new Saturator (LV2) plugin

[tramp]

Hi

I've wrote a saturation LV2 plugin, get it here:
https://github.com/brummer10/GxSaturator.lv2

This one isn't a analogue simulation, but doing by plain math. It allow the setting of the saturation level, and the intensity of the saturation.
It's meant to be used with moderate settings, even if it allow "freakier ones".

[sysrqer]

Thanks, I'll definitely be trying this out soon.
Will this make it in to kxstudio soon or is it best to download manually? I've seen you post a few new things recently but haven't seen many kxstudio updates.

[tramp]

I guess you best check it out manually, all this plugs I've made on github been dependency less, only a gcc compiler and the make tools are needed. Simply run make & make install to be done. Simply run make uninstall to remove the plug, if you didn't like it, or when it hit eventually the KX repository’s.
But mainly I've wrote them to have them on the MOD, falkTX has already forked and ported most of them to the MOD.

[Arthurx]

Hi Tramp,
I now use the guitarix_amp as pre amp,
For voice.
I have no experience with make& build, but might try it
On a heroic day.

Arthur

[tramp]

I have no experience with make& build, but might try it

Yea, I often forgot that could be a barrier when one needs to compile the source. So let me give a detailed introduction of how to do it.
Needed been the build-essentials and git, assuming you running a debian/ubuntu based distro, simple run in terminal

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sudo apt-get-install build-essential git

or install them with your favourite package manager.
When done, open a terminal and run

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cd 

this will point your terminal into your home directory.
Next step will be download the source code, best is to clone the git repository, run

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git clone https://github.com/brummer10/GxSaturator.lv2.git

when done, run

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cd ./GxSaturator.lv2

to enter the source directory. Now you are ready to build the binary, just run

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make

after this, you have two choices to install, you can install it, as user, then it will install into ~/.lv2 which is the usual lv2 path in your home directory. Or you could install it as root then it will install into /usr/lib/lv2.
as user run

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make install

or as root run

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su
make install
exit

when done, start your favourite LV2 host and check out the shiny new GxSaturator.

For the case you didn't like the Saturator, and will get it rid, just open your terminal, run

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cd
cd ./GxSaturator.lv2
make uninstall

This works for all the plugs I've put on github, you just need to install the build-essential and git once,
after that you could check out all the stuff under
https://github.com/brummer10?tab=repositories
just you need to change the clone address which you'll find under the button "clone or download" on the project pages, and the cd command to enter the source tree, which is the project name, so eg, cd ./GxSuppaTonebender.lv2 or cd ./GxVintageFuzzMaster.lv2
or . . .

[English Guy]

You also need to install your distro's lv2-dev package or equivalent.

Rather than install git and use I used the 'download zip' option from the app's web page.

I also used checkinstall to create a debian package. This makes it easier to locate/remove when updating or deploy on other PC's.

Compiled and installed fine on a Debian stable system, will test drive it soon.

[English Guy]

Works fine on my system.

Please find attached a Debian package (for amd64) that might be of use until the real packaging is done

gxsaturator.zip

Debian package

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[Arthurx]

Thanks Tramp,
Gonna try this tomorrow

[Arthurx]

Otherwise i try the package of the English guy

[sysrqer]

That kind of application is this meant for? I've been trying it on vocals and it's quite good for dirtying them up. The settings seem to go higher (more in to distortion) than I would expect for that though so that's why I'm asking.

[tramp]

You also need to install your distro's lv2-dev package or equivalent.

Yes, of course,

That kind of application is this meant for? I've been trying it on vocals and it's quite good for dirtying them up. The settings seem to go higher (more in to distortion) than I would expect for that though so that's why I'm asking.

Yes, the range is from soft saturation up to harsh distortion.
The nice thing about this algorithm is, that it does ~level matching regardless the settings.

[Arthurx]

Thanks Tramp and English Guy,

It worked like a charm,
not a single hick-up.
took less than 15 minutes.
I use your shiny plugin with
GxSaturation::
intensity: 2.7
saturation: 33

Sounds perfectly

The first line I used was:

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sudo apt-get install build-essential lv2-dev git

I gonna try more plugins later,

Greetings Arthur

[Arthurx]

I use it on a voice mic strip with a small membrane mic
to make it warmer like the tube big condenser mic
so a very mild setting
maybe a bit like jazz guitar
I can not use the big condenser on stage.

[tramp]

I'm glade you like it.

so a very mild setting

Yes, that's what I mean in my entry post,

It's meant to be used with moderate settings, even if it allow "freakier ones".

The mild range is were this one shines, limiting the peaks and add a bit of harmonic content. For diving deeper into distortion/fuzz, plugs like the GxVintageFuzzMaster been more suitable. The GxSaturator becomes real harsh when used with high settings, well, the one or the other may exactly like that.

[AlexTheBassist]

Worked like a charm. By the way, extreme settings on male vocal tracks can give interesting results.