Kapling
"It’s not often that fully featured music software is released for free on the Mac platform. When it is, it’s like finding the end of the rainbow. It’s even rarer finding software that’s free and looks good."
Key features:
• 8 independent synth voices
• 32-step sequencer
• realtime timbral controls
• randomized initial impulse to provide natural variation over time
• tempo-synced stereo delay
• store presets for pitch, sequences, and timbre, and export them
to disk
• record output directly to disk as an aiff file
• cpu monitor helps keep track of the tax on your system
• each voice has a hotkeyed mute switch for ease of live use
• freeware! (but donations are welcome!!)
Kapling is a simple little
standalone physical modeling synthesizer application for Mac OS X built
with Max/MSP 5. It is based on
the Karplus-Strong algorithm. Kapling uses this method to attempt the
emulation of resonant bodies, like a string being plucked, or melodic
percussion instrument being struck. Eight independent voices are triggered
by a 32-step sequencer, with a variety of parameters set up to help
you sculpt new timbres in realtime. Kapling also features a tempo-synced
stereo delay and recording to disk.
In simpler terms, Kapling can help you make twangy, boingy, klonky tones.
You can download the application and manual here.
Read the manual online here.
Check out a screenshot.
Regrettably, I lack the time and resources to offer tech support of any kind, so please use the software at your own risk, and leisure. If you are making music with the program however, and would like to share, I'd love to hear from you by emailing at:
k <at> sineqube <dot> com
Although the program is free, if you enjoy what you find here and it is of some use to you, feel free to make a donation to help support development. Better yet, check out my music page for information on my albums. Thanks much.
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