flummingbird/sam

Simple command-line version of Synth-A-Modeler and some example models

Synth-A-Modeler v0.4

July 10, 2013

It's not a synthesizer---it's a Synth-A-Modeler!

The Synth-A-Modeler compiler, enables musicians to synthesize binary DSP modules according to mechanical analog model specications. This open-source tool promotes modular design and ease of use. By leveraging the Faust DSP programming environment, an output Pd, Max/MSP, SuperCollider, VST, LADSPA, or other external module is created, allowing the musician to hear the sound of the physical model in real time using an audio host application.

To download: git clone https://github.com/eberdahl/SaM.git

Documentation: http://lac.linuxaudio.org/2012/papers/34.pdf (more soon)

To use SaM with the FireFader, see: https://ccrma.stanford.edu/wiki/SynthAModelerFireFaderLab

After you install git, you can just run

git clone https://github.com/eberdahl/SaM.git

to download Synth-A-Modeler into a new directory. Then go into that directory by typing cd SaM Then try to use the Make command as if you were using Faust to build the Synth-A-Modeler modules. Currently the following targets are supported:

make puredata

make map

make jackqt

otherwise you will have to create your own Makefiles from the Faust examples (see Makefile.HOWTO.txt).