Amadeus PaulussenMar 18

I just learned about an #opensource #linuxaudio #juno #synth emulation #plugin called Ultra Master KR-106:
https://kayrock.org/kr106/

“A quarter century in the making […] DSP calibrated from hardware measurements, firmware analysis, and factory schematics […] 6-voice polyphonic […] original patches decoded from factory SYSEX […] per-voice component tolerances model […] Our goal is to make this as accurate as humanly possible, and we would love for you to help us get there.”

Show threadNielsoMar 19

@amadeus

Ah I don't know if I dare to try this. I have the original version. 

Show threadThomas

@nielso @amadeus

Have a Juno-106?

Help us calibrate the KR-106 by recording a few factory presets on your hardware. We provide MIDI files that program your synth via SysEx and play test notes. Just hit play, record the output, and send it our way. The more units we hear from, the better we can model the real thing.

https://kayrock.org/kr106/

Ultramaster KR-106 — Virtual Analog Synthesizer

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Show threadNielso3h ago

@tm @amadeus

This is an interesting idea. Because likely there ain't no Juno sounding like a brand new Juno in 1986.

E.g. like with a number of synths from the era, the filter resonance is happily detuned between voices, likely even depending on temperature.

Nice to have to original presets as MIDI data on that webpage, I think only had a WAV file for the cassette interface of the Juno.

Same trouble for those guys searching for the original Hammond organ sound.