Is the Modal Electronics Carbon8 digital synthesizer previewed at Superbooth about to be released? A leak on the web suggests that it's almost ready.
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On the Modal booth was a prototype of a new experimental synthesizer called Carbon8 which uses phase distortion synthesis. Is this the new Casio CZ?
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Regency is a free phase distortion synth that sounds as great as it looks. Also in this week’s collection of free plugins: Yamatube and FunkBass.
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Phasewaver is a shockingly dated-looking Phase Distortion extravaganza that pulls no punches in its authentic take on classic Casio CZ-101 sounds.
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Ummet Ozcan has revealed Genesis Pro that combines many forms of synthesis and innovative ideas into what he believes to be the ultimate software synthesizer. And it's yours for a single Euro.
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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!
We all secretly yearn for a Casio CZ synthesizer, well pour yourself a Cosmopolitan and you can have a dual Phase Distortion oscillator right in your rack ready to relive those 80's sounds.
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We first saw this thing in December and then it was at NAMM last month and while it looks fabulous the Graphic VCO has been a little tricky to fully get a handle on. Erica Synths have just released it for sale ...
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Bitwig Studio 2.3 fulfils a couple of frequent feature requests with time signatures and larger GUIs for devices, and gives us a whole new synth in the shape of the phase manipulating Phase-4.
Bastl's newly upgraded Kastle 1.5 gets a paint job, USB power, new synthesis modes and a greatly improved sound engine. It's still a lot of fun even with the annoyingly small knobs and patch wires.
Instead of traditional waveform clipping and amplitude shaping, Phase Distortion modulates the phase of the input signal with its own amplitude. The effect gives the distortion a different flavor...