During my weekend procrastination I started coding this little VST synthesizer plugin, inspired by Optigan, an instrument from the 1970s. My synth has 9 synchronized loops (channesl) of audio (currently organ sounds), representing 9 different tones selected between C3 and G5. When a tone from this set is played, the synth simply copies the loop to the output. When a note outside this set needs to be played, the playback speed needs to change to accommodate this, just like a PCM synth would. The fun comes with the fact that the playback speed is the same for all loops and so the entire playback comes with notable pitch glitches.

This synth hasn't got a name yet and the digital signal interpolation needs work. Other than that, I'd say it's a successful proof of concept.

(BTW, the reverb you can hear has been added using a different plugin. I don't really plan to have reverb path in my synth.)

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