Anyma Phi - Phenomenal synth powers, itty-bitty interface // Physical modelling review and tutorial
Added 2022-02-07 12:16:05 +0000 UTCHi!
I've been looking for an excuse to explore physical modelling for a while as part of a new chapter for my book - so this was the perfect opportunity. Expect it in the next update! Meanwhile....
Thanks to the efforts of Emilie Gillet from Mutable Instruments, the code for excellent physical modelling based modules Elements, Rings, Braids and more is open source.
The folks at Aodyo packed parts of those technologies along with many other extremely interesting effects, waveshapers, FM operators and modulators in a portable synth called Anyma Phi.
Sounds great on paper, but Anyma Phi has two weaknesses - a very small screen that tries to be a portal into an almost fully modular synth, and a relatively underpowered CPU, but it attempts to make up for those with excellent companion software, smart user interface design and CPU usage controls for power-hungry modules.
I guess an analogy can be made to the DX-7 - great potential for interesting sounds, but a very challenging sound design interface. Anyma Phi doesn't have (currently) as many presets as the DX-7, but at least it has a much easier-to-use interface, relatively speaking of course.
I've attached to this post a video of me playing its 20+ presets - this also appears at the end of the youtube video, but you can download it and watch without any ads or youtube audio compression.
That's it - have a great week!
Ziv (exploring phenomenal synth powers on synth channel called "Loopop"...)
