GENNY VST/FL Studio Plugin V1.16 Update!

[superjoebob]

It's Version 1.16!

V1.16 Changelog:
-Sample playback reverted to 11025khz until issues can be worked out!

V1.15 Changelog:
-Fixed UI errors related to AMS and FMS moving to be grouped with Algorithm
-Added number UI for all knobs (window got taller, known bug in FL11 is that it saves window size for some god forsaken reason so
opening old projects with FL 11 results in the bottom of the window being cut off a little. Though it's still usable.)
-Samples now playback at 22050khz, unless Mega Midi is enabled. Mega Midi still plays samples at 11025khz due to bandwidth issues.
-PSG pitch should now work correctly for exported VGMs (woohooo)
-Fixed bug where GEN files where saving with wrong version number, causing new instrument exports to be corrupt (thanks BRTD2005!)
-DAC sample velocity value is no longer rooted, making DAC sample volumes more consistent (make sure you update your drum velocities in older projects!)
-Reversed order of a few Envelope knobs to be more intuitive.

Genny V1.16 Both Versions
https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_all_v116.zip
Genny V1.16 FL Version
https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_fl_v116.zip
Genny V1.16 VST Version
https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_vst_v116.zip


A Few Demos:
https://soundcloud.com/md_wade/dr-caine
https://soundcloud.com/superjoebob/winter-city-lights

PDF Documentation:
https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_documentation.pdf

MEGA MIDI Firmware:
https://www.wonthelp.info/megamidi_firmware.zip


After years of development, multiple versions, some extremely bad C++ code and a parade of heap corruption it's finally here: GENNY!



So what?
Well, GENNY is a Virtual Instrument that emulates the Sega Genesis'/Megadrive's YM2612 and SN76489 chips. It allows you to create Sega Genesis style FM
music in your favorite DAW, and it will allow you to use almost the full capabilities of the two chips.

It's designed to essentially function as it's own music production DAW tailored to making music for Genesis hardware. You can add up to 16 different instruments within
one instance of the plugin, each assigned to it's own MIDI channel and FM/Square channels on the chips. This way, you can create songs that stay within the original
platform's limitations and that would actually play on the real hardware. In fact, you can even export VGM files for playing on actual hardware (Though they're a bit bulky right now)!

It supports importing various YM2612 instrument formats, and exports it's own special format that supports including drum samples. You can import micro tuning files too!



Who did this?
Well, I did! But I couldn't have done it without help from some very kind, patient, and important people:


hiro-shi / Jarek Burczynski / Eke-Eke - Wrote Genesis Plus GX 2612 implementation which I use.
The Eighth Bit - Created The Ultimate Megadrive Soundfont, which I use a lot and which helped inspire this VST.
Sam - Created VOPM, an excellent YM2151 plugin that also helped inspire me.
Yamaha - For creating the YM chips and popularizing FM Synthesis in the first place. (shoutout to John Chowning)
spritesmind.net - An awesome Mega Drive / etc development forum filled with incredibly helpful people.
Tiido Priimägi - was very patient with my lack of knowledge and was my go-to guy for YM2612 questions.
Mixer P - For making Mixer's Mega Genesis Drum Pack which is just the best thing.

Shout out to Aly James for FMDrive, we happened to independently develop seperate YM2612 VST's at the same time.
He was kind enough to reach out to me, and he helped out with a number of chip related questions that helped me to finish GENNY.


Howard Drossin, John Baker, Tommy Tallarico, Matt Furniss, Masato Nakamura,
Masaru Setsumaru, Yuzo Koshiro, Jredd, Yuzo Koshiro, Yuzo Koshiro etc -
made awesome Genesis music, are awesome composers, and are all around major influences on my life.



Oh! Where can I get it?
Right here! It's version 1.1 now, there are bound to be some issues with it so please bare with me. If you run into any problems, please post about them
in the support forums: https://www.wonthelp.info/genny/viewforum.php?f=3

There are two versions: VST and FL. Both are available in both x86 and x64 versions!
The VST version should work in pretty much any DAW, you need only drag it into your respective VST folders.
The FL version is only for use with FL Studio, but as the star of the show it supports Piano Roll note bending, and FL Studio Automation.

One more secret hint before we get to the download- the plugin actually supports Piano Roll Vibrato for both versions! Any notes placed in the C8(96) octave or higher
will affect lower notes as Vibrato. The velocity of the special notes determines the depth of the Vibrato, and the pitch determines the multiplication factor (speed). Please try it!

Note that only 44100khz sample rate is supported at this time, other sample rates will detune the instrument so beware!

Finally, here are the files:


Genny V1.16 Both Versions
https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_all_v116.zip
Genny V1.16 FL Version
https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_fl_v116.zip
Genny V1.16 VST Version
https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_vst_v116.zip



LEGACY VERSION 1.15 -> https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_allv115.zip
LEGACY VERSION 1.14 -> https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_allv114.zip
LEGACY VERSION 1.13 -> https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_allv113.zip
LEGACY VERSION 1.12 -> https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_allv112.zip
LEGACY VERSION 1.11 -> https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_allv111.zip
LEGACY VERSION 1.1 -> https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_allv11.zip
LEGACY VERSION 1.0 -> https://www.wonthelp.info/genny_allv10_old.zip


V1.14 Changelog:
-Fixed bug that prevented loading of TYI,VGI, etc (sorry!)
-Fixed bugs in automatic channel selection for polyphonic patches
-Fixed bug where drumless VGMs would still import a drum track that would crash the plugin
-Fixed text alignment for item names in presets/instrument list
-Fixed LFO functionality (global LFO enable/amplitude is now a global patch-independent setting as it should be)
-Swapped operators 2 and 3, as they where backwards (Thanks Plygon!)

V1.13 Changelog:
-Fixed bug where VST version could not log VGMs
-Fixed VGM DAC export errors
-Fixed VGM export tuning
-Drum instruments now remember their sample beginnings/endings and whether or not they loop
-Fixed drum note labels
-Fixed TRUE STEREO in VST
-Fixed VST pitch bending to work on all 16 channels
-VGM Logging now uses the lowest 2 notes instead of the highest 2.
-Removed import/export support for old DAC formats, since they wouldn't work anyway. Drums are now imported and exported using normal GennyInstrument.gen export
-All imported drums are now down sampled to 11025hz, since that's what GENNY was playing them at anyway. If you don't want to lose quality on import, convert your samples to 11025hz before importing.

V1.12 Changelog:
-Some optimizations
-Fixed pitch bending automation in FL

V1.11 Changelog:
-Improved channel management to reduce accidental note cut-offs when working within channel limits
-Fixed serious issue with instruments attack envelopes 'clicking' at high velocities
-Removed stray pixel on Alg 8
-Fixed bugs with copy-pasting patches, you can now copy paste drum patches
-Velocity calculation is now more accurate, this and the clicking fix unfortunately means existing project velocity values may need adjustment.
-Fixed display bugs with instrument list channel indicators

V 1.1 Changelog:
-Fixed some automation related crashes
-Fixed DAC panning
-Added MIDI pitch bend functionality in VST version
-New MEGA MIDI hardware mode, allowing the synth to interface with Aidan Lawrence' MEGA MIDI hardware!
-New CLEAN and ACCURATE emulation modes. ACCURATE is, well, more accurate but it's also more noisy.
-VGM Import! Import Bank can now import VGM/VGZ files and pull presets out of them, including limited support for drum samples.


How can I pay you for this?
GENNY is absolutely free and it always will be. It's a passion project and it was made as much for myself as it was for anyone else. Please feel free to use it however you want- upload it to
your website, send it out on floppy disks, decompile it and replace the logo with phallus. Treat GENNY like it's yours, cause it is!

[MD_Wade]

This is AWESOME! Thank you for supporting both bit architectures. This has always been my all-time favorite plugin, just love the sounds I can get out of it. There was this bug in the beta where any project I loaded it into wouldn't close properly and I'd have to kill FL with task manager... It's fixed! And it runs in 64 bit!! 1.0 is the best news I've gotten all week!

Just a question, can we expect maybe bank packs at one point? (or are there any resources I could refer to?) That'd be super cool
Thanks a ton!!

[superjoebob]

Thanks for using the plugin, there where a lot of requests for 64 bit so I knew there had to be a new version! The plugin supports VGM instrument importing now so that should make things a lot easier, but I am working on some new banks too.

[Corthax]

Okay, from what I've tested (v 1.12):
VSTi VGM Logging doesnt work at all, in any DAW. 126 and 127 midi notes are registered as veeery fast vibrato.
FL Plugin VGM Logging is pitched down a bit (foobar, rymcast..), sounds wrong...
VSTi pluggin crashing when trying to assign the same midi CC but different midi channel for the same parameter (TL1 for example, but maybe it doesnt matter idk) of different FM instruments within plugin. Minor issue.
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Far not every DAW supports full 127 midi note range (8-9 octaves mostly), so maybe change VGM Logging start/end implementation?
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Also what PCM rate is? Does it stays as original WAV when its not 44.1? 32khz, 22 etc
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Didnt noticed there is support sub. Better to move this post there maybe..

[superjoebob]

Thanks for your help Corthax, just updated the plugin to v 1.13 and all the changes relate to issues you've found. Seriously appreciate the QA work! The PCM rate is 11025hz, when importing higher sample rates GENNY just skips samples and plays them at a lower rate. I've modified it to just downsample immediately on import, so project/instrument sizes should be smaller and the process should be more clear. I also changed VGM logging to be in the lowest octave instead of the highest, but vibrato notes are still in the high octaves so I guess they still won't work in some DAWs unfortunately.

[Corthax]

The PCM rate is 11025hz

Any chance for 22 and 32khz support? Not a game-friendly sample rates, but just for music is fine, much less nasty ringing aliasing...

vibrato notes are still in the high

LFO + Pitchbend! No problem here
Vgm logging now works! Yeeeeey!! File is bulky, but gzip does the job.

[superjoebob]

File is bulky, but gzip does the job.

OH! That reminds me, I linked gzip for the VGM import stuff. I can absolutely make it export VGZ files instead of the bloated VGMs. Thanks again for all the help, already working on the new bugs you've found.

[Corthax]

The funny thing - when exporting vgm without any pcm added - the file is tiny, just 100kb. But when adding samples into dac, even when its not used - resulting vgm is 10Mb...

[superjoebob]

Hmm, I'll look into the DAC thing it's weird that it would add so much file size with unused samples. VGM's implementation of DAC playback is pretty rough though, so any song with sample playback is bound to be a lot bigger. As far as I can tell with the old VGM format it takes a byte's worth of data to tell the chip to play a single sample of 8-bit data from a bank of samples stored at the start of the file, so it almost might as well just interlace the real-time DAC data throughout the song... Might even end up reducing filesize. I think the new format supports data streams that would help reduce the size but I'm not supporting that yet as I'm not sure how many VGM players are onboard with it.