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KarmaFX Synth Reviewed in Computer Music Special Issue
One-page review and two-page tutorial in special issue of Computer Music on the top 50 free plugins of 2007:
"THE CM FREEWARE TOP 50".
CM writes:
Your fast track to the best free music production software available today! The CM team have spent months researching and testing hundreds of freeware applications to root out the Top 50 tools for every job in your home studio. Find out what they are and how...
...If there's a complaint to be levelled at modular synthesizers, it's that they're too complex. But KarmaFX Synth, built around a GUI that allows the user to instantiate and patch together various modules such as oscillators, filters and effects, won't leave you scratching your head.
After a few minutes of playing with a factory preset, you'll be able to get the gist of what this big, beatiful beastie can do...
The KarmaFX Synth as well as the KarmaFX Plugin Pack is included on the accompanying CD.
Cosmosis endorses KarmaFX Synth
Bill Halsey/Cosmosis writes about KarmaFX Synth in his "ask Dr.Bill" section on the Cosmosis website, under
Modular Synthesis vs Fixed Architecture.
In case you don't know:
Cosmosis are one of the few artists on the Psy-Trance scene with an distinctive sound,
Cosmosis were also one of the original artists that, along with Total Eclipse, Hallucinogen,
Man With No Name and Astral Projection, pioneered the Goa and Psy-trance sound in the early nineties.
Bill Writes:
"If you decide that you really want to get into modular synthesis and that is your thing, then save yourself some money and
download the excellent KarmaFX Modular synth. It's free/donationware and is an excellent piece of software.
There, I have just saved you 700 euros :)"
KarmaFX Official Sponsor for Drum & Bass Event in March
KarmaFX is sponsoring 'Socialism' @ Inigo Bar with free plugins.
A Jungle and Drum&Bass Event night Tuesday 27th March, 8pm til 2.30am,in London, SW8.
The line-up is pretty spectacular:
DJ PHANTASY (easy), MAGISTRATE (direct), DJ FU (hit & run), SIGMA UK (charge), DYMOND (advanced), KOMBINATE (lenition), DJ SWAY (futuredrumz)
UK APACHI (SOUR), MC FREESTYLE (extreme), YOUNGMAN MC (technique), MC RIZLABLU (dnbww)
KarmaFX Synth Modular 0.97 released !
KarmaFX Synth has been updated. Full list of changes below.
KarmaFX Synth Modular 0.97 BETA changes.
This beta version expires June, 2007.
KarmaFX site moved to www.karmafx.net !
The karmafx website has been moved to karmafx.net.
The contract with the previous webhotel was terminated since karmafx.dk was "using too many system resources".
We were basically thrown out.
After some technical difficulties, the site, forum, etc. has been restored and an auto redirection from karmafx.dk will be setup shortly.
Please note that forum posts (if any) for the last two days may have been lost.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause!
KarmaFX Synth Modular 0.96 released !
KarmaFX Synth has been updated. Full list of changes below.
KarmaFX Synth Modular 0.96 BETA changes.
This beta version expires April, 2007.
KarmaFX Synth Tutorial in this Month's Computer Music
Once again, KarmaFX Synth Modular is used in Scot Solida's two-page Synth Essentials column.
This time he looks at Exploiting Noise as a modulation source.
The magazine also has a quick tutorial on how to do sidechained compression in KarmaFX Synth !
KarmaFX Synth is Download of the Month in Electronic Musician !
KarmaFX Synth is Download of the Month in this months Electronic Musician.
EM writes:
...The presets sound great and make excellent starting points for your own experiments, which is always the best way to get a
handle on do-it-yourself soft synths. So download KarmaFX Synth, call up some presets, and start swapping modules.
Read Len Sasso's Full article here.
KarmaFX Synth Tutorial in this Month's Computer Music
Again, KarmaFX Synth Modular is used in Scot Solida's two-page Synth Essentials column.
This time its Pitch Envelopes that he's working on.
Scot writes:
If you've been following this column regularly, you'll know that I absolutely adore KarmaFX Synth. This modular powerhouse offers
the sort of flexibility we need to create just about any patch conceivable...
KarmaFX Synth Modular 0.95c released !
KarmaFX Synth has been updated.
This is mostly a bugfix release, so no major version change. Full list of changes below.
KarmaFX Synth Modular 0.95c BETA changes.
This beta version expires February, 2007.
KarmaFX Synth Modular 0.95b and KarmaFX Plugin Pack 1.9 released !
KarmaFX Synth has now been placed in its own installer. Full list of changes below.
KarmaFX Synth Modular 0.95b BETA changes.
Replaced scale knob in Sampler with sample index knob for selecting (multi)-samples
+ Added sustain support with draggable start and end position-markers.
+ Added key/velocity range editor for changing sample ranges and root-key.
+ Added "sample trigger" led that auto-triggers sample when sample index changes.
KarmaFX Plugin Pack 1.9 changes.
KarmaFX Filter V1.1e 09/30/2006
KarmaFX Deelay V1.1e 09/30/2006
KarmaFX Reverb V1.1 09/30/2006:
KarmaFX Equalizer V1.1b 09/30/2006
KarmaFX Synth Tutorial in this Month's Computer Music
Once again, KarmaFX Synth Modular is used in Scot Solida's two-page Synth Essentials column.
This time Scot experiments with Wavetable Synthesis.
Scot writes:
Could it be that we've gone a whole issue without using my favorite donationware plug-in, KarmaFX Synth?
If you don't have it go to www.karmafx.dk and grab it. It won't cost you a dime, but please donate to the developer,
if you can. Load it up and and find the preset patch Bingobongo. This makes a very good starting point for our explorations...
KarmaFX Synth Reviewed in this Month's Computer Music
The KarmaFX Synth Modular
is reviewed in this month Computer Music and compared to Reaktor, a 300£ commercial synth.
It scores 8.6, where Reaktor scores 8.8. KarmaFX Synth is given 9 out of 10 in Ease of use, Sound quality and GUI;
and 8 out of 10 in Flexibility and Features. Not bad for a beta.
CM writes:
...We decided to focus instead on what has become one of our favourite modulars regardless of price: KarmaFX Synth.
KarmaFX is donationware, meaning that you can download it for free, but the developer asks that you make a donation if you like it.
He doesn't ask for much, and there are no nag screens to badger you into donating.
We will tell you right now that you might as well send the guy a tenner, because you're gonna love it. ...
KarmaFX Synth 0.94 released
Available in Plugin pack 1.8. Full list of changes below.
KarmaFX Synth Modular 0.94b BETA changes.
Choose between 2,4 and 8 octave range, and optionally
snap to cents, semitones and octaves. Default is 2 octaves, no snap.
Setting keyb to 32 now means tracking
100% to incoming pitch, 64=200%, 0=no tracking, -64=-200% etc. (Thanks Jeroen).
e.g. SAVIHost. Fixed (Thanks Hermann).
"Fixed" by subclassing the parent window.
Another KarmaFX Synth Tutorial in this Month's Computer Music
The KarmaFX Synth Modular is again used in Scot Solida's two-page Synth Essentials column.
This time Scot experiments with Cross Modulation inspired by the Prophet 5.
Scot writes:
Simply put, the Poly Mod section of the Prophets enabled users to route the outputs of Oscillator 2 or the filter envelope back to Oscillator 1 or the filter itself.
We can, of course, do the same with modern modular software. And so we shall, calling once again upon the KarmaFX Synth...
KarmaFX Plugin Pack 1.7 released
All plugins have been updated, and the KarmaFX Equalizer has been added to the pack.
Full list of changes below.
KarmaFX Synth Modular 0.93b BETA changes.
KarmaFX Filter 1.0d changes.
KarmaFX Deelay 1.0d changes.
KarmaFX Reverb 1.0c changes.
KarmaFX Synth Tutorial in this Month's Computer Music
The KarmaFX Synth Modular is used in Scot Solida's two-page Synth Essentials column:
"Modular synthesis made simple".
Among other things, Scot shows how to setup a simple patch and modulate a filter's cutoff knob using an ADSR.
Scot writes:
This is an incredibly powerful yet easy-to-use software modular synthesis environment for the Windows platform.
...as it's donationware, the developers ask that you make a small contribution if you dig it. And believe me; you are going to dig it!
KarmaFX Synth 0.92 released
Available in Plugin pack 1.6. Full list of changes to the synth is listed below.
KarmaFX Synth Modular 0.92b BETA changes.
This means the some modules (sampler,step,envelope) are triggered
when host
starts and detriggered when stopped.