https://github.com/Chowdhury-DSP/ChowKick

Kick synthesizer based on old-school drum machine circuits
https://github.com/Chowdhury-DSP/ChowKick

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Kick synthesizer based on old-school drum machine circuits

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/Chowdhury-DSP/ChowKick
• Owner: Chowdhury-DSP
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2021-05-06T02:14:13.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-01-16T09:07:49.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-12T17:34:29.838Z (6 months ago)
• Language: C++
• Size: 1.83 MB
• Stars: 152
• Watchers: 10
• Forks: 14
• Open Issues: 7
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# ChowKick

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**ChowKick** is a kick drum synthesizer plugin based on 

creative modelling of old-school drum machine circuits.

MIDI input to the plugin triggers a pulse with a

parameterized size and shape. The pulse is then passed

into a resonant filter which can be tuned to a specific

frequency, or matched to the frequency of the incoming

MIDI notes.

### Quick Links:

- [Latest Release](https://chowdsp.com/products.html#kick)

- [ChowKick for iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chowkick/id1567842112)

- [Nightly Builds](https://chowdsp.com/nightly.html#kick)

- [User Manual](https://chowdsp.com/manuals/ChowKickManual.pdf)

![](./manual/screenshots/full_gui.png)

## Building

To build from scratch, you must have CMake installed.

```bash

# Clone the repository

$ git clone https://github.com/Chowdhury-DSP/ChowKick.git

$ cd ChowKick

# initialize and set up submodules

$ git submodule update --init --recursive

# build with CMake

$ cmake -Bbuild

$ cmake --build build --config Release

```

The resulting builds can be found in `build/ChowKick_artefacts`.

## Credits

- GUI Framework - [Plugin GUI Magic](https://github.com/ffAudio/PluginGUIMagic)

- SIMD functions - [XSIMD](https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xsimd)

- Tuning Support - [Tuning Library](https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/tuning-library) from the [Surge Synthesizer Team](https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/)

This plugin was inspired by Kurt Werner's analysis and

modelling of the TR-808 Kick Drum Circuit, discussed

in his wonderful [PhD Dissertation](https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:jy057cz8322/KurtJamesWernerDissertation-augmented.pdf).

## License

ChowKick is open source, and is licensed under the BSD 3-clause license.

Enjoy!