unicycle 

by spacedad and mbreges

unzip and keep the correct folder structure,wavs must be in unicycle/unicycle/301_orig.
(oh and put it in your vstplugins folder of course)

inspired by  nifflas' fourcycle synth

a groovy standalone app that makes great 8bit 4xcycle wavs.
i thought i'd make a vst synth to play these sounds.though i had to convert them to 16bit. 
(cos the dh_waveplayer only reads 16 or 24 bit)

i tried to go through most of the fourcycle synth controls and save them in blocks of 50,
but i needed to keep it to about 300 files,so i had to miss some out,oh,and it got a bit confusing but i tried to keep some sort of order;more or less repeated in blocks of 50.
except the last 50 which was a free-for-all.

if you want to use your own sounds,just replace some or all files with your own.
(you must keep the same names 0.wav etc to 300.wav)
don't forget to keep a copy of the 301_orig folder incase you want to go back.
i've not tested which files work,but i think any 16 or 24 bit wav should work ok.

here's a rough guide to what the samples are;

000=square oct1
001=square oct2
002=square oct3
003=square oct1+ring mod
004=square oct2+ring mod
005=square oct3+ring mod
006=square oct1+ring mod2
007=square oct2+ring mod2
008=square oct3+ring mod2
009=square oct1+ring mod3
010=square oct2+ring mod3
011=square oct3+ring mod3
012=square oct1+ring mod4
013=square oct2+ring mod4
014=square oct3+ring mod4
.......mad inverter
.......mad inverter ultra+
.......strange clipping device
.......nearby sample shuffler
.......lucky shuffle
050=sine oct1 etc...
.......
100=triangle oct1 etc...
......
150=noise oct1 etc...
......
200=saw oct1 etc...
......
250=random selection....
......

the synth part is split into 4 parts;
amp/pitch/filter/badness.
each with ADSR,2xLFO's and a few extra controls;

amp:
adsr/lfo's/volume/glide/waveform selector/mono button.

pitch:
adsr/-lfo's/pitch env/bender/octave/semi/cents.

filter:
adsr/lfo's/filter env1/filter env2/rez/zing.

bad:
adsr/lfo's/bad env/rectify/quantize/bit+samplerate.

sorry if some things seem to cut out at certain settings,
the way it's wired means that not everything can work at all times.
which can give wonderful but sometimes unexpected results.
whch is how i like it. ;)

gui controls;
most drawbars/sliders you can draw with left-mouse button and it will jump to position.
with the adsr's you can draw 'shapes'.

lfo's;
amount+range=pink,and purple=free range;
pink ones will revert to default when double-clicked.
beat divisions for tempo-syncing can be left-clicked+dragged,
(double click for default)
waveshapes=double-click to scroll through or left-click+drag.
when the square shape is selected you get the pulse width slider,
double-click for default(regular square),i did guide markings to help get it to beat in time.
black is 50%,white is 33.3% and 66.6%.

octave+semi boxes left-click+drag to scroll.double-click to return to default.

wave selector=left-click+drag,double-click for random selection.
+,- buttons;hold down to scoll.

bit+samplerate can be typed in.

coloured buttons above sliders turn function on or bypass it.

special thanks to mbreges for the amazing subcontrol prefabs,
this couldn't have happened without him.
we've both put many hours in to get this working.
so we hope you enjoy it.

this is freeware,do not sell.
if you pass it round,please include the readme.

disclaimer;
as always,mind the volume,your ears+your speakers.
unpredictable loud noise may and hopefully will emanate from this crazy machine.
i am not responsible for any damage to you,your computer or your pets.
(it's always good practice to put a limiter on the end of the chain,or on your vst hosts master out,to capture any loud spikes.)


copyright 2008 spacedad and mbreges.

spacedad@spaceraiders.co.uk
www.spaceraiders.co.uk/spacedad.html
http://mxavier.narod.ru

nifflas original fourcycle synth can be found here;
http://nifflas.ni2.se
or here;
http://niffpage.greywool.com/files/Tools/

many thanks for the great synthedit modules by;
AS 
synthedit.audioholik.com/index.php?name=Downloads&file=details&id=85
DH 
www.dehaupt.com
SC 
scp.web.elte.hu/synthedit
KDL www.rubidiumhexafluorosilicate.com/synthedit/
LP 
www.uweb.ucsb.edu/~ljputnam
RJ http://blogs.oreilly.com/digitalmedia/2006/09/new-synthedit-modules.html
OL 
www.olilarkin.co.uk
AP
www.hgsounds.com

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