Synths node
Field Synth
A polyphonic synthesizer whose entire voice algorithm is a kernel you write yourself, run per-voice on the audio thread — your own oscillator, FM algorithm, or wavetable scheme as plain math instead of a fixed engine.
What it does
Field Synth is a synth: it turns notes into sound. It takes notes and audio in and gives audio out.
Try it
Write a two-operator FM kernel from scratch and hear it respond to MIDI Notes like any other synth.
Inputs and outputs
Inputs
- notes notes
- audio in
Outputs
- audio out
Controls
Every control with a range can be driven by a modulator, a note, an audio level or a sketch.
| Control | Range or options | Default |
|---|---|---|
| voices | 1 to 16 | 8 |
| expose rms output | on or off | off |
| detune | 1 to 1.03 | 1.00800002 |
| cutoff | 200 to 10000 | 2800 |
| res | 0 to 0.92 | 0.349999994 |
| sub | 0 to 1 | 0.300000012 |
| warmth | 0 to 1 | 0.400000006 |
| attack | 0.005 to 0.5 | 0.0500000007 |
Example patch
This patch wires Field Synth to what it needs and shows the result. Download it, then use File, Open in Infinite, or read it here: it is plain text.
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# Field Synth: a starting patch for the Field Synth node
node 1 Synths Field Synth
id node
pos 520 300
end
node 2 Notes Random Note Generator
id in0
pos 0 220
end
node 3 Synths Oscillator
id in1
pos 0 510
end
node 4 Utility Audio Out
id speakers
pos 1080 300
end
note node 0 in0
aud node 1 in1
aud speakers 0 node