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Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by jabs » Sun May 22, 2022 12:52 pm

Finally caught up to getting my (third-hand) original Solaris onto v2.0. Thank you John, Jim and Hrast!

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by sonix » Wed Sep 15, 2021 8:55 am

I would also like to thank you a lot for significantly expanding this excellent synthesizer under and above the hood!

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by pinmusica » Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:08 am

If any, thanks to you for all your time and generous and altruistic contribution to our beloved Solaris :)

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by kalaspace » Mon Sep 13, 2021 1:45 am

Thank you a lot :)

because,
I guess for 2K hours of work, and the potential amount of money, you must get something like 1 and 2 $ per hour of work.

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by minorguy » Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:08 am

This is a very belated post but I guess it's better late then never. Now that version 2.0.1 has been out for a while and the worst of the bugs have been fixed I just wanted to thank all the people who have updated to version 2. I really appreciate your generosity in a time that is tough for most people and when a lot of people have been out of work for a while. I especially want thank to those few people who donated directly to me through PayPal even before version 2 was released! I didn't get the opportunity to personally thank all those people since I didn't have their contact info, only aliases. You know who you are and so I hope you read this and accept my thanks for your generous donations.

Back when I started working on the Solaris John told me that the most requested feature was multi-timbral capability. So it was decided that would be done. But I didn't feel that the existing code as it was originally designed could be made multi-timbral. Also, I had the goal of making the code more modular and more maintainable for the future because it was clear that John saw the Solaris as an ongoing project. So I ended up rewriting most of the non-audio part of Solaris over the three years or whatever it was. I guess my point is to let you know that there's a bit more to the update than the visible changes. Hopefully it will make some of the future work easier. (And just to reiterate from the original post, the PhaseMod/PhaseDistortion oscillator was developed by HrastProgrammer who is also the creator of the Transistow synthesizer.)

That's it for now, thanks again!

Jim Hewes

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by damodiggler » Fri Mar 05, 2021 11:30 am

Great news!! well done John and all involved :)

..I'll be glad to see the 'Part' buttons repurposed... I never understood them :lol:

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by cLoudForest » Sat Jan 30, 2021 12:38 pm

I haven't kept up with the forum in a long time, so it's an extremely welcome surprise to see OS v2.0 has released upon checking back in! Congrats and huge thanks to everyone that made this happen. Can't wait to dig in to the PM/PD oscillator type.

Happy to kick in my contribution.

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by christeck » Sun Jan 24, 2021 1:36 am

Oh, v2.0 OS is out. Can't resist. Money is on its way (and since I don't use PayPal, thanks for the moneypool option). Appreciation to all involved.

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by auton » Thu Jan 21, 2021 5:34 pm

Sent my contribution sorry I was not able to fully contribute during the beta phase but it's been a f### year :?

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by phil smith » Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:22 pm

I'm like you "jgale" : I'm totally disturbed by the new Preset mode with the 2.0 OS which no longer displays the 4 Layers with each their own button ??? 😲 It was really nice to be able to select them "on the fly", right ? I think it's one of the Solaris part of his dna... 🤔 I used Ensoniq for years and I found the 2 Patch Select absolutely great to instantly switch to 4 sound variables ... without using Shift ! ;-)

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by sal » Sat Jan 09, 2021 9:01 am

Congrats for this exciting release and for the exceptional work involved.
Gladly sent the contribution.

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by John Bowen » Wed Jan 06, 2021 11:51 pm

I put a sample set of D-50 waves over in the Data Files section: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=17152&p=24035#p24035

I made a quick preset to play 4 of the loops as a 4-part Multi. All of the info is in the post.

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by John Bowen » Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:05 pm

jgale wrote: Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:53 pm Just installed V2.0.
I'm still getting use to the flow of the menus but I'm sure that I will get it!

John
Yes, after so many years, it’s difficult for some of us 'old dogs' to learn new tricks! I understand completely, and I’ve had the luxury of working with this system for about a year, so...it does get easier :-)

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by jgale » Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:53 pm

Just installed V2.0.

First Multi I created was with one of my CS-80 Poly AT string patches with a Taurus bass patch for my left hand - very cool!

I then explored the new FM oscillators. Made an electric piano patch that made my DX7 jealous...

Great job John and team!

I'm still getting use to the flow of the menus but I'm sure that I will get it!

John

Re: v2.0 OS Released!

by F5D » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:07 am

Thank you very much for the continued support! I just sent the donation. Happy New Year! :)

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