Yamaha DX7 simulation in SuperCollider

Overview

• Project Proposal

This repository contains a SuperCollider implementation inspired by the Yamaha DX7 synthesizer. The DX7 is a classic digital synthesizer known for its distinctive FM synthesis capabilities. This project aims to roughly recreate the sound of the DX7 using SuperCollider, while adding a bit of dynamicity to the operator routing, driven by the goals of its sister project mentioned below.

The drive behind this project was to act as the second half of a synthesizer parameter exploration project, where the first half was an ambitious tool that explores the high dimensional parameter-space of the DX7 in a user-friendly way. The tool can be found here.

Setup

Prerequisites

1. SuperCollider: Download and install SuperCollider from the official website.
2. Interface: This project uses a python program to interface with SuperCollider. Follow the setup instructions on the Music-Programming repo.

How to run

1. Simply open project.scd in SuperCollider.
2. Press Ctrl + Enter (or Cmd + Enter on Mac) when the caret is within two sets of parentheses (...) to evaluate the code blocks. Do this for all 3 code blocks in the file, sequentially.

Documentation

• AI Collaboration Portfolio