Has anyone worked with modules that can take V/Oct and quantize to microtonal scales? Ideally, I’d like to be able to load .scl files and have the option of creating my own.
Thanks for any info on this!
I had a quick look in vcv library and found 2 modules
NISTHI ScalaQuantizer
I could not find source code, so its probably not open source
H4N4 Xen Quantizer
this is open source, you can find GitHub on vcv page
I suspect to port H4N4 Xen Quantizer the file handling would need to be changed for MM, but the rest of the code is pretty straightforward (at first glance)
note: Ive not tested this (in VCV) so I don’t know ‘how good it is’
also, and why my ‘ears pricked up’ at the words scala…
I created a Scala ‘scaler’ (EScaler) in my own MetaMorph vcv project
the EScaler module within MetaMorph plugin is designed to provide Scala support for Eigenharps natively (rather than going via V/oct).
however, I could create a simplified version which used v/oct.
(this is the route Id take…as I prefer my own implementations)
Im working on a few modules at the moment, I’ll consider this when I get around to releasing the plugin.
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Thank would be great, for me anyways!
I did see the NYSTHI module, but was hoping I could use my MM for this task. I just broke down and got a Tubbutec uTune for the convenience of having it in my rack.
indeed,
so, first task is to determine if there is any vcv module that has required functionality…
then check to see if its already ported to MM ( no)
if not, , check viability of porting to MM (see above notes)
note: I just searched for ‘Scala’ in vcv library, and looked at likely candidates.
(it may be others know of additional modules that work in vcv to be consider)
also, it be useful to know if the ‘viable’ modules actually fulfill the need, and work correctly.
(no point porting something that does work, or work as required)
anyways, unless, I missed one - I don’t think anything is already done, so will need someone to do some dev work to make it happen.