Fluxamasynth - Sustaining Notes

[yukonnor]

Hello All!

I had intended to use my Fluxamasynth as tool to create 'ambient drones' but now I'm wondering if this is possible

It seems as though the sounds the play (any tonal instrument) decay on their own after about 6 seconds or so even if i have not turned the note off or adjusted the volume.

Does anyone know if it's possible to sustain any of the sounds indefinitely (as if I were holding a key down on a synthesizer)?

Here's an example sketch showing that the sound decays on it's own after about 6s even though the note is on for 20s:

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#include <Fluxamasynth.h>
 
Fluxamasynth synth;

byte instrument = 0;
 
void setup() {
  synth.setMasterVolume(255);   
}


void loop()
{
  for (int note=60; note<85; note++) {
    synth.noteOn(0, note, 100);  
    delay(20000);
    synth.noteOn(0, note, 0);    // Be sure to turn the note off!
  }
}

Any help or guidance would be appreciated!

[oz]

yukonnor,

I think the sustain is built into the voice, so you just have to choice voices (see ProgramChange()) that have a high sustain level like organ, violin, synth, brass and flutes. There are probably more.

Paul

[yukonnor]

Thanks, Paul!

I can confirm that some of the voices (like you mentioned: some organs / synths / strings / etc) have very long / infinite sustains.