[kymaguy]

I don’t know how ssc implemented it but I’d start with a simple case of two sources and a linear fade:

Out := (SourceA * !Fade) + (SourceB * (1 – !Fade)).

for equal power we need the squares to add up to 1:

Out := (SourceA * !Fade sqrt) + (SourceB * (1 – !Fade sqrt)).

Now expand the idea to 2D (4 Sources):

Out1 := (SourceA * !XFade sqrt) + (SourceB * (1 – !XFade sqrt)).

Out2 := (SourceC * !XFade sqrt) + (SourceD * (1 – !XFade sqrt)).

Out := (Out1 * !YFade sqrt) + (Out2 * (1 – !YFade sqrt)).

And so on for 3D, 4D, 5D,…

I’m looking at it from the output side, you could as well look at it from the individual sources. For example for 2D equal-power:

LevelA := (!XFade + !YFade) sqrt.

LevelB := ((1 – !XFade) + !YFade) sqrt.

LevelC := (!XFade + (1 – !YFade)) sqrt.

LevelD := ((1 – !XFade) + (1 – !YFade)) sqrt.

Not sure if both examples give the same result, I may have mixed something up. But I hope the idea is clear 🙂

Cheers,

Gustav

 

[kymaguy]

I’d need to see your Sound in detail but I guess the 16 notes poly is the problem. Remember when doing polyphony using a MidiVoice the whole signal flow to its left gets replicated by the number of voices. That said, in your setup you are having 32 Oscillators, 32 Filters and 16 Choppers running at the same time. Still, that doesn’t sound like something the Paca shouldn’t be able to handle.

I think it’s best to post your Sound here so we can have a look, otherwise it’s like a doctor making a diagnosis via telephone 🙂

[kymaguy]

Thanks to Cristian’s help I’m able to run f6 now. My Custom Prototypes seemed to cause the issue. Removed them et voilà 🙂

[kymaguy]

With the Caps Lock Down I was able to start the previous (f5) version which is running now… still no luck starting f6

[kymaguy]

I just updated and now Kyma doesn’t start anymore. After the startup screen my mouse icon is stuck showing glasses, Kyma seems to look for something it can’t find. Anyone else facing this issue?

EDIT: I’ve removed the preferences file from /Library/ApplicationSupport/Kyma/ and re-installed the Kyma 7 Folder. Still no luck…

[kymaguy]

Nice, I need to watch this, chances are good he used some of the stuff I shared with him when doing the coaching 🙂

[kymaguy]

The greatest advice I got from Pete at KISS2013. Back then I had Kyma for a month and pretty much didn’t know my way around. He told me: “Put a bookmark on the CapyTalk Quick Reference (p.369) in Kyma X Revealed, all you need is basically in there.”

That really helped in the beginning. Now, with Kyma 7, you can just open the CapyTalk reference (Command-H) and use the search function! I really recommend doing so – thanks Pete!

Other advices:

– Read the manuals (X and 7), you can skim over the smalltalk section (see below)

– Don’t worry too much about smalltalk in the beginning, capytalk is what you should use first. You’ll start using smalltalk on your own soon because you get tired of typing big arrays by hand. Therefore the first thing you’re going to learn in smalltalk is possibly the collect message 😊

– Stick to your problems and try to solve them on your own. The best way to learn something is to make mistakes. As Edison said: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10000 ways that won’t work.”

– Read the descriptions of the Modules you are using, try to understand what they do.

– If you’re really stuck contact the Kyma Community (Q&A, Forum). Really got much help from there. Thanks to Pete again! Also thanks to Bruno who teached me at the beginning!

– Read the manuals again and pay attention to the smalltalk section

That’s how I learned Kyma so far, hope it’s helpful. Concerning breakthroughs: There are too many small ones to mention here, for me there wasn’t “the one breakthrough” (yet 😉) – step by step.

Best,

Gustav

p.s. There’s no way to fully master Kyma, that’s the beauty about it!

 

[kymaguy]

BTW concerning standalone: it would be great if I could precompile Sounds or a Multigrid onto a stick which I can plug in the back of the pacarana and then use KymaControl and/or OSC / MIDI to start and control it. This way you could get rid of the computer for a show. 👍

[kymaguy]

Sure, it would be expensive, I’d expect it to be around $1000. Which is on second thought quite expensive even for a very good hardware effect. And still it’s only 1 DSP, so quite limited if you enter the spectral world 😉

Not sure about this, let’s see what SSC is up to 😊

[kymaguy]

Interesting idea, actually this would enable building Kyma Hardware Effects.

And yes, bigger brain please 😉

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