SSCSSS (Simple Single Cycle Sample Set Synthesizer) is another way to create samples for a Yamaha EX series synthesizer. Given a text file specification of the harmonic content, SSCSSS will generate an EX S1M (sample/wave) file with multi-sample waves ready to be assigned to EX voice elements. No further sample wave or wave layer editing is required. (Though, of course, further editing is possible.)
This version has two methods of specifying the sounds generated:
In a little more detail, the new higher level method consists of three parts:
The program avoids aliasing by limiting the highest harmonic in each sample. And, samples may be peak normalized by sample or for all samples for a voice.
It should be emphasized that, for "good" or "interesting" voices, further processing by the EX via envelopes, LFO's, MIDI controllers etc. is necessary since single cycle samples will have no variation of sound with time built into them.
Installing and running -- installing and running.
A tutorial for getting started is here -- tutorial.
Note, the summary reference below may not be intelligible without first going through the tutorial.
A summary reference is here -- reference.
Miscellaneous other notes here -- miscellaneous,