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Sonic V+ velocity question
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 5:20 pm
by huggermugger
I'm liking this synth a lot. It's quirky and a little unpredictable.
Velocity seems to be hardwired to output volume. It'd be nice to be able to shut this off. With the Remote Control module, velocity can be mapped to one or more parameters anyways, with an amount control too. If velocity is hardwired to amplitude, then velocity control of other parameters is less useful because the volume will always be changing, whether we want it or not.
Is there room for an on/off switch for Vel Ctrl on the amplifier?
Re: Sonic V+ velocity question
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:14 pm
by Nrgzr78
huggermugger wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 5:20 pm
I'm liking this synth a lot. It's quirky and a little unpredictable.
Velocity seems to be hardwired to output volume. It'd be nice to be able to shut this off. With the Remote Control module, velocity can be mapped to one or more parameters anyways, with an amount control too. If velocity is hardwired to amplitude, then velocity control of other parameters is less useful because the volume will always be changing, whether we want it or not.
Is there room for an on/off switch for Vel Ctrl on the amplifier?
I'm glad you enjoy it, I can manage to add that feature as soon I get home.

Re: Sonic V+ velocity question
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:56 pm
by Nrgzr78
huggermugger wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 5:20 pm
I'm liking this synth a lot. It's quirky and a little unpredictable.
Velocity seems to be hardwired to output volume. It'd be nice to be able to shut this off. With the Remote Control module, velocity can be mapped to one or more parameters anyways, with an amount control too. If velocity is hardwired to amplitude, then velocity control of other parameters is less useful because the volume will always be changing, whether we want it or not.
Is there room for an on/off switch for Vel Ctrl on the amplifier?
The update has been approved and released, the switch is just below the MIDI jack.
Give it a try and tell me if it works please.

Re: Sonic V+ velocity question
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:00 pm
by huggermugger
Nrgzr78 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:56 pm
huggermugger wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 5:20 pm
I'm liking this synth a lot. It's quirky and a little unpredictable.
Is there room for an on/off switch for Vel Ctrl on the amplifier?
The update has been approved and released, the switch is just below the MIDI jack.
Give it a try and tell me if it works please.
Thanks for the quick response. However, my trial has ended, and I've decided not to buy the synth. I found that there was excessive aliasing (a nasty swirling sound) when I played notes above about C4. I adjusted gain settings to rule out clipping, but I couldn't clean up the sound.
Re: Sonic V+ velocity question
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2022 3:09 am
by Nrgzr78
huggermugger wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:00 pm
Nrgzr78 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:56 pm
huggermugger wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 5:20 pm
I'm liking this synth a lot. It's quirky and a little unpredictable.
Is there room for an on/off switch for Vel Ctrl on the amplifier?
The update has been approved and released, the switch is just below the MIDI jack.
Give it a try and tell me if it works please.
Thanks for the quick response. However, my trial has ended, and I've decided not to buy the synth. I found that there was excessive aliasing (a nasty swirling sound) when I played notes above about C4. I adjusted gain settings to rule out clipping, but I couldn't clean up the sound.
I realized that too, but I needed a little more time to fix it and I just sent the update to Cherry Audio for approval...

Re: Sonic V+ velocity question
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 6:53 pm
by Nrgzr78
huggermugger wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:00 pm
Nrgzr78 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:56 pm
huggermugger wrote: ↑Mon Apr 11, 2022 5:20 pm
I'm liking this synth a lot. It's quirky and a little unpredictable.
Is there room for an on/off switch for Vel Ctrl on the amplifier?
The update has been approved and released, the switch is just below the MIDI jack.
Give it a try and tell me if it works please.
Thanks for the quick response. However, my trial has ended, and I've decided not to buy the synth. I found that there was excessive aliasing (a nasty swirling sound) when I played notes above about C4. I adjusted gain settings to rule out clipping, but I couldn't clean up the sound.
New aliasing update approved by Cherry Audio and just released.

Re: Sonic V+ velocity question
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:57 pm
by huggermugger
Nrgzr78 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 6:53 pm
huggermugger wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:00 pm
Nrgzr78 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:56 pm
The update has been approved and released, the switch is just below the MIDI jack.
Give it a try and tell me if it works please.
Thanks for the quick response. However, my trial has ended, and I've decided not to buy the synth. I found that there was excessive aliasing (a nasty swirling sound) when I played notes above about C4. I adjusted gain settings to rule out clipping, but I couldn't clean up the sound.
New aliasing update approved by Cherry Audio and just released.
This is exciting!!! My Trial ran out, so I can't test it.

Re: Sonic V+ velocity question
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 1:40 pm
by Nrgzr78
huggermugger wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:57 pm
Nrgzr78 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 6:53 pm
huggermugger wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:00 pm
Thanks for the quick response. However, my trial has ended, and I've decided not to buy the synth. I found that there was excessive aliasing (a nasty swirling sound) when I played notes above about C4. I adjusted gain settings to rule out clipping, but I couldn't clean up the sound.
New aliasing update approved by Cherry Audio and just released.
This is exciting!!! My Trial ran out, so I can't test it.
Try asking one of your friends to test it for you...

Re: Sonic V+ velocity question
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 3:46 pm
by SpaceDog
Poking my head in with an opinion. I would recommend a longer demo period.
I've demo'ed a few of your modules and the time consistently runs out before I've got to grips with the module(s) in my context. Sadly, that makes the decision for me as I've not had the opprtunity to allow the module to make it for me. It happens with some others as well, btw.
Personally, I don't want to spend my time having to work on understanding a module to the detriment of making music. So, I do try to demo within the context of how I'm using VM - I'm likely no different to anyone else. Short demo periods don't make me want to buy a module when the time expires, it generally has the opposite effect. Any projects where I was using it as a test bed get redesigned. With a longer demo period, I'm more likely to feel the need for it within the project - or not, to be fair.
I'm sure that I've passed on a lot of modules that would have found their way into my thinking, but I'll never know. As a plea to all developers, think about how long it might take someone to understand why your module is special.
Re: Sonic V+ velocity question
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:45 pm
by Nrgzr78
SpaceDog wrote: ↑Sun Apr 24, 2022 3:46 pm
Poking my head in with an opinion. I would recommend a longer demo period.
I've demo'ed a few of your modules and the time consistently runs out before I've got to grips with the module(s) in my context. Sadly, that makes the decision for me as I've not had the opprtunity to allow the module to make it for me. It happens with some others as well, btw.
Personally, I don't want to spend my time having to work on understanding a module to the detriment of making music. So, I do try to demo within the context of how I'm using VM - I'm likely no different to anyone else. Short demo periods don't make me want to buy a module when the time expires, it generally has the opposite effect. Any projects where I was using it as a test bed get redesigned. With a longer demo period, I'm more likely to feel the need for it within the project - or not, to be fair.
I'm sure that I've passed on a lot of modules that would have found their way into my thinking, but I'll never know. As a plea to all developers, think about how long it might take someone to understand why your module is special.
Nobody never told me having issues with demo time on my modules however.
In this case huggermugger just said he decided to not buy the synth because of excessive aliasing in higher frequencies, that's it.
That was an issue I knew before but it took me a little to fix, and I was amazed by the timing huggermugger told me about to add a velocity control I was already working fixing that issue.
My basic modules demo time is 3 days until 6 days for "complex" ones... SonicV+ is 5 days demo.
