Making music w/Paula

[marcfrick2112]

Well, hmm, I thought I was positive that Paula could actually sythesise sounds. I have Synthia (Right Guys Software) which does just that. (It's a rare and pricey program, tho) Not too mention a number of weaker programs on Aminet.

I am going by memory here, but I think Music-X would work, I believe it handled samples and MIDI out of the box....

[marcfrick2112]

There's plenty of "real" synthesizers that work by playing loops as waveforms or have this capability:

PPG Wave
Korg DW-8000
Kawai K1
Access Virus
Waldorf Blofeld
DSI Evolver
DSI Tempest

The Amiga could do a lot more than play static samples though, it could compute new ones on the fly and create completely new sounds.  IIRC Sonix does this.



I remember it.  Very complex, could never get my head around it!

LOL, I STILL can't get my head around it!

Oh, what about OctaMED SoundStudio? V. 2 is available for free, somewhere, Aminet maybe...

[marcfrick2112]

People seem to say this in an almost disparaging way but this is a very powerful method of synthesis.  You can change this waveform every cycle if you have a fast enough processor and you could even make it different every time you play it.

Being able to change waveform as it plays is done by wave table synths but vey few can "morph" it into a different wave.
Some analogue synths can do it but they're very few and far between (and expensive).  You can also use this technique to recreate the sounds the Casio CZ synths made.

The end effect is far more powerful than playing back static samples.

Wow, I am impressed, minator! Just curious, how hard is it to get these Casio CZ sounds? Anyone, ever made an Amiga Emulator-ish-type-thing? LOL!