Automat 1.0 - First non beta build

Michael Hatsis · Post by **Michael Hatsis** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:02 pm

http://www.alphakanal.de:4356/articles/ ... utomat-1-0

really nice synth for you OS X people...

heavensdaw · Post by **heavensdaw** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:19 pm

Cheers Mike, yeah you're right there Automat, is a really nice synth. I've used it quite a lot.. It sits well in a mix and is very dynamic, and full sounding, easy to program, fun to tweak because of its well laid out GUI, great sounding filters and effects... Plus it's FREE!

Wicked

Hd

Edit: hey mike, just noticed .. Nice post count!

j2j · Post by **j2j** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:23 pm

The 1.0

congrats.... I think I'm going to give it spin. It does have quite a buzz surrounding it.

Cheers 4 this...

sparklepuff · Post by **sparklepuff** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:43 pm

hell yeah, this thing gets more use than most of my paid for synths.

sparklepuff · Post by **sparklepuff** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:44 pm

hell yeah, this thing gets more use than most of my paid for synths.

glitchrock-buddha · Post by **glitchrock-buddha** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:21 am

Hey nice, the novation automapped version no longer does the upside down text thing. nifty.

timothyallan · Post by **timothyallan** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:25 am

Abrghag. I don't get any font's in the dropdowns. The beta worked much better for me

SMonk · Post by **SMonk** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:21 am

Nice. Not much new compared to the beta, though. Mono mode is still only half-implemented.
But, nice nonetheless.

glitchrock-buddha · Post by **glitchrock-buddha** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:50 am

^^Not sure what you guys are talking about.....

Mono and legato modes seem to work fine for me. Also all text boxes work fine.

Did you guys use the install script? It uninstalls the old one and then puts the new component in the components folder, and it also adds a fonts file of some kind.

Definitely use the install command instead of just putting the plug-in in the folder manually.

I will say though, that I find it eats much more cpu now than in the early betas, which is unfortunate. And strange since I remember on the site it said that the betas used a lot of cpu, which it didn't.

SMonk · Post by **SMonk** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:01 am

glitchrock-buddha wrote:^^Not sure what you guys are talking about.....

Mono and legato modes seem to work fine for me. Also all text boxes work fine.

The thing is that it, unlike every other synth, doesn't "remember" held keys. If you hold one key down, and repeatedly play another, the pitch should alternate between those two keys. In Automat, it doesn't. This may not sound like such a big deal, but it's an essential technique when playing monosynths.

glitchrock-buddha · Post by **glitchrock-buddha** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:06 am

SMonk wrote:
glitchrock-buddha wrote:^^Not sure what you guys are talking about.....

Mono and legato modes seem to work fine for me. Also all text boxes work fine.
The thing is that it, unlike every other synth, doesn't "remember" held keys. If you hold one key down, and repeatedly play another, the pitch should alternate between those two keys. In Automat, it doesn't. This may not sound like such a big deal, but it's an essential technique when playing monosynths.

Ah yes, I see. Right you are.

timothyallan · Post by **timothyallan** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:10 am

glitchrock-buddha wrote:^^Not sure what you guys are talking about.....

Mono and legato modes seem to work fine for me. Also all text boxes work fine.

Did you guys use the install script? It uninstalls the old one and then puts the new component in the components folder, and it also adds a fonts file of some kind.

Definitely use the install command instead of just putting the plug-in in the folder manually.

I will say though, that I find it eats much more cpu now than in the early betas, which is unfortunate. And strange since I remember on the site it said that the betas used a lot of cpu, which it didn't.

Yeah, used the installer... same result! no fonts

timothyallan · Post by **timothyallan** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:14 am

I think he's buggered the install actually.

Looking through the package contents, the font file doesn't actually exist where the installer thinks it should. i.e. "Automat1.component/Contents/Resources/automat.ttf"

Yours might work because you already had the font installed...

Machinesworking · Post by **Machinesworking** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:29 am

j2j wrote:The 1.0

congrats.... I think I'm going to give it spin. It does have quite a buzz surrounding it.

Cheers 4 this...

Ha! it used to be called Buzzer in an earlier incarnation! Really useful little synth, and pretty cool guy.
Buzzer had a crazy filter on it, got great use out of that, and Automat has great filters too. My only complaint with Automat etc. is that he does it for free, if he was paid, backwards compatibility would work...... I think it's pretty set now though.

logic_user99 · Post by **logic_user99** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:55 am

Tasty cakes! Loving the Automat.