[bowsamic]

I always thought this software was weird. To me modular implies parameter modulation for sound design, but this seems to be designed around sequencing fixed sounds, or am I missing something?

[packetlost]

There's almost no fixed sounds/sampling in it. It has that, but it's a relatively small part that doesn't usually get used in isolation. The sequencing is for notes and time-domain parameterization of the synthesizers.

Regardless it's modular in the software/building block sense, which was what was being referred to in the description.

[smnc]

There are a bunch of modules, you can connect them in various modulation configurations.

> Module is a basic element of the SunVox. There are several types of modules (...)

https://www.warmplace.ru/soft/sunvox/manual.php#mod

[mambodog]

modular synthesis isn't named 'modular' in reference to 'modulation', it's in reference to synth 'modules', which are units of functionality from which you can build a synthesizer. for example with an oscillator module, a couple of envelope modules, a gain module and a filter module you can build a typical monophonic subtractive synthesizer.

[bowsamic]

Modular synthesis usually has a lot of modulation capability though

[multjoy]

Modular, not modulator.

[bowsamic]

But typically modular synthesis allows you to modulate almost any parameter

[TeddyDD]

https://www.warmplace.ru/soft/sunvox/manual.php#ctlauto

It seems it's possible

[JodieBenitez]

It's nice to have, but it's not audio-rate modulation.

[gldnspud]

You can do audio-rate modulation (up to 32768 Hz) of any controller using Sound2Ctl: https://www.warmplace.ru/soft/sunvox/manual.php#sound2ctl

[JodieBenitez]

nice !

[JodieBenitez]

Give Drambo and Bitwig a try.

[PaulDavisThe1st]

VCV Rack or Cardinal would be the more obvious "modular synthesis" environments to try. Both are available at no cost; Cardinal evens run in the browser if you want to.

Bitwig is a crazy powerful tool, but as a modular synthesizer, it's not particularly distinguished.

[JodieBenitez]

> Bitwig is a crazy powerful tool, but as a modular synthesizer, it's not particularly distinguished.

It's much better than a modular synthesizer. The whole software is built around easy modulations for everything. And it also has a complete modular synth environment with the grid which is like Nord Modular on steroids. Pretty distinguished, I'd say.

> VCV Rack or Cardinal would be the more obvious "modular synthesis" environments to try.

They are obvious in the way that they mimic eurorack-style synths. Unfortunately that's also where they fall short: they also mimic the "spaghetti incident" mess. Some people like that, I get it, but it's not for everyone. Drambo comes with a very clever modulation system. Even Bitwig with the grid manages to keep things nice and clean with clever UI.

[PaulDavisThe1st]

Citing the Nord Modular as some sort of reference standard for modular synthesis seems odd to me.

There are plenty of ways in Rack to avoid the spaghetti incident mess.

Modular synthesis is not just about "easy modulations for everything".