Emulating the TX81Z - Techniques for Reverse Engineering Hardware Synths - Cesare Ferrari - ADC 2024

https://audio.dev/ -- @audiodevcon​ --- Emulating the TX81Z - Techniques for Reverse Engineering Hardware Synths - Cesare Ferrari - ADC 2024 --- We all have our favourite synths and synth patches, but how do we go about creating software synthesisers which recreate these sounds? Attempting to understand and recreate sounds we appreciate can at times seem overwhelming. This talk focusses on the analysis of a TX18Z hardware module in order to produce a software emulation in the Cmajor programming language. The talk covers the challenges faced when recreating synthesis building blocks such as oscillators and envelopes, tools and techniques used to analyse hardware sound generation modules, and deducing the often complex interactions which form the character of the sound. The techniques discussed can be applied to recreating other instruments, and best of all, being inspired by their architecture to build unique instruments of your own. --- Slides: https://data.audio.dev/talks/2024/emulating-the-tx81z/slides.pdf --- Cesare Ferrari Cesare is a developer with over 25 years experience of real-time software development. He has worked in audio since 2001 and is the co-designer of the Cmajor programming language. --- ADC is an annual event celebrating all audio development technologies, from music applications and game audio to audio processing and embedded systems. ADC’s mission is to help attendees acquire and develop new audio development skills, and build a network that will support their audio developer career. Annual ADC Conference - https://audio.dev/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/audiodevcon https://twitter.com/audiodevcon https://facebook.com/audiodevcon https://instagram.com/audiodevcon https://www.reddit.com/r/audiodevcon/ https://mastodon.social/@audiodevcon --- Streamed & Edited by Digital Medium Ltd: https://online.digital-medium.co.uk --- Organized and produced by JUCE: https://juce.com/ --- Special thanks to the ADC24 Team: Sophie Carus Derek Heimlich Andrew Kirk Bobby Lombardi Tom Poole Ralph Richbourg Jim Roper Jonathan Roper Prashant Mishra #adc #audiodev #cpp #audio #synth #synthpatcher #audioprocessing #audioproduction #audioprogramming#cppprogramming #soundtech #audiotech #audiotechnology #dsp