Simon's NM Sample Generator Simon's NM Sample Generator
(c) Simon Detheridge 1999
The Sample Generator is a tool for the Nord Modular, designed and developed by Simon Detherige, which creates samples by using Sequencer modules. It is made for Editor V2.00, so the V2.10 can be used to create samples. The Patches have to be converted to V2.10, which can be loaded into V3.03. Of course this is only operational in Windows. Playback of existing sample is possible in Mac too.
Four Patches are used, which means a Micro Modular can only use a quarter of the time of the to be played sample. The template Patch looks like
(For those who never used V2 this picture looks weird...)
Don't expect to much about this. Some examples are here:
The program basically turns a data file into a sequence of series of parameters in a Nord Modular patch. Supports files up to 2048 bytes.
To convert a wave file, do the following:
Sample it down to something like 4Khz, in an audio editing program such as SoundForge, and save it as a RAW file (not a wave file) into the same directory as this program. Run the program, and it will prompt you for an input and output file name. The program will then generate up to 4 patches (depending on the length of the file you are converting) based on the input template files.
Tips:
Currently there is no room left in the patches for additional modules... If you are only using one patch, you can remove the Clock Dividers, and Event Sequencer to free up extra space. If you wish to have additional modules in multiple patches, remove the requisite number of Control Sequencers from the end of the chain in each patch, and set the value of the 'CtrlSeq Count' clock divider to be the number of Control Sequencers left, before you run the program... It will simply move on to the next file as soon as it runs out of CtrlSeqs.You will need to group all the patches together to play them back. I did this by setting all the slots on my modular to recieve on the same channel, and playing it with a keyboard. You can also do this by setting the 'Keyboard Mode' on the NM to 'Selected Slots'.
I've set the knob assignments for the template patches as follows:
Putting the Modular in panel-split mode makes adjusting them easier. And of course, it's not essential that you use wave data either. A bitmap or similar would work just as well, provided it was saved in a raw file format.
Source code:
Request:
If you do anything with this program you think might I might find interesting, please send me a copy, or post it to the NM list.
Maybe you want to try it all yourself:
Legal Mumbo Jumbo:
This program is FREEWARE. Feel free to modify and distribute it as much as you like, as long as ALL the files listed at the top of this file are attached, and this file is left unaltered except for a list of what modifications have been made.
USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK! I MAKE NO GUARANTEES THAT IS SUITABLE FOR USE ON ANY SYSTEM, AND WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OF DATA, OR DAMAGE TO HARDWARE FROM IT'S USE, HOWEVER CAUSED.
Included Files:
raw2pch.dpr - source code
raw2pch.res - required to build file program file (I think)
example.raw - example rawfile
1template.pch
2template.pch
4template.pch - template files
README FIRST!.txt - this file
If you need the V2.10 also:
