Show HN: Anyma V, a hybrid physical modelling virtual instrument
Anyma V is a hybrid virtual instrument by Aodyo Instruments, combining physical modeling and electronic music elements for diverse sound creation. It features extensive synthesis options and supports various MIDI controllers.
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Anyma V is a hybrid physical modeling virtual instrument developed by Aodyo Instruments, designed to create a wide range of sounds inspired by real-world acoustics. It combines traditional electronic music elements, such as oscillators and filters, with physical modeling technology to simulate acoustic sources like strings and reeds, as well as resonating materials like wood and metal. The instrument features a matrix interface for sound exploration, divided into four sections: Excite, Vibrate, Resonate, and Global, allowing users to morph between sound variations.
Anyma V serves as a virtual counterpart to the Anyma Phi hardware synthesizer, sharing the same sound engine and patch format, while offering polyphonic capabilities and unlimited instances within a digital audio workstation (DAW). It includes a semi-modular synthesis engine with 54 oscillator modules, 36 effect modules, and 47 modulator modules, providing extensive sound design possibilities. The instrument is compatible with various MIDI controllers, including MPE controllers, and supports custom tunings beyond standard semitones, accommodating microtonal music.
The software is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with minimum system requirements including 1 GB of RAM and 100 MB of disk space. Users can try a fully functional demo version with a 30-second silence every 10 minutes. The Anyma V aims to offer musicians and sound designers a versatile tool for creating unique and complex sounds.
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Show HN: Anyma V, a powerful hybrid physical modelling virtual instrument
Anyma V is a hybrid virtual instrument by Aodyo Instruments that blends electronic music with physical modeling, simulating various acoustic sounds. It supports multiple platforms and MIDI controllers, currently priced at €79.00.
- Users express excitement about the physical modeling aspect and the sound quality of the instrument.
- Some find the user interface overwhelming, highlighting the challenge of managing multiple parameters.
- Questions arise regarding the technical specifications and development process behind the instrument.
- Concerns about security are raised due to issues with the Windows installer flagged by Virus Total.
- There is interest in the potential for the instrument to simulate traditional acoustic sounds, such as a clarinet.
12 commentsWhat do you see as setting your synths and hardware apart from, say, the Osmose and Hydrasynth?
If you don't mind me asking, for your hardware, what's running under the hood? Big ARM cores / SOC? RTOS on a Cortex-M? What challenges have you faced working on whichever you're less used to? (The VST if you have more hardware background, the hardware if you have more desktop software background)
Any advice for someone on the product side looking to get into the synth development scene? I’m a designer and have so far partnered with a DSP developer on one project, a plugin for Reason based on Mutable Instruments’ Plaits (https://soundlabs.presteign.com), but haven’t really figured out where to go next.
I’ve found the GUI the hardest part of VST development (but I’m not on a traditional C++ Juce stack).
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High regards!
Physical modelling is really fascinating... Currently testing this and it sounds good!
The UI is a little overwhelming though. But of course it's a difficult task to allow manipulating many parameters in a simple way. (Reason's modelling synth Objekt does a reasonably good job at that, I think).
Anyway, congrats! HN loves music, please post more! (A month ago I did a ShowHN for a "random" sequencer: https://billard.medusis.com [0]; it works well when connected to unusual sound generators such as this.)
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Show HN: Anyma V, a powerful hybrid physical modelling virtual instrument
Anyma V is a hybrid virtual instrument by Aodyo Instruments that blends electronic music with physical modeling, simulating various acoustic sounds. It supports multiple platforms and MIDI controllers, currently priced at €79.00.