AAS Tassman

[supernova777]

https://www.applied-acoustics.com/tassman/overview/

manual: http://s3.amazonaws.com/aas_manual/Manual-Tassman4.pdf
sos article: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov04/articles/asstasmannv4.htm



according to this post was for os9.2.2 if not in version 4, a lower version:
http://community.applied-acoustics.com/php/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43&sid=79a916061f730e27c378a1330c8cb1ed

here is a press release stating that v3.0 is now osx compatible, also states 9.x compatibility
http://s3.amazonaws.com/aas-media/docs/AAS%20Press%20Release%20-%20Tassman%203.pdf

sos article  on v3.0: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun03/articles/aastassman.asp
june 2003

Available for Mac OS with support for MAS and DirectConnect.

so it works for Digital performer + ProTools too!

January 14, 2003 - Applied Acoustics Systems today announced the immediate availability of the
Tassman Sound Synthesis Studio for Mac OS X.2, OS 9.x, and Windows PC

the sound samples on the overview page are interesting!

https://infusionsystems.com/support/I-CubeX%2BTassman.pdf
http://www.computermusicjournal.org/reviews/28-3/cahill-applied.html
http://www78.zippyshare.com/v/22417223/file.html

old post: http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=365.0

[supernova777]

mactron, did u get a chance to look into this?
i read alot of enthuasiasm from users of this software!

[supernova777]

End users probably don't realise this, but the VST specification is quite incomplete; it leaves a lot of things unsaid, especially as far as hosts are concerned. For this reason, each host tends to do things its own way. This increases the likelihood of plugins having bugs that only appear in certain hosts.

The lesson for users of VST hosts is: there's safety in numbers. The more popular a VST host is, the likelier that a given plugin was tested with it.

BTW, this applies to the Windows versions of Tassman as well, and also to plugins from other companies.

interesting comments from the coders at AAS. this is why we love Cubase 5 VST 32;)

[MacTron]

mactron, did u get a chance to look into this?

No, I don't. 

i read alot of enthuasiasm from users of this software!

There is always someone talking with enthusiasm about something.
even about those things the rest of the world don't cares about! LOL

[supernova777]

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul00/articles/tassman.htm

Physical modelling may be fashionable, but it isn't always very controllable. AAS aim to change all that for PC owners, by equipping their Tassman software synth with an easy-to-use front end. Martin Walker enters a new world of generators and resonators.

The Roland D50 and Korg M1 spearheaded a new era of Sample + Synthesis sound generators that provided much more realistic acoustic sounds than the analogue and FM designs that preceded them. However, the samples they rely on are still only static renditions of the real thing, and such designs aren't capable of the range of expression available on any acoustic instrument. The only way to improve matters is to analyse the way acoustic instruments make their sounds, and find a way to duplicate this more closely. This technique is termed physical modelling, and uses complex mathematics to simulate the behaviour of standing waves in a stretched string, down a tube, in a chamber, or in a plate. These objects are normally termed resonators, since they don't produce any sound by themselves. Instead, just as you need to pluck a guitar string, hit a piano string with a hammer, or blow a flute, you need to excite the resonator in some way, using a 'driver'.

[supernova777]

http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/tassman4.php

comments below on this  page ^

[supernova777]

There is always someone talking with enthusiasm about something.
even about those things the rest of the world don't cares about! LOL

i dont think thats the case here!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCXNy7GoTz0[/youtube]

this article says it won "Future music platinum award"
http://web.archive.org/web/20030208012107/http://www.applied-acoustics.com/tassman.htm#physical_modeling

ok now they are bragging:)

many more awards: http://web.archive.org/web/20041204165030/http://www.applied-acoustics.com/archives.htm

i think its worth tracking down

[supernova777]

wow after searching so many different time indexes on the timeline i was jsut about to give up
but i found a demo of 3.0!

http://web.archive.org/web/20030621121756/http://www.applied-acoustics.com/tassman.htm#demo
http://web.archive.org/web/20030621121756/http://www.applied-acoustics.com/programs/Tassman_3.0.2_Demo_Install.hqx

[supernova777]

and of course the window link works but the mac doesnt FIGURES
fucking Web.archive.org!! wTF!!!

http://web.archive.org/web/20040528172231/http://www.applied-acoustics.com/tassmandemo.htm
the next demo is for 4 + mac os x only .dmg format
and of course it works fine:)

[supernova777]

someones gotta have the demo of this at least?

its even listed in digidesign documentation:
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/FAQ/en210057

Which programs currently support the Digidesign ASIO Driver?
The following programs have been tested and are supported with the latest Digidesign ASIO Driver 6.1.1:
* Ableton LIVE Digidesign Edition
* Applied Acoustics Systems Lounge Lizard v1.0 and v2.0
* Applied Acoustics Systems Tassman v3.02
* Arturia Moog Modular V v1.1
* Emagic Logic Audio 5.01
* Image Line Fruity Loops 3
* Native Instruments Absynth v2.01*
* Native Instruments B4 v1.1.1*
* Native Instruments Battery v1.1*
* Native Instruments FM7 v1.1*
* Native Instruments Kontakt v1.2.1
* Native Instruments Pro-52 v2.5*
* Native Instruments Pro-53 v1.0*
* Native Instruments Reaktor v3.0
* Propellerhead Reason 2.0
* Propellerhead Reason Adapted
* Sonic Foundry Acid Pro 4.0
* Sonic Foundry Vegas 4.0
* Steinberg Cubase SX 1.06
* Steinberg Nuendo 1.5.2 and 2.01
* Steinberg Wavelab 4.0
*Plug-in or AudioMedia III stand-alone only.

acid pro 4.0? was that for mac *raise brow*
wavelab 4.0 .. thats pc only too isnt it?
the rest look mac os 9
ok based on http://archive.digidesign.com/download/wave/
6.1.1 is xp driver.. lol but alot of these have mac versions on mac os 9..

but the main point was that this program was good enough to be tested + in company with the rest of tehse other app;)

[supernova777]

i am going to try to contact AAS and see if i can get a copy of this
these guys were really cool with me and offered to extend a discount to any of the users of the site who wanted to get registered version of EP1 lounge lizard for 45$ i think they said..
if thats the case maybe i will see about getting a licensed copy of tassman