Well, sort of.
The very first commit that I made to Yoshimi when plonked in the hot seat was exactly 10 years ago today. Since that time the project has come on a very long way indeed. Although I've been more-or-less steering, a small but very good band of helpers have done some sterling work knocking it into shape. Added to that there is a moderately sized group of users/supporters that make it all worth while. All in all I'm very proud of the Yoshimi family
You and the band of merry helpers have done a superb job Will. Doing software commercially is difficult enough but in our world we have customers to whom we've made commitments which essentially leaves us with no choice given it's our living.
Continuing your support for Yoshimi with such dedication and reliability, not to mention the quality of the results, is exceptional.
Everyone involved in Yoshimi should be proud. You're delivering more than many commercial outfits do and deserve admiration in spades.
I wasn't aware of Yoshmi until 3 years earlier as I'd pretty much given up on music nearly a decade. I was woooow Yoshimi does all sorts alternate tunings. So I pmed Will Folderol enquiring saying I dig it I'd have to save up for it.
3 years on I've gone more the acoustic instrument route. Still one day preehaps I would have the spare savings to acquire.
Best thing is I could take Yoshimi to bed with me litmus test for my gear purrchase these days.
tea for two wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:10 pm
I wasn't aware of Yoshmi until 3 years earlier as I'd pretty much given up on music nearly a decade. I was woooow Yoshimi does all sorts alternate tunings. So I pmed Will Folderol enquiring saying I'd have to save up for it.
Yoshimi is free - but you need a Linux computer to run it. There are plenty of ways of getting Linux for free and it isn't hard to set up Yoshimi (my 12 year old son has done it on a couple of systems).
Will has created the stand-alone Yoshimi Pi units but they aren't the only way to get into Yoshimi. Currently my lad is building a Pi based keyboard synth which will probably run Yoshimi (as well as my lad's own soft synth when he gets round to writing it).
tea for two wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:10 pm
I wasn't aware of Yoshmi until 3 years earlier as I'd pretty much given up on music nearly a decade. I was woooow Yoshimi does all sorts alternate tunings. So I pmed Will Folderol enquiring saying I'd have to save up for it.
Yoshimi is free - but you need a Linux computer to run it. There are plenty of ways of getting Linux for free and it isn't hard to set up Yoshimi (my 12 year old son has done it on a couple of systems).
Will has created the stand-alone Yoshimi Pi units but they aren't the only way to get into Yoshimi. Currently my lad is building a Pi based keyboard synth which will probably run Yoshimi (as well as my lad's own soft synth when he gets round to writing it).
It is definitely worth trying Yoshimi.
Brings a smile to my face when I read the brill tech things your dear lad does.
Exploring alterate tunings microtonal is something I hope to do once I get the standard tuning stuff finished.
I've got a distro on a usb stick didn't know Yoshimi was free.
Such a dinky package Yoshimi Pi. http://www.musically.me.uk/YoshimiPi/index.html
Two of Yoshimi's little band of helpers have come up with (and produced the code for) a novel idea. Separate left/right delays on the echo effect. It's being evaluated now, and will almost certainly go in the upcoming minor point release. Make them about 25% different and after a short while they seem almost random. Set the BPM lock as well, and you can get various combinations of ping-pong echos.
It takes a while to get familiar with it. Ideally you want about 50% Wet/Dry and either no or 100% L/R crossover, with a quite high feedback level.
As a former software developer I know that developing a product like this requires creativity, skill and lots of hard work. Congratulations, Will, here’s to another 10 years.
litmus test for my gear purrchase these days.
