mate stubb Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 10 minutes ago, cherryDan said: This feature is so incredibly obscure and cumbersome that we decided early-on to jettison it from our design. Understood. Just glad to know RABid and I aren't entirely senile yet Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 58 minutes ago, mate stubb said: Actually, if you set the Release value full up it engages Threshold, and you can set a slow and a fast release value. It's cumbersome and uses obscure SET SPLIT functions, but you can modulate between 2 release times. The programming manual seems to hint that they are looking at release velocity (as they should): You beat me to it. Page 43 of the manual. Most often used to determine decay after release on pad and string patches. A quick release would shorten the release time of the ADSR. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 46 minutes ago, mate stubb said: Understood. Just glad to know RABid and I aren't entirely senile yet I still swear there was a feature on the organ patches that a negative mod lever swipe would turn the modulation on and off. I played a lot of organ parts on that synth. It actually had a decent organ patch and Leslie effect. Good enough for me to leave the Hammond and Leslie behind when I moved to the city. (Now, I will admit that I am getting old, and I could have been using a pedal to bring in the Leslie effect.) Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 By the way, my favorite feature of the original Chroma, auto tune. I spent 3 hours every Sunday with the lid up on my MemoryMoog, adjusting 18 oscillators for tune, stretch and curve, or what ever they were calling it then. Never had to do anything to the Chroma. 1 Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoB3 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Well I for one am excited to try this one. Also means we may soon see a chroma hardware clone (of sorts). If it even captures 80% of the original I'd be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 This is my favorite sound demo so far. It's an hour of well played stuff, lots of really good ambient things. I put it on in the background and just listen as I do other things. 2 1 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Emm Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 That's an impressive set. I like the basic voice, but what's really winning me over is the included Expander. It amps things up considerably. They didn't just double down on this one; its more like quadruple, as the modeling process was clearly extra-intense. I'm sure that at a few points, they felt like they had the Frankenstein monster's parts and no manual. I can get similar sounds from the Elka-X, for example, but having two Chromas in one place is pleasantly daunting. There are different routes to take, but my piano side is loving how some of the patches feel as wide as the classic "THX" mega-portamento event. I'm not one who piles up LFOs like some do. I just want a super-broad, playable poly patch that opens a door to another dimension. Izzat so much to ask? 🤨⚡🤯 2 Quote Do what makes you happy this week. So long as it’s not eating people. Eating people is bad. People have diseases. ~ Warren Ellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 Here's another great Chroma demo from James Dyson. This time he has programmed 10 presets that are self triggering drone patches. He's getting into modular synth territory here with the complexities. 1 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergievsky Posted May 30 Share Posted May 30 So I just bought this even though I have too many softsyths already and not enough time. But I just wanted to support Cherry Audio for doing this, they deserve that much for the effort. It also helps ease a teeny bit of regret for passing on acquiring one around 3 decades ago when someone offered to exchange his Chroma for my Synergy II+ (with working Kaypro II computer!). I hope Cherry sells a lot and more users share patches. For me now, just gotta find the time to mess with it! 1 Quote Raul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 I keep finding great Chroma vids. This one was a factory demo event with some great playing, cheesy suits and gratuitous hot multitimbral action using an Apple. The Expander is in a chopped down kbd cab instead of what it later shipped with. I never saw this footage before. 1 Quote Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Thanks for the link. Over the years I've searched YouTube for Chroma videos and this never showed up. I notice it was posted 8 years ago, but the first comment was 3 years ago. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chroma 1985 Posted June 8 Share Posted June 8 On 5/17/2024 at 12:47 AM, cherryDan said: Release Velocity was not a feature of the Chroma hardware. The only modulation sources related to velocity on the Chroma are "Velocity" and "Velocity (inverted)", the second of which can be used to close the filter, lower the volume, lower the pitch, etc., when you press a key harder. The hardware Chroma does register 32 steps of release velocity, but only gives you two resultant values for envelope release. From the manual: Quote [SET SPLIT], [22] Release Threshold Set the release threshold. When an envelope's release parameter is set to 31, the release becomes touch sensitive. Release velocities below a certain threshold yield one release time while velocities above the threshold yield a different release time. The threshold is a number from 0 to 31, and can be set in a manner similar to the attack threshold. [SET SPLIT], [23] Slow Release Set the slow release rate. This is the rate at which an envelope will release for a slow key release when the release parameter is set to 31. It is set to a value between 0 and 31 in a manner similar to the two thresholds above. [SET SPLIT], [24] Fast Release Set the fast release rate. This is the rate at which an envelope will release for a fast key release when the release parameter is set to 31. It is set to a value between 0 and 31 in a manner similar to the two thresholds above. Cheers, Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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