Vortex Runner
Firmware for Workshop System Computer (Music Thing Modular)
Split-output cinematic synth voice with Web MIDI editing.
by Adrian Vos
- Distribution
- Prebuilt image you flash yourself
- Source
- github.com https://github.com/TomWhitwell/Workshop_Computer/tree/main/releases/580_Vortex_Runner
- Homepage
- computer.musicthing.co.uk https://computer.musicthing.co.uk/programs/580-vortex-runner/
- Synced from
- upstream metadata, raw.githubusercontent.com https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TomWhitwell/Workshop_Computer/main/releases/580_Vortex_Runner/info.yaml. Corrections belong upstream.
- synth
- midi
- web-midi
- split-output
- cs-80-inspired
- 8mu
- usb-host
- cards
Description
Vortex Runner is a Yamaha CS-80-inspired Workshop Computer synth voice. The current firmware keeps a monophonic note path but renders two related output voices: Audio Out 1 is Voice A and Audio Out 2 is Voice B, detunable relative to Voice A. Pitch, gate, envelopes, portamento, CV policy, MIDI handling, LFO timing, and preset state are shared; only oscillator/filter colour is A/B-specific, including source/output levels, pulse/PWM, and filter settings. It includes expressive envelopes, 12 dB/octave high-pass and low-pass filters with bounded resonance, ring modulation, MIDI/Web MIDI control, a hardware preset browser, and 8mu controller support. The current 8mu build prevents its layer-selection buttons from entering the synth MIDI note path.
Version history
| Version | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1.1 8mu button-note fix | undated | Version and date from the card's info.yaml. |