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Blade was released in 2012 and sliced through waveform harmonics morphed on an XY Pad. With Blade-2 they've plugged in an Additive Mode with wave analyzer and the ability to create your own waveforms.
This week's collection of free plug-ins brings you an experimental Max for Live device and two classics. Here's Spectral Attractors, Defiant WT and A1TriggerGate.
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Originally based upon the 1980s aphaSyntauri digital additive synthesizer Phosphor 3 gets a welcome update to include MPE and microtuning support, more modulation and a lick of paint.
Need a break from Christmas shopping? How about some free plug-ins? Here's a mysterious EQ, a cassette tape emulation and an additive synth: Blindfold EQ, Tape Cassette and IterativeSinCluster!
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XAOC's 1975 Variable Spectrum Harmonic Cluster Oscillator is their highly anticipated Odessa additive synthesis module which has just become available for preorder.
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Falcon 2 decides that having every kind of synthesis and sampling is not nearly enough and removes all boundaries to let you play with infinite sonic possibilities. Sounds like fun!
That's what they call a no-brainer: Thomann is offering the AIR Music Technology Loom II additive software synth for only 13 Euros for a limited time. Don't let this one pass!
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Ocean Swift has released the OSS Enterprise hybrid software synthesizer. It offers additive, subtractive, and wavetable synthesis, vector morphing and extensive modulation options.
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The Vector Synth brings together additive, FM and subtractive synthesis with a touchscreen interface for 2D orbital parameter modulation and sequencing. Preorders open next week.
Polyphenom 2 ups the ante on its predecessor with 200 wavetables, harmonic randomisation, a new filter and lots and lots of luscious sounds and textures.
Synclavier is using NAMM 2019 to launch a reworking of their digital synthesis engine onto iOS plus they've got a hardware knob to help you play with parameters.
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BOLT offers a different approach to synthesis. It builds overtones with the structure of the oscillator with full or odd harmonics, inverted or deeply embedded and then modulates the heck out of itself.
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Polyphenom combines additive and subtractive synthesis in the hope of it adding up to something awesome. It certainly pulls off the dreaminess of additive and the power of subtractive in one neat package.
Lancinantes will sear itself into your consciousness, burn through your brain extinguishing all hope and light, leaving just a deep throbbing sense of dread. It is the sound of your doom.
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The original additive, FM and timeslice synthesis emulation of the Synclavier has been expanded to include sampling and the resynthesis of samples as Arturia complete their Synclavier V journey.
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Taking inspiration from ancient Greek instruments of nature Aeolian Meditation generates drones from layered and modulated harmonics coloured by noise and FM. It can create beautiful leads and basses too.
