Sumu 1.3.0 update.
Sumu 1.3.0 is now available for download! This release fixes some bugs and adds workflow improvements including partials import feedback.
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Sumu 1.1.3 update.
Happy October! I've just uploaded an update to Sumu, version 1.1.3.
Sumu 1.1 released.
The Sumu 1.1 update is out, bringing MPE support as well as a bunch of bug fixes and enhancements. These include:
Sumu update, FAQ
(This already went out via the mailing list. I'm posting here for people who are just joining us.)
Tutorial: multi-channel waveforms for Kaivo
Learn how to load up Kaivo's granulator module with multichannel waveforms!
Vutu: Sound analysis for Sumu.
*** updated with latest Mac and Windows links *** I've just posted a public beta of Vutu for MacOS (edit: and now for WIndows!). Vutu is the sound analysis program for the upcoming Sumu synthesizer. links: Mac: http://madronalabs.com/media/vutu/Vutu%200.9.9.dmg Windows: http://madronalabs.com/media/vutu/VutuWin0.9.10.zip
An all-instruments update: Apple Silicon support.
We have updated all of our software instruments— Aalto, Kaivo, and Virta — to version 1.9.5, bringing native Apple Silicon support for M1 and M2 Macs. The new versions are Universal Binaries, which support both Apple Silicon and Intel processors. Users with Apple Silicon computers should be able to run 30% more voices or more, as compared with the previous versions in Rosetta 2 emulation. Windows…
Aaltoverb 2.0 released
Aaltoverb, our tweakable reverb for sound design and live performance, has been updated to version 2.0. Aaltoverb now supports both Intel-compatible and Apple Silicon (M1) processors natively. In addition, it brings several new features, including: MIDI Learn for all parameters. LFOs for all main parameters. Patch storage and new example patches. Aaltoverb 2.0 is available now as a free update.
Aaltoverb 2.0 public beta
I’ve made a beta of Aaltoverb 2.0 available on the site here as both Mac and Windows installers. Links are below. I’m excited about this release because it’s the first rollout of a whole new framework I’ve written as the technical foundation for my plugins going forward. This will enable fast animations so I can make the fun and informational UIs I’ve had in my sketchbook for a while but was not…
Sumu preview
Sumu is an additive instrument that I've had in the works for a long time. Now that it's nearing completion and heading towards a public beta soon I'm going to break with the way I normally do things and put some detailed info out ahead of its release.