NOTE: To install this vst, unzip the file and move the ".dll" into your VST directory (typically located at C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Vstplugins). There are two other files inside of this zip archive. One is this manual you are reading, and the other is a file called "initialize_ss2.fxp." With this files, you can load up a blank patch that you can use in order to start a fresh patch. This is comes in handy when you are programming your own sounds..
Future Development Updates made to STARRSYNTH will be made and posted to www.lanstarr.com. A minor update will be denoted by a version changes in #.#.x form (e.g. version 1.0.0 changing to 1.0.1). Major updates will be denoted by a version change in #.x.# form (e.g. version 1.0.1 changing to 1.1.0). Our vst synth with any of these types of updates will still be compatible upon upgrade (e.g. A song made with version 1.0 will work with version 1.1) and should be overwritten upon updating. However, a change in version using x.#.# form (e.g. version 1.1.0 changing to 2.0.0) indicates a major update in the software that will not be compatible with previous versions. In that case, it would be wise to leave the latest update of the old version on your hard drive (so that your older songs can still reference it), and save the new version onto your hard drive as a separate vst instrument.
Synthesis Architecture The synth architecture is very simple and follows that of a traditional analog synth.
Dual Oscillator (A & B) -> Oscillator Mixer -> Multiband Filter -> Amplitude Envelope -> LFO 1 & 2 -> Wave Distortion & Delay (parallel) -> Stereo Out
The midi input (keyboard's keys along with portamento and pitch bend setting on synth) triggers the sound. The two waveform in the dual oscillator are mixed together and sent through a multiband filter(High Pass, Low Pass, Band Pass, Band Reject [Notch]), amplitude EG, and LFO. The result is then sent in paralell to the delay and wave distotion module. That signals is finally mixed, and sent to your soundcard output in stereo.
Synth Parameters NOTE: To effectively move the knobs on this synth, click the center of the knob and move the mouse up or down for left and right movement.
Dual Oscillator: Choose from two oscillators each containing sine, saw, ramp, triangle, pulse/square, white noise, and pink noise waveforms.
Octave: There is a 5 octave range (-2 to + 2)
Fine: Detuning range is a little more than a half of a step.
PW: Pulse Width (only works when pusle waveform is selected).
Dual Mix: Turn left for waveform a, and right for waveform b.
Filter: Choose from low pass, hi pass, band pass, or band reject.
Cutoff: Filter frequency.
Q: Filter resonance.
Filter ADSR: Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Release values for filter.
Amplitude Envelope (ADSR): Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Release values for amp.
LFO 1: Choose following destinations: Osc A Pitch, Osc A PW, Osc B Pitch, Osc B PW, Osc Mix, Main Vol, Filter Cutoff, Filter Q, and Glide.
LFO 2: Choose following destinations: Osc Mix, Glide, Filter Cutoff, Filter Q, Main Vol, Delay Rate, Delay FB (Feedback), and Delay WD (Wet/Dry).
LFO Rate: The speed of the low frequency oscillator.
LFO Amount: The amount of LFO applied to oscillator.
Glide: Pitch glide amount, also known as portamento.
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