digistring

Alez22v0.8.0Updated Oct 5, 20268 on GitHub

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digistring, displayed on the instrument as STRING, is a Karplus–Strong physical-modeling SRC machine for the original Digitakt. It offers pluck, bowed, mallet-hit and noise exciters, with stiffness, pluck position, softness, damping and decay controls for string-like and bell-like sounds. It uses the normal Digitakt AMP, filter, mixer and effects chain, and borrows stock parameter slots so controls can be saved, parameter-locked and reached over MIDI. The project site includes an audio demonstration. Version 0.8.0 provides OS 1.53 and 1.54 builds, with a STRING-fast variant that also uses digihealth’s FAST AUDIO support. Install one variant, not both. Release notes document physical tests of STRING and STRING-fast on OS 1.53, and STRING-fast on OS 1.54 with several other module combinations; five tracks ran at about 95% DSP with FAST AUDIO. The plain 1.54 build was not separately flashed, and some other combinations were lint-checked only. Low notes can sound darker because of the memory-saving engine design. Build the chosen module and matching core with elekloader from your own stock OS.

Compatible with

Digitakt MK1elektron

Links

Source Website · alez22.github.io Build with elekloader Controls and build notes Module downloads · github.com

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