John Bowen Synth Design

I think you're alright on the 96k John. My Big Ben reports it as 96k.

Yes I'm sorry to say that I think there is still something amiss with the midi implementation. I run mine into a Cirklon which acts as a sequencer and midi hub. I route the midi input through to whichever track I'm working on with the Cirklon. This is automatic via the cirklon's firmware. All is wel...

Sorry wavemaster. I guess English isn't your first language. Sorry you didn't get a response. I would have thought that the first point of contact would have been the manufacturer, retailer anyway but no, rolling on its axis sounds like a damage in shipping issue. As for the replacement of the whole...

You're the boss when it comes to how you cut your coding cloth! It does fit with your aim of expanding the effect section and the effects DSP utilisation with a reasonable impact on synthesis flexibility. An internal echo of that sort is hard to replicate in another outboard box unlike a reverb of w...

Hi JB. I know its tricky shoe horning stuff in. I see it as really a variation on the comb filter just with more control. The add or subtract is similar to tube or comb. You are quite right about using Insert FX1-4 that is of course the same thing. Ta for considering it. It was you that mentioned sq...

In order of priority my guess would be delay time, add or subtract (could be via a send amount e.g. +100% to -100%). Filtering could be provided by the downstream filter and further feedback by referencing the filter in the mixer that supplies the Insert FX. If you were feeling generous a direct fee...

Hi John, just for future flexibilty. Allows me to add in some crunch if needs be but not dialed in on these. The other question was regarding SPDIF R and L. I just used these to try out using the delay as a time controllable element. It would be great to have a delay available at an earlier stage. C...

The other effect I'd like is the ability to add delays per VCA, so that each mixer/insertfx can be delayed before or after the filter and fed back round into the mixer again for feedback. With very fine control over the timing etc. A bit like a more controllable comb filter I suppose.

Thanks very much, really appreciated!

Just a word of warning, they aren't tuned currently. In order to tune them use the cutoff in the comb filter.

There you go. Some of them may not be KS, all of the KS ones have KS in the name! - These presets could do with a better naming structure!

Should be a reasonable starting point.

Let me know what you think and post your improvements. Feel free to send cash and commissions.

BW

I'm not sure if I got them all in here or even if they are all KS. Once I got them out of the solaris I couldn't remember which was which (a different method of naming these things would be great!) I tried to use the patch naming software but it only showed the original patches not mine so I guessed...

I've been trying on and off during the day, in between,cutting the grass, strimming and training my hops (yes I know not very rock star). Finally, at 20 minutes to one in the morning I've made it work, a nice plucked rich sound. I'll describe it tomorrow and try to get the hang of posting patches on...

Sorry! I get your drift now. The plucked strings that he did aren't bad but the attack is a bit too soft. I love the crisp attack provided by true KS. From the point of view of a KS engine, it should work, the components for KS are there, a burst of noise, a delay, a filter and a feedback loop. Some...

I've been experimenting more with chains of comb filter and can get slightly unstable sounds which track at the upper 2 octaves of the keyboard but break down toward the lower ranges into harmonics. Still not the classic KP sound. I wonder if the difference is that pitch / tune on the octatrack impl...