Developer Giorgio Sancristoforo (Berna, GleetchLab) shared this sneak preview of Quadrivium, a new software synth that’s based on the orbits of 12 moons.
Here’s what he has to say about it:
“12 moons orbiting around the four giant gas planets as modulation sources? Yes!
Orbital data from Jan 1 2020 to Jan 1 2030 (hour by hour) are used in the forthcoming Quadrivium synthesizer to modulate oscillators, filters, delay and create incredible spacey soundscapes.
Did I mention that you can also use the moons’ orbits to modulate your MIDI gear? :D”
Details are still to be announced.
ohhhh it’s fantastic! Great sound
Ironic?
So, basically… sine waves? Much ado about nothing.
H G Fortune made such sounds a decade ago, for free.
I may have to agree with you, aside from the interesting user interface in particular the various moons, this is a glorified sine wave generator.
huh?
a sinewave plus wavefolder makes a very complex waveform 😉
I love the concept. It’s quite whimsical, and characterful. I’m not sure I get the application though.
So the moon data is just used as LFO’s? Not used in the oscillator section? I mean… Isn’t that essentially a 12 lfo 3osc synth with delay and reverb where the LFO’s are all at a fixed relationship with each other?
Add this to the list of “incredibly elaborate ways to make fart noises”.
It is a work of sound art that you can play. That’s all it needs to be. Another in a line of wonderful stuff from this human. Unless I’m utterly broke I’ll happily buy anything he makes at this point.
Doesn’t Jupiter have something like 80 moons? Many of them not even named
If I can output the midi to another soft synth, say….. pigments 2, I would be interested.