Blamsoft and eXode present VK-2 Viking Synthesizer

[mind2069]

@Nirude

You are so skilled, nobody offered you a contract for a RE GUI

Some would definitely benefit, give the aquios a shot and contact the developer

[raymondh]

Possible bug -

If you play a sound and then hold down the sustain pedal, when you release the keys, the envelope re-triggers from the start.

Does that sound like the intended behaviour?

[KIKBAK1]

Sold!, used it in a few tracks.

[Blamsoft]

Possible bug -

If you play a sound and then hold down the sustain pedal, when you release the keys, the envelope re-triggers from the start.

Does that sound like the intended behaviour?

A fix for the sustain pedal bug has been submitted to Propellerhead.

[raymondh]

Possible bug -

If you play a sound and then hold down the sustain pedal, when you release the keys, the envelope re-triggers from the start.

Does that sound like the intended behaviour?

A fix for the sustain pedal bug has been submitted to Propellerhead.

Thanks!

[Loque]

This synth makes me horny! Big thx to the devs and also to the patch designers! Your on my fav list!

[SYBRIX]

just bought this. got a lot to learn

[Carly(Poohbear)]

This synth makes me horny! Big thx to the devs and also to the patch designers! Your on my fav list!

Glad to see I'm not the only one, for a while I thought I was not normal feeling horny playing about with this synth LOL

The CPU is a little on the heavy side but the power of this thing pushes that to one side...

and there is so much to learn and experiment with, I'm in my heaven....

[Carly(Poohbear)]

Nektar mapping done for the VK2 and can be found at viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7491466&p=317743#p317743

[Auryn]

So while doing sound design for this device I had a few combinator ideas that didn't get finished before the sound bank was due. I've finished them now and put them up for free download on my site here (bottom of the page): https://www.quixoticsounddesign.com/vk-2/

Most of the combi's revolve around the idea of using external CV to tune one or more of the oscillators, which makes it possible to create hybrid monophonic/polyphonic patches, where you can have one oscillator play a chord while the other plays an arpeggio for example. Several template combinators are provided, along with some presets to try, and a short description/manual. If you're into experimenting, it should be up your alley.

If you have any questions about the combinators you can PM me or use the contact form on the site.

[qn5]

Yup. This thing is a fucking BEAST. Sounds amazing. Great patches.
And it will eat your CPU's babies. Loving it so far though. Just have to be judicious with the usage.

[joeyluck]

A suggestion:

Could an 'ALL effects on/off' button be added? Somewhere outside of the panel perhaps, because there are many patches saved on the Mod Buses/LFOs panel. And you have to first navigate to one of the effect panels to access the individual on/off buttons for each.

I am less likely to turn off Dist, Phaser, and Chorus, but sometimes I do.
Most of the time it's turning off the reverb and delay.

Or maybe in lieu of this, a folder similar to the Low CPU folder, that contains all patches without effects. Or at least without delay/reverb.
Could call it 'no ambience' or 'naked' or 'raw.' Could exist in the home folder and in Low CPU folder. Too much?
I feel browsing is much nicer when songwriting when you know when to expect reverb on patches (and at times, extra reverb on top of what you might have on the channel). Just an idea

[FLVZ]

Is it possible to incorporate Oscillator On/Off buttons ? I have multiple patches which utilise the Loop adsr & loop s functions of the envelopes, and they basically continuously run unless I dedicate a slow lfo to the amp control to cut-off the oscillator. Sometimes this doesn't even work and I just go about my business with the noise in the background.

[Faastwalker]

Finally got around to hitting the TRY button on VK-2. Very impressed so far. Sounds really, really, nice. I've just been going through presets currently. There's a great range of sounds here and some of the presets are amazing. Excited by the modulation possibilities and the amount of audio and CV I/O on the back is insane! Think I'm going to have to pull the trigger on this before the intro offer expires.

[Faastwalker]

...... got the dreaded 'computer to slow' message with a single instances of VK-2, nothing else and a fair bit of modulation. That's disappointing. First time I've ever had that on my current build, which I did a couple of years back. I had the quality settings to normal. Didn't expect to see that message. I think I might need an upgrade before I pull the trigger on VK-2!!

Windows 10
i5 3.0 ghz CPU
8GB RAM

[Loque]

...... got the dreaded 'computer to slow' message with a single instances of VK-2, nothing else and a fair bit of modulation. That's disappointing. First time I've ever had that on my current build, which I did a couple of years back. I had the quality settings to normal. Didn't expect to see that message. I think I might need an upgrade before I pull the trigger on VK-2!!

Windows 10
i5 3.0 ghz CPU
8GB RAM

Disable the warning. Maybe there is just a peak.

[The_G]

Man, this thing is brutal on the CPU--only 4 instances before I started to get glitching and the dreaded "computer too slow" message. For comparison's sake, I can do 6 instances of Expanse before the same thing starts.

[Audiotic]

I don't mind the CPU strain so much... It makes me focus on the instruments I already have, thus focusing more on writing or automation. Although without bouncing audio, I wouldnt be able to use any of the pads

Another thing thats actually due to the great organic sound of the thing is that some notes/parts have a slightly different feel/sound when you play them each time... makes it hard to go for Exactly that sound you want without bouncing multiple takes. I'm not complaining though, since that slight unpredictability is what makes the sound special

[Faastwalker]

Yes, a CPU mutilator this one. Sounds fantastic though. Will probably buy it once I've upgraded my computer - going for an i9 Quantum 8-core CPU with at least 128GB of fast RAM. Might be able to make a track with this thing then

[aeox]

I don't mind the CPU strain so much... It makes me focus on the instruments I already have, thus focusing more on writing or automation. Although without bouncing audio, I wouldnt be able to use any of the pads

Another thing thats actually due to the great organic sound of the thing is that some notes/parts have a slightly different feel/sound when you play them each time... makes it hard to go for Exactly that sound you want without bouncing multiple takes. I'm not complaining though, since that slight unpredictability is what makes the sound special

Are you speaking of the jitter and drift features that replicate analog oscillators ?

[challism]

Something I have been having a blast doing lately, is running audio thru VK-2's filters. It sounds amazing! And it's a way to be able to use VK-2 and not have it eat up my DSP. I love this synth!! <3

[chimp_spanner]

Trialled it...sat on it for a while...realised nothing else in the rack comes close in terms of the filter section, and just the detail in the oscillators. I really, really like this synth. Worth every penny. Get it while it's cheap!!!

[DinoJ]

Something I have been having a blast doing lately, is running audio thru VK-2's filters. It sounds amazing! And it's a way to be able to use VK-2 and not have it eat up my DSP. I love this synth!! <3

Probably a silly question and if it something I have missed when I skimmed through manual then apologies up front. But I was trying to figure out how to feed audio through VK-2 last night to use the filters as you suggested and I could not get it working. Is there something specific you have to do? I do it all the time with Antidote and it a breeze but with this I was left scratching my head... admittedly it was Friday night and I was maybe a tad worse for wear lol

[eXode]

Something I have been having a blast doing lately, is running audio thru VK-2's filters. It sounds amazing! And it's a way to be able to use VK-2 and not have it eat up my DSP. I love this synth!! <3

Probably a silly question and if it something I have missed when I skimmed through manual then apologies up front. But I was trying to figure out how to feed audio through VK-2 last night to use the filters as you suggested and I could not get it working. Is there something specific you have to do? I do it all the time with Antidote and it a breeze but with this I was left scratching my head... admittedly it was Friday night and I was maybe a tad worse for wear lol

You have to trigger the gate for the VCA to open. Best approach imho is to set VK2 to modular mode and then disconnect the EG routed to the AMP and adjust the level accordingly. Make sure that no oscillator is routed into the mixer or you'll hear a continuous sound from them.

You can also use the attached preset for convenience.

[geronimo]

Many thanks: and the verso-patch picture.





In trying, I notice that we do not go through the effects of the Viking.