Is there a physically modelled resonator effect?

Pingu said:

I'm currently really enjoying playing with Plasmonic. Its only real limitation, for me, is that it doesn't allow an audio input or, alternatively, loading samples into one of its oscillators. Does anyone know of a physical modelling synth that does? Or perhaps a separate physically modelled resonator as a VST effect?

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Reason’s Objekt does this.



You may also like AAS Objeq Delay.

Reaktor Prism/PrismFx

Tritik Moodal

…or any filter plug-in with a comb filter if you’re happy with that approach and don't want or need the full modal experience.

Check out Supermodal https://polyversemusic.com/products/supermodal/

Maybe AAS Chromaphone if you want to try an instrument rather than an effect.

You can load versions of the Mutable Instrument Rings Eurorack module (called Audible Instruments Resoantor) within the VCV Rack plugin and route audio through it. There are other resonators you can load in VCV Rack or Cherry Audio Voltage Modular for processing your audio.

Mr Arkadin said:

Maybe AAS Chromaphone if you want to try an instrument rather than an effect.

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AAS Objeq mentioned above is chromaphone in the form of an effect.

MSoundFactory by Melda can do modal synthesis. You can load an audio file and it will extract the resonances.



Apparently Zebra 3 will have a modal synthesis module too.

You can kinda do it with PhasePlant too and the EQ but it's not very straightforward.

Having just realised part of the question was about a synth, Madrona Labs' Kaivo takes samples and has a resonator section.

Can't you just use an impulse response library? Fog Convolver, for instance is pretty cheap and has a bunch of pretty interesting resonances.

gzapper said:

Can't you just use an impulse response library? Fog Convolver, for instance is pretty cheap and has a bunch of pretty interesting resonances.

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Hadn't thought of that - I'll have to give it a try.

gamma-ut said:

Having just realised part of the question was about a synth, Madrona Labs' Kaivo takes samples and has a resonator section.

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Thanks - just checked that out. Sounds great. My only issue is that AaltoCM always crashes Cubase for me - not when loading or playing, but on trying to remove it, or close a project that has it in. So I'm a little worried there may be something in Madrona Lab's code that my machine doesn't like. But I think I may have to try it anyway, and host Kaivo on a slave machine if necessary.