel Rowland

Friday, July 12, 2013

New SunVox album from The Handle

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Virtual ANS album

The new album using only Virtual ANS is released:
Upon Awakening, the Architect Imagined 69 Stairwells by Fleshy Timeclock
Enjoy it!
Virtual ANS (ANS - the abbreviation for "Alexandr Nicolaevitch Skryabin", the great Russian composer) is the software simulator of the unique Russian optical synthesizer, developed by a scientist E. Mursin in the years 1937-1957.
Another good news is that i'm working on the new version of Virtual ANS right now - rewritten from scratch, much more powerful, cross-platform (Windows, Linux, OSX, Android, iOS) and optimized for real-time playing. And of course you can speed up ANS development by making a donation.


Monday, June 24, 2013

AudioMastering and SunVox on Audiobus

The first fully functional high-quality audio mastering application for iPad. For everyone who wants to make their music even more excellent. Based on professional sound processing algorithms this application turns your iPad into a real mastering studio.

Audio Mastering official site
SunVox official site

Friday, June 14, 2013

SunVox DLL v1.7.3c

SunVox Dynamic Library for developers has been updated to v1.7.3c!
New functions added: sv_new_module(), sv_remove_module(), sv_connect_module(), sv_disconnect_module(), sv_load_module(), sv_sampler_load().
With this library you can play SunVox songs and synths in your iOS/Android/OSX/Linux/Windows applications.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

SunVox music. Best of May 2013


Want to listen to songs made with SunVox?
Want to share your own songs?
It's all here: SunVox group on SoundCloud!

Free Sound Fields for iOS

You can get Sound Fields (iOS versions) synthesizers for free from May 31 to June 4!

Do you have a good ear for music? Can you play a musical instrument?
It is not important anymore, because with this tool ANYBODY can play great music without any skills!
It is easy! Just select some background track and synth you like. And that's it. Touch the screen and feel the sound!

~ Apps for kids and their parents ~



Wednesday, May 22, 2013

PixiTracker+iPad: Lost Spring

PixiTracker bug

Some buttons may be missing in the PixiTracker 16Bit for iOS. This bug will be fixed within a few days. I apologize for the inconvenience.

New PixiTracker 16Bit and 1Bit

PixiTracker and PixiTracker 1Bit has been updated!
What is new:
  • both 16bit and 1bit versions are now available for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux and OSX;
  • extended list of supported audio systems: Audiobus, ALSA, JACK, SDL, OSS, DirectSound, MME, ASIO;
  • additional audio/gfx settings in the Main Menu -> Preferences -> Audio & Graphics;
  • additional background images (Main Menu -> Preferences -> Background);
  • now you can play any loaded WAV sound with its original speed on the first note of the 6th octave;
  • improved visualizer;
  • bugs fixed.



Sunday, May 19, 2013

PixelWave and SpectrumGen with Audiobus and JACK support

PixelWave and SpectrumGen synths has been updated!
Now with Audiobus and JACK support!


PixelWave is an experimental synth with old school pixel interface.
Key features:

  • multitouch arpeggiator;
  • it is possible to draw waveform and play it at the same time;
  • export to WAV (via iTunes File Sharing);
  • copy to pasteboard;
  • nine predefined waveforms;
  • changeable number of octaves (from 2 to 6);
  • Low-Pass filter;
  • MIDI IN support;
  • Audiobus and JACK support.

SpectrumGen is a spectral synthesizer. It is a bit like the PixelWave experimental synth, but now you can draw the spectrum of sound!
Dark colors - low frequencies (bass). Bright colors - high frequencies.
Key features:

  • multitouch arpeggiator;
  • export to WAV (via iTunes File Sharing);
  • copy to share with another iOS sound apps;
  • eight predefined timbres;
  • changeable number of octaves (from 2 to 8);
  • it is possible to draw the spectrum and play it at the same time;
  • MIDI IN support;
  • Audiobus and JACK support.



Saturday, May 18, 2013

SunVox v1.7.3c for iOS

SunVox for iOS has been updated to v1.7.3c!
With the following changes:
  • additional LFO module waveforms: sin2 (correct sine), saw, saw2;
  • added ability to record into the selected Sampler slot;
  • fixed bug with JACK MIDI input;
  • fixed bug with the Sampler base note calculation;
  • base note for the Vorbis Player is C5;
  • new song added: april_song;
  • JACK library has been updated.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Donations

Please make a donation, if you want to support my software/music development.
Thank you!

SunVox v1.7.3c

SunVox has been updated to v1.7.3c!
iOS update will be available within a week.
What is new:

  • additional LFO module waveforms: sin2 (correct sine), saw, saw2;
  • added ability to record into the selected Sampler slot;
  • fixed bug with JACK MIDI input;
  • fixed bug with the Sampler base note calculation;
  • base note for the Vorbis Player is C5;
  • new song (examples): april_song.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

SunVox music

Want to listen to songs made with SunVox?
Want to share your own songs?
It's all here: SunVox group on SoundCloud!

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Monday, April 29, 2013

SunVox Dynamic Library v1.7.3

SunVox Dynamic Library for developers has been updated to v1.7.3b!
You can use this library to play SunVox songs/synths in your Windows/Linux/OSX/Android/iOS applications.

What is new:
  • added iOS sample project + iOS library;
  • added Android sample project + Android library for Java developers;
  • Android version is now compatible with JNI and with Native Activity;
  • new function: sv_get_module_scope2( int slot, int mod_num, int channel, signed short* read_buf, unsigned int samples_to_read ); use it instead of sv_get_module_scope();
  • bugs fixed.

Intro to Pixilang + Sunvox (tutorial from Brian Muramatsu)

Saturday, April 27, 2013

SunVox v1.7.3b

SunVox v1.7.3b released!
What is new in this update: fixed several bugs (iOS 4-inch screen, Audiobus, UI).

Saturday, April 13, 2013

SunVox Dynamic Library v1.7.3 FINAL

SunVox Dynamic Library for developers has been updated to v1.7.3 FINAL.
You can use this library to play SunVox songs in your Windows/Linux/OSX/Android applications.
What is new:
  • new function: sv_load_from_memory( int slot, void* data, unsigned int data_size );
  • engine optimization;
  • bugs fixed.

Friday, April 12, 2013

SunVox v1.7.3


SunVox v1.7.3 is out!
With a lot of changes (Audiobus, JACK, MIDI import and more). The full list of the new features is here: http://warmplace.ru/soft/sunvox/changelog.php
Now it is available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, PalmOS, Windows Mobile, Maemo and Android.
Meego and iOS versions are on the way.

Monday, April 1, 2013

Saturday, March 23, 2013

SunVox Lookahead Compressor

The new SunVox MetaModule from Gilzad:
Lookahead Compressor
http://warmplace.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2518
From the author's description:
The multiband limiter was not the whole truth. While that one offered some Orban Optimod character, the Lookahead Compressor will give you the modern character of currently mastered songs.

Elements of Green : time-lapse pixel art

Pixilang v3.4.5

Pixilang updated to v3.4.5!
What is new:

  • new effects for effector() function: EFF_SPREAD_LEFT, EFF_SPREAD_RIGHT, EFF_SPREAD_UP, EFF_SPREAD_DOWN;
  • new ASIO driver options;
  • audio input (Mic/Line-in) is now also available for Linux (ALSA), Windows (MME,DirectSound,ASIO), Windows Mobile (with full duplex drivers only) and OSX; 
  • added Prefs (Preferences) button in the starting screen;
  • new function: create_directory();
  • new function: get_flags() - get container flags;
  • new function: prefs_dialog() - show global Pixilang preferences;
  • new function: open_url() - open web browser window with selected URL;
  • new function: vsync(): vsync(1) - enable vertical synchronization; vsync(0) - disable;
  • new graphics examples: split_rgb2, effector2, effector3; 
  • bugs fixed.

Friday, March 22, 2013

Android Music Contest

Reminder: don't forget about Android Music Contest!
Read this if you have some songs made with the following Android applications: Sunvox, Caustic, Reactable, Nanoloop, G-Stomper, Supreme Mpa, PixiTracker.
Deadline: April 16.
Site: http://www.musicalandroid.com/contest.html

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

SunVox v1.7.3 BETA 2

SunVox v1.7.3 BETA 2 is ready for testing!

What is new:
  • sound engine optimization;
  • new ASIO driver options;
  • Input Module (Mic/Line-in capture) is now also available for Linux (ALSA), Windows (MME,DirectSound,ASIO), Windows Mobile (with full duplex drivers only) and OSX;
  • extended list of the audio buffer sizes in the Preferences->Audio: 128, 256, 512, 768, 1024, 1280, 1536, 1792, 2048, 2560, 3072, 4096;
  • new options in the Preferences->Audio: Driver, Output Device, Input Device, Frequency;
  • added options for the MultiSynth: Use static note C5 (treat all received notes as C5); Ignore notes with zero velocity;
  • new Pattern Editor function - Slice by cursor;
  • bugs fixed.