Best way to modulate things in synth?

[Straticah]

Hey there! I am building a synth and here is a rough wip screenshot.

I want some basic modulators (envelopes, LFO, random etc) and allow the user to map them to any dial they like. I know that this might be tricky so what i am looking for is a compromise between UX and stability (bug free).

Global modulator: adsr, table env etc are bugged and do not properly reset on retrigger

Use hard mapped LFOs and envelopes: people may find that more limiting than no mods and rather use external mods

Macro Modulators: i searched for examples - but forum says its outdated and unstable?

Routing Matrix: most promising, but looks complex/overkill to setup - cant remove/range adjust connections easily like right click on macros?

Another solution?: Let me know if anyone has build a synth with mods and what has been the best option.

[HISEnberg]

@Straticah

First off, nice UI!

I recommend checking out the Mod Matrix Tutorial

It is really an excellent place to get started though isn't necessarily the most beginner friendly.

[Straticah]

@HISEnberg i will try it out, i had the example project open and it looks promising, i just hope that i dont run into the same issues as global modulators where they get funky if you use envelopes etc.

I know you had the same problems with it.

In addition i could imagine something like these but am not sure if this has been done in HISE before:

routing - matrix

source - destination

[oskarsh]

@Straticah hey nice design! check the Mod Matrix tutorial, its in the snippet browser. When using the Modulation system you can right click to assign a modulator and also use a matrix like system.

This should get you started, it takes a little while to wrap your head around but it is working. I've built a system similar to this but found some quirks I posted about.

https://forum.hise.audio/topic/10945/modulation-intensity-modes-bipolar-scale-add?_=1735893213569

[Straticah]

@oskarsh thank you! i even thought of asking to collab on the synth ^^

oh thats great! I didnt know about the Matrix view. I just saw the table being created.

Will check that out, thank you