ams - Man Page

A modular patching software synthesizer

Synopsis

ams [Options] [file]

Description

The AlsaModularSynth (AMS) is a software synthesizer designed after the great analog modular synths of the 1960s. It employs virtual control voltages (VC) for each
module's parameter control, using the the Moog synthesizer's 1V/oct logarithmic control scale for its oscillator and filter functions.

Following the modular synth model AMS supplies the user with a variety of sound-producing and sound-processing software modules such as digital oscillators, filters, amplifiers, and DSP effects. These modules are linked together (patched) to create complex audio synthesis networks. These network patches can be played in realtime via MIDI or internal control structures, and they may be saved and reloaded at will.

Options

Runtime options for AMS are shown here with their default values in brackets.

--jack

Force JACK I/O

--in <num>

Number of JACK input ports

--out <num>

Number of JACK output ports

--poly <num>

Polyphony [1]

--periodsize <frames>

Period size [1024]

--alsa

Force ALSA I/O

--frag <num>

Number of fragments [2]

--rate <samples/s>

Sample rate [44100]

--edge <0...10>

VCO edge [1.0]

--soundcard <plug>

Soundcard [plughw:0,0]

--preset <file>

Preset file

--presetpath <path>

Preset path

--nogui

Start without GUI

--name <name>

ALSASEQ/JACK clientname, windowtitle

Files

Numerous example and tutorial patches can be found in /usr/share/ams or /usr/local/share/ams.

Tutorial documentation is available at http://alsamodular.sourceforge.net/alsamodularsynth_doc.html.

Bugs

Please send bug reports or any other feedback to the developer mailing list <alsamodular-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>

Authors

AMS was written by Dr. Matthias Nagorni, Fons Adriaensen, Karsten Wiese, Malte Steiner and Guido Scholz.

Info

May 2009