Akunull has released Piloslib, a FREE multi-platform open-source library of audio & modulation tools.
Piloslib focuses on synthesis, live electronic music, interconnection, probability, unique sounds, and intuitive interfacing, built by Akunull in Pure Data starting in 2014.
What’s included in the library:
- Vanilla only patches without expr(~) editable in pd
- Syntactic sugar to make Pure Data programming more efficient
- Several ways to make complex rhythms and a global clock to guide it
- A save and load system with preset management
- A way to handle per voice modulation for synthesizers
- Unique modulators for control
- Tools for generative design
- Model-(View)-Controller programming architecture
- An assortment of synths and audio effects capable of some classic sounds and many strange ones
The synths:
- Rhine-2 osc synth with 2 filters and mhx modulation system.
- Sentinel-2 osc synth with variable pole lp/bp filter and mhx modulation system.
- Imp-2 osc synth with a lot of linkage to exponential envelopes and mqu modulation system. Built around synthesizing drums.
- Ajah-3 osc synth with fm interconnection between them and mhx modulation system.
- Osciano-Simplest synth, one oscillator.
- Nbd-Simple bass drum synth.
- Rhibd-Simple bass drum synth with complex per voice modulation (mhx).
- Rewbd-Bass drum synth with more saturation options.
- Ncym-Simple cymbal synth.
- Nhh-Simple hi-hat synth.
- Nsn-Simple snare synth.
The audio effects:
- Asym_tanh-Asymmetry and tanh(x) for non-linear compression, distortion, tape-like saturation.
- Bellmid_3band-3 band eq with tanh(x) (non-linear compressor) with the middle channel also including the low and high.
- Eq_3band-3 band eq.
- Eq_3band_tanh-3 band eq with tanh(x) (non-linear compressor) on each band.
- Bit_red-Bit reduction.
- Bp_mix-bandpass filter with dry/wet mixing controls.
- Lop_mix-lowpass filter with dry/wet mixing controls.
- Hip_mix-hipass filter with dry/wet mixing controls.
- Vcf_mix-bandpass filter with dry/wet mixing controls.
- Vcf_np-vcf (bandpass filter) with variable amount of poles.
- Vcf_npnp-vcf~ (“voltage controlled” filter) with variable amount of poles and variable “low-pass” or band-pass.
- Formant_filter-Formant (vowel) filter with 5 formants.
- Formant_filter_3v-Formant (vowel) filter with 3 formants.
- Delay_extfb-Delay with external feedback so you can customize the delay line.
- Delay_ms-Simple delay.
- Delay_ms_pitch-Simple delay with pitch shifting in the feedback loop.
- Pitch_shift-Pitch shift via phase vocoding.
- Downsample-Down-sampler.
- Retrig-Retrigger/stutter/buffer/beat repeat.
- Retrig_ij-Retrigger with multiple rates inspired by Instajungle.
- Tanhx-Tanh(x), a non-linear compressor capable of emulating a lot of saturation and distortion.
- Vverb-Reverb via freeverb algorithm.
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