KVR Audio

Korg Supporter · Post by **Korg Supporter** » Thu Oct 27, 2022 2:54 am

https://jariseon.github.io/synergia/

It can be edited with this: https://chinenual.github.io/synergize/

I have trouble running it on both Windows 10 and 11, even after I put the Synergy ROMs in the designated folder.

ChamomileShark · Post by **ChamomileShark** » Thu Sep 21, 2023 4:18 pm

hi, don't know if you are around or if anyone else has this.

For some reason DKI Synergy stuff started appearing my Youtube feed today and I came across Synergia.

I have it working on Windows 11 as a standalone and as a VST3 in Cubase.

From what I can tell it just plays the 24 factory presets from the ROM images. It seems that other library files like the Carlos disk I tried adding the "Carts" available on the site to the Cart folder but it seems it doesn't read them.

As far as I can see there is no way of creating new sounds, which I guess is the way the Synergy was, it needed a KayPro or a GDS to programme it.

Edit: the sister program "Synergize" also free acts like an extended Kaypro. It was designed to work with a hardware Synergy but does work with the VST. It seems to act a bit like hardware editors, but in this case it works with the VST.

No time to investigate more than just connecting the two, but it looks like carts can be transferred to the VST via Synergse (want to try the Carlos ones) and also new sound creation is possible.

Tj Shredder · Post by **Tj Shredder** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:50 am

Seems to run fine on my M2 Monterey Mac. First opening of the GUI delivers a blank window, but on closing and reopening it appears…
Larry Fast and Wendy Carlos used it, must be great…

Korg Supporter · Post by **Korg Supporter** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:27 am

I can run it in Bitwig Studio, but the GUI still won't open.

ChamomileShark · Post by **ChamomileShark** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 12:58 pm

Tj Shredder wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:50 am
Larry Fast and Wendy Carlos used it, must be great…

I don't think Larry used it. On the Synergia website it states that "Synergy" is a trademark of Larry Fast but that was the name he recorded under from 1975. He doesn't list it on his own website.

ChamomileShark · Post by **ChamomileShark** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:03 pm

Korg Supporter wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 9:27 am I can run it in Bitwig Studio, but the GUI still won't open.

Odd, I'm also on Windows 11 and as said it works in Cubase and I've just checked it's working for me in Bitwig too.

I seem to remember that it opened ok in Cubase even before I'd loaded the ROM files in.

Unfortunately I haven't got around to loading additional sounds or creating my own yet with the Synergize program but hopefully in the next week I'll have the time to mess further with it.

TechM3X · Post by **TechM3X** » Mon Sep 25, 2023 5:41 pm

Is there another available online depository to obtain the required DK Synergy ROMS other than from the Synergy Users Group?

NorthStarMusic · Post by **NorthStarMusic** » Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:51 pm

Both the Synergize SYNHCS emulator (the voice programming, cartridge editor, etc.) and Synergia work great here. Im using Mac Monterrey though. It read my old Voice and Sequencer files as well, I have an original Synergy II+/Kaypro. For the ROM set I just dropped the collection of the 4 files right on to the app, one time process, and its been working fine. The Library (.LIB) and Cartridge (.CRT) files from the Synergy User Group site were also just dropped onto the "Cartridge" button and now they show up every time as well on the cartridge drop down menus. To my ears these sound exactly like the Synergy, just cleaner ! Converting my ancient music sketches on my original Synergy to MIDI in Cubase has been quite nostalgic and genuinely inspiring. Converting DX7 Sysex to Synergy voice files is immensely useful in expanding my library and reacquainting me with the Synergy voicing process.

ChamomileShark · Post by **ChamomileShark** » Sat Dec 09, 2023 2:57 pm

have you created any new patches with Synergize?

Pyradox · Post by **Pyradox** » Sun May 19, 2024 6:29 pm

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Synergia on my 2019 Mac trashcan and Synergize on my iPod 10 both work great here. Both stand-alone and as a plug in using Cubase and Protools.

As someone who grew up and still has a Synergy II+ and Kaypros, I can affirm it sounds like a new Synergy and all the functionality and programming are faithfully reproduced.

I would never have thought it possible that I could one day play with my left hand while simultaneously editing voices with my right. This is so much easier to work with. In addition, loading DX7 patches is a great voice-expanding option. They often do not sound like the original DX voices but are different and interesting in their own right.

Quick video of Synergia and Synergize working in conjunction here if helpful:

https://share.icloud.com/photos/03eDn9D ... Sy84Ch6jWw (https://share.icloud.com/photos/03eDn9DZ-QzS-LPSy84Ch6jWw)

OrionAlpha101 · Post by **OrionAlpha101** » Wed May 22, 2024 5:56 pm

Can somebody share voices and cartridges ?

There are 72 cartridges from Wendy Carlos ,maybe the Voice Library of the group is all we can find.

Pyradox · Post by **Pyradox** » Wed May 22, 2024 7:07 pm

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The DKI cartridges and the Carlos Cartridges can be downloaded here:

https://groups.io/g/synergy-synth (https://groups.io/g/synergy-synth)

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Has anyone tried this DK Synergy emulation (Synergia)?