SurgeXT - any restrictions on the use of sounds generated ?
-
- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 3 posts since 15 May, 2024
Regarding SurgeXT, I want to understand and would like to see in writing any restrictions on the use of any sounds generated using the synthesizer. I have searched for any kind of licence, terms of use, EULA, statements in the user manual etc on the Surge website and Surge github but have not found anything. I can only see licence conditions for the actual software and nothing about any copyright or royalty issues on the sounds generated.
I would be grateful if anyone point me to anything that clarifies what restrictions (if any) there are.
If there is nothing written, does that mean that there are no restrictions on what use can be made of sounds generated ?
I would be grateful if anyone point me to anything that clarifies what restrictions (if any) there are.
If there is nothing written, does that mean that there are no restrictions on what use can be made of sounds generated ?
-
- KVRist
- 355 posts since 17 Apr, 2004
Why would there be any restrictions? What would be the point of creating an instrument people couldn't freely use to make music?
- Beware the Quoth
- 33942 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
- KVRAF
- 13532 posts since 16 Feb, 2005 from Kingston, Jamaica
Maybe you can find stuff in here:
https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/about/
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
rsp
https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/about/
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
rsp
sound sculptist
-
- KVRian
- 799 posts since 5 Jun, 2001
you're not allowed to use Surge XT to start a Global Thermonuclear War, but apart from that there's no restrictions
-
- KVRAF
- 5253 posts since 30 May, 2006 from Hollow Earth
The only restriction is in the skill in creating and/or using those sounds in a successful manner.
ABEFLMOPPRRST
-
- KVRAF
- 1645 posts since 17 Sep, 2002
- KVRAF
- 4197 posts since 13 Jun, 2014
Well, that's different to making music and selling music. Technically I think it should be legal if you are sampling the samples, but not if you're copying the samples directly. It's getting into legal grey areas.funky lime wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 5:48 pmSome synths' EULA (e.g. Native Instruments, Arturia) prohibit you from legally creating sample libraries with them, for instance.
<list your stupid gear here>
-
- KVRian
- 553 posts since 11 Dec, 2020
-
- KVRAF
- 4356 posts since 2 Jul, 2005
You (OP) should read up on how copyright law works. Written music and recordings are handled directly by these laws. Outside of sample based synthesizers there's absolutely no legal basis for attempting to stop someone from using a synthesized sound for any purpose.
Don't F**K with Mr. Zero.
-
- KVRAF
- 4356 posts since 2 Jul, 2005
This is only even kind of legal if the synth is using samples. You can "agree" to damn near anything, but enforcing that "agreement" is a different matter. Using a loop library to make a "new loop library" gets into very shaky legal ground, but at that point you are using "musical compositions" to make new "musical compositions" that one could then license to others. This is what's called a "derivative work". It's all pretty well established, legally.funky lime wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 5:48 pmSome synths' EULA (e.g. Native Instruments, Arturia) prohibit you from legally creating sample libraries with them, for instance.
Don't F**K with Mr. Zero.
-
- KVRist
- 247 posts since 5 Jul, 2019
This is only potentially applicable if you use a sample-based VST and repackage the samples for sale. You can't take a Kontakt piano, play it note for note and velocity layer for velocity layer and then sell your own sample instrument.funky lime wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 5:48 pm Some synths' EULA (e.g. Native Instruments, Arturia) prohibit you from legally creating sample libraries with them, for instance.
-
- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 3 posts since 15 May, 2024
Ok, thanks everyone for your responses. I wanted to make sure that I had not missed anything that might have been written somewhere that would impose any limitations. As mentioned in the responses, some synths do impose limitations and I wanted to double check that SurgeXT does not.