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Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:27 am
by Joachip
http://buzz.robotplanet.dk/machineinfo.php?id=7792

The last mode is new.
I also changed an if statement, and if I goofed that up, the Bass/Treble sliders may have stopped working for certain modes. Please let me know if you experience this.

PS: Remember that the treble and bass work in quite different ways depending on which mode is chosen.

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 10:51 am
by tinga
All seems to work for me, except for "cannon", bass parameter is inverted.

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:53 pm
by mridlen
Oh I'll have to try this one out!! Mars is one of my favorites.

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 8:13 am
by Joachip
Does the bass slider feel like it's inverted?
I think it depends on what you send into it, but if it feels reverted to you, i'll change it.
I certainly wasn't sure which way it was supposed to go.

And thanks for testing. A few extra eyes on things is always a good thing.

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 7:57 pm
by mridlen
Seems all good from my side. No issues, bugs, or crashes on any of the distortion models that I could see.

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:57 am
by Joachip
Thanks for testing, people.

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:41 pm
by Paul Eye
The bass slider in cannon mode is a bit weird. Seems like turning it down (as in to -127) lowers the (hard?) clip threshold instead of doing a bass cut (as in different ways in the other modes).
The treble slider works as expected.

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:12 pm
by Joachip
I know it's super weird. It's not an equalizer when you're in this particular mode. In a few of the other modes, the "Treble" slider also isn't a normal treble adjustment, but rather some sort of mooshyness control (very scientific term).

Maybe the sliders should be called "treble behavior" and "bass behavior", but I'm not sure that much text will fit.

What I can do is flip the direction of the slider in that specific mode as Tinga suggests, but I wanna know if there are more people who feel I should do that or not, because it depends very much on the input signal whether it feels reversed or not.

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 10:25 pm
by tinga
If it works as it should, no problem for me, Mars is very versatile, five params and tons of sounds, I use it everytime I need a distortion. Did I missed two releases? my last was Steel pain.

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 2:48 pm
by Willy
Is this new version compatible with the old one? Can I simply replace the file in the effects folder and will my old files work with it? I've been using Mars a lot to give my synths more oomph (very scientific term) and it would be a bummer if my files didn't work anymore. Or could you name this new version Joachims Mars filter 2.5.dll?

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 4:59 pm
by magmavander
Willy wrote:Is this new version compatible with the old one? Can I simply replace the file in the effects folder and will my old files work with it? I've been using Mars a lot to give my synths more oomph (very scientific term) and it would be a bummer if my files didn't work anymore. Or could you name this new version Joachims Mars filter 2.5.dll?
Same question for me :mrgreen:

I added in this post some screen captures when I connect the new version. I have three different messages (and they appear twice when connecting your filter). Then all works fine but I cant use previous presets.
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Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2017 6:42 pm
by Joachip
Those preset files are very fragile. Back them up before upgrading and saving new presets. Edit them manually to change 2.4 into 2.5

New update: Different levels, "bass" slider reversed (because more people agreed it was reversed).
http://www.robotplanet.dk/t2/mars2.5.rar

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2017 4:59 pm
by Paul Eye
On another Mars-related topic, the battle axe mode seems a bit (no pun intended) brutal as it chops off all negative sample values, leaving the signal with a rather significant DC offset, which I imagine isn't a very "healthy" output signal (do correct me if I'm wrong here of course). Of course you can put a DC fixer after it, but having this built in would probably contribute to the DC offset being fixed "the correct way" (my technical knowhow concerning this is somewhat zero, mind you).
Here's some stats I took using the battle axe mode.

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 2:36 pm
by Joachip
Paul Eye: You're quite right it does introduce DC.

I've been unsure of whether people would want it to be mathematically correct (no DC remover) or physically correct (having a DC remover built in).

It probably wouldn't be hard to do. Does anyone else have opinions on this?

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 3:00 pm
by ags
Physically correct sounds better.
Disable-able by attribute?

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:41 pm
by Paul Eye
Joachip wrote:It probably wouldn't be hard to do. Does anyone else have opinions on this?
As ags said, an attribute (that defaults to off/current behaviour) would probably be the best option, also for backwards compatibility.
I also found out that using your Tool machine, both the DC remover, and Sample diff. set to "Convert from" got rid of the DC offset.

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 11:09 am
by Joachip
ags wrote:Physically correct sounds better.
Disable-able by attribute?
Done! (Please reload)

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:25 pm
by Paul Eye
Joachip wrote:Done! (Please reload)
Thanks :)
It defaults to on, don't know if that was intended (probably yes).

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:04 pm
by Joachip
Yeah, I think most people are interested in having fewer technical problems, and the specific individuals who really do want a DC offset are probably nerdy enough to locate that attribute.

Also, the sound changes so little that I doubt anyone will notice the difference when loading old bmx files.

Re: Beta test please? (New Mars algo)

Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:35 pm
by Buzztler
Seems someone has hacked the download link ... :roll: