This tutorial on the new SY Chip engine is insane

Jeanne · 2024-05-29T17:25:11.468Z

ThomasJ:

The oscillators in the SID are actually digital, while the filter is analog. Something I think is fun with SY CHIP is that it is utilising the analog voices of the Rytm to create some of the sounds, which gives it a nice edge to the competition.

Damnit, thanks! Sometimes it’s really hard to get straight facts, even when looking at multiple sources

djadonis206 · 2024-05-29T19:32:35.176Z

So can you play a chord with the sy chip if the additional note things are set accordingly?

ThomasJ · 2024-05-29T20:27:33.046Z

SY CHIP is monophonic. But by setting the offsets of the arp to chord notes and letting it run fast, it will create a ”pseudo chord” which is one of the key features of tracker/chiptune music. I explain it in detail in the linked video at the top.

djadonis206 · 2024-05-29T20:58:31.478Z

I watched the video and that’s what prompted me to ask the question. Thank you!

RustyRoses · 2024-05-30T07:17:22.520Z

Out of interest - why are the machines limited to 1 page, when Digitone has a 2nd synth page?

Is it just a concept choice that all parameters must be available to adjust at the same time?

Also, how did you choose these 8? What was left on the cutting room floor?

ThomasJ · 2024-05-30T15:08:10.159Z

Analog Rytm was designed with one parameter page on the machines and we wanted to keep that to have it consistent. The parameters for SY CHIP were carefully selected. Three of them are common for all machines (TUN, DEC, LEV), leaving five. It was important to be able to do four-note chords, thereby taking three more. Speed of an arp is good to have, so that took another (but we could fit three different ranges within that parameter). Lastly, one for the waveforms. And with both standard waves as well as pulse width and some selected waveform tables on the same knob, that also worked out nice. There, eight knobs used

pidgeo · 2024-05-30T15:10:00.340Z

nice nice

RustyRoses · 2024-05-30T20:34:46.284Z

Fantastic. As a product designer, the design choices that go into the products love are fascinating. Thank you.

ThomasJ · 2024-06-07T11:29:49.231Z

Got some messages from people wanting a tutorial on how to design drum sounds, and since I recently made another SY CHIP-based video (this one, three voices of SY CHIP and one hihat track) I thought I could share how the kick and snare are made on it.

First the video:

The kick sound is using the .TRI waveform to get a short noise snap followed by a triangle wave. It is played at 50Hz single shot with a custom ramp down in pitch. Trig note should be C3. I also use a tiny bit of overdrive on it.

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The snare sound is using the TBL1 waveform which has a short noise snap followed by two slices of square wave and then noise. Also this one has a single shot 50Hz rate with a custom pitch curve.

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RustyRoses · 2024-06-07T13:07:13.810Z

Do you think there is any chance of a synth engine only Soundpack that utilises Sy Chip, Raw and Dual VCO? Something Chiptune / Synthwave inspired?

I’ve not bought any in the past, but I’d happily drop a tenner on a pack like that from you.

ThomasJ · 2024-06-07T13:44:12.424Z

There is definitely a chance, I just don’t dare to promise anything

Peter118 · 2024-06-07T14:10:27.450Z

That would be great! Please do.

RustyRoses · 2024-06-09T08:37:03.247Z

Is there somewhere we can petition?

ThomasJ · 2024-06-09T17:00:01.263Z

I guess you need to create one

alechko · 2024-06-09T17:22:24.271Z

should ThomasJ create a drums soundpack for SY CHIP?

yes

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RustyRoses · 2024-06-09T21:05:45.920Z

Perfect!

ThomasJ · 2024-06-26T17:14:38.637Z

More than I thought! …but naaah, not fuuuully convinced yet

Kultschar · 2024-06-26T17:16:32.291Z

Too busy with that OT III prototype (only kidding)

RustyRoses · 2024-06-27T15:47:24.495Z

It’s because people don’t know its in this thread!

ThomasJ · 2024-10-21T10:02:27.031Z

Sorry, haven’t done a drums soundpack (yet?) - but I made this little SY CHIP drum design tutorial instead, maybe some of it can be useful Created on Syntakt but will work just as well for Analog Rytm.