A semi-modular software synthesizer and fx plugin. It's basically InfernalSynth's big brother.
- Changelog: changelog.md.
- Parameter reference: param_reference.html.
- KVR: https://www.kvraudio.com/product/firefly-synth-by-sjoerdvankreel
- Manual: https://github.com/sjoerdvankreel/firefly-synth/blob/main/manual.md
See below for some built-in themes.
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MacOS: if you get a warning like "archive damaged" or "failed to open" etc, it's probably this: https://syntheway.com/fix-au-vst-vst3-macos.htm
- Mac VST3: firefly_synth_1.7.3_mac_vst3_instrument.zip
- Mac VST3 Fx: firefly_synth_1.7.3_mac_vst3_fx.zip
- Mac CLAP: firefly_synth_1.7.3_mac_clap_instrument.zip
- Mac CLAP Fx: firefly_synth_1.7.3_mac_clap_fx.zip
- Linux VST3: firefly_synth_1.7.3_linux_vst3_instrument.tar.gz
- Linux VST3 Fx: release/firefly_synth_1.7.3_linux_vst3_fx.tar.gz
- Linux CLAP: firefly_synth_1.7.3_linux_clap_instrument.tar.gz
- Linux CLAP Fx: firefly_synth_1.7.3_linux_clap_fx.tar.gz
- Windows VST3: firefly_synth_1.7.3_windows_vst3_instrument.zip
- Windows VST3 Fx: firefly_synth_1.7.3_windows_vst3_fx.zip
- Windows CLAP: firefly_synth_1.7.3_windows_clap_instrument.zip
- Windows CLAP Fx: firefly_synth_1.7.3_windows_clap_fx.zip
Extract the zipped folder and copy/replace it (the entire folder, not just the .dll/.so/.dylib!) to your VST3/CLAP folder:
- Windows: https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/115000177084-VST-plug-in-locations-on-Windows (replace VST3 by CLAP for clap)
- Mac: https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/115000171310-VST-plug-in-locations-on-Mac-OS-X-and-macOS (replace VST3 by CLAP for clap)
- Linux: ~/.vst3 or ~/.clap
- Mac: 64-bit (X64) cpu for Intel-based Macs. 64-bit ARM cpu for Apple Silicon. Universal binaries are provided. Tested on MacOS 14.
- Linux: 64-bit (X64) cpu. Provided binaries do not require AVX support, but you might want to build with march=native for better performance. Tested on Ubuntu 22. Known to work on Fedora and Mint, too.
- Windows: 64-bit (X64) cpu with AVX support. Tested on Windows 10. Windows 7+ should work but you might need this:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-US/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170. - Explicitly supported hosts: Reaper, Bitwig, FLStudio. Please use a recent version.
- Explicitly NOT supported hosts:
Waveform (too many problems), Renoise (bug), Cakewalk (same bug as renoise, probably). - Renoise support waits for this:
https://forum.renoise.com/t/possible-probable-bug-w-r-t-vst3-parameter-flushing/70684. - All other hosts, you'll just have to try and see.
Pretty much like InfernalSynth. I reused most of the algorithms, although some of them got upgraded. In particular, the waveshaper becomes a full-blown distortion module, the Karplus-Strong oscillator has some extra knobs to play around with, there's a new CV-to-CV mod matrix and last-but-not-least, it can do actual (Chowning-style) FM synthesis.
See also demos for project files. Not all of these sounds are presets, but if you want you can extract the other ones from there.
Demo tunes:
- Demo track 1: demo_track_1.mp3
- Demo track 2: demo_track_2.mp3
- Demo track 3: demo_track_3.mp3
Other:
- FX Demo: fx_demo_reaper_clap.mp3
- Noise generator demo: stereo_noise_reaper_clap.mp3
- Distortion modulation demo: distortion_modulation.mp3
- Another acid line bipolar FM: another_acid_line_bipolar_fm.mp3
- Another acid line unipolar FM: another_acid_line_unipolar_fm.mp3
- I Love Distortion + Global Unison: i_love_distortion_global_unison.mp3
Presets:
- Big Pad (Preset): big_pad.mp3
- Big Pad 2 (Preset): big_pad_2.mp3
- Big Pad 3 (Preset): big_pad_3.mp3
- Mono Lead (Preset): mono_lead.mp3
- Infernal Acid (Preset): infernal_acid.mp3
- FM Weirdness (Preset): fm_weirdness.mp3
- AM Bells (Preset): am_bells_reaper_clap.mp3
- AM/FM Unison Pad (Preset): am_fm_unison_pad.mp3
- Karplus-Strong (Preset): karplus_strong_reaper_clap.mp3
- I Love Distortion (Preset): i_love_distortion_reaper_clap.mp3
- Fun With Hard Sync And FM (Preset): fun_with_hard_sync_and_fm.mp3
- git clone --recursive [this-project]
- Mac: scripts/build_mac.sh [Debug|RelWithDebInfo|Release]
- Linux: scripts/build_linux.sh [Debug|RelWithDebInfo|Release]
- Windows: scripts/build_windows.bat [Debug|RelWithDebInfo|Release]
Note: the build scripts and cmake files assume linux=gcc, windows=msvc and mac=clang. It is not possible to change compiler for any given OS without changing the build scripts and cmake files.
You'll need CMake and a very recent c++ compiler. The final output ends up in the /dist folder.
Like noted above, the default Linux build does not enable AVX.
To fix that, you'll have to edit https://github.com/sjoerdvankreel/firefly-synth/blob/main/plugin_base/cmake/plugin_base.config.cmake.
Windows: the build scripts assume 7zip is installed. It will build fine without, but you'll error out on the final zip step.
- CLAP SDK: https://github.com/free-audio/clap
- JUCE: https://github.com/juce-framework/JUCE
- sse2neon: https://github.com/DLTcollab/sse2neon
- Steinberg VST3 SDK: https://github.com/steinbergmedia/vst3sdk
- Readerwriterqueue: https://github.com/cameron314/readerwriterqueue
- Special thanks to oddyolynx for supporting the project early-on.
- Special thanks to BaconPaul for helping me out with CLAP support.
- Special thanks to host vendors who have set me up with an NFR license.
- Infernal theme artwork by Dante Cyberman: https://www.deviantart.com/dantecyberman.
- Contains soft clippers by Sean Enderby and Zlatko Baracskai.
- Contains a slightly adapted implementation of Jezar's Freeverb.
- Contains a slightly adapted implementation of the Karplus-Strong algorithm.
- Contains a verbatim implementation of Andrew Simper's state variable filter equations.
- Contains a verbatim implementation of Moorer's DSF algorithm as described by Burkhard Reike.
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