Substance is a new virtual analog software synthesizer from Tactile Sounds
Substance is a virtual analog software synthesizer (VSTi) emphasizing simplicity, flexibility, and sound quality. The key factors in the design of Substance were that it should sound great, without effects, and that it should all fit on one page.
Here’s what TS has to say about it:
Substance has two of everything: two oscillator sections, two LFOs, two envelopes, two filters. The oscillator sections were inspired by the architecture of classic analog polysynths, which used multiple oscillators to achieve polyphony, but allowed the oscillators to be combined for a monophonic Unison mode. The oscillators would generally be slightly out of tune with one another, resulting in a rich, chorused sound. Each of Substance’s oscillators likewise comprises seven unison voices, with the amount of detuning, and the stereo breadth being adressed by a single parameter, Spread. The LFOs can be used to modulate almost every parameter of the synth. They can be used to trigger the envelopes, to modulate the frequency and pulse-width of the oscillators, the cutoff frequency of the filters, and the volume of the amplifier. LFO-1 can be switched between free-running, tempo-synced, and key-synced modes. A manual is included in the download link, detailing all of the other features.
If you enjoy using Substance, please consider making a contribution in some form – money, music, and patches would all be received with gratitude.
Many thanks to Limeflavour, for the sleek GUI, and to Ingo Weidner and Ouroboros for their fantastic patches and valuable feedback. Thanks also to the KVR community for support and encouragement during the testing phase.
Substance was made with SynthEdit, and uses modules by Chris Kerry, Dave Haupt, and Kelly Lynch.
Tactile Sounds Substance Demo by Tactile Sounds
Download TS-Substance.zip
Download TS-Substance Patches.zip – Includes 96 patches by Ingo Weidner, 38 of which were not included in the factory bank. Also an Init bank for sound designers, and a copy of the Factory bank.
Launching X-Jupitae, a virtual synthesizer instrument plug-in, and the Multi-FX unit
Chris Kerry has released X-Jupitae, a virtual synthesizer instrument plug-in for Windows, and Multi-FX a separate unit from the multi effects featured in X-Jupitae.
X-Jupitae features
- 3 powerful dual voice ‘Flexi’ oscillators (Xmod, FM, PhaseDist, Ringmod etc).
- Dual multi-mode filters, series, parallel or independent. (12, 24, 36, 48+ db).
- 4 freely assignable Graphic 8 stage multi-contour envelopes with one-shot and repeating options.
- Very flexible modulation options – up to 4 modulators each (Pitch, Pan, Cutoff, Amp etc).
- Performance based:- Ribbon and XY Pad controllers, great for live sound manipulation.
- 28 note polyphony (unrestricted), Polyphony Limiting option (removes voice stealing clicks and limits CPU), Mono mode.
- Interactive 32 step 12 note pattern arpeggiator.
- Multi-FX section: Degrader, Limiter/Distortion, Eq, Ensemble, Auto-Panner, Stereo Imaging, Chorus(2v), Echo(5tap), Reverb.
- Compact User interface using Paged panels.
Multi-FX features
- Stereo Gate.
- Stereo Compressor.
- Stereo Degrader (3 modes).
- Stereo Limiter/Distortion.
- Stereo 3 Band EQ.
- ‘True’ Stereo Reverb.
- Ensemble.
- Chorus 2, 3 or 4 voice.
- 5 Tap Echo with Pre or Feedback Filtering.
- Auto Panner.
- Stereo Imaging (Centre and Side).
- Compact User interface using Paged panels.
X-Jupitae is available to purchase for £10 GBP, Multi-FX is £6 GBP. Both are available as VST plug-ins for Windows PC.
More information: CK Modules
Ansine is a free software synthesizer for Windows
Ansine is a free software synthesizer for Windows that offers a dual-oscillator design and built-in effects.
Ansine Features
- 2x VCO – 7 waveforms – Sync
- Filter ADSR EG
- Amp ADSR EG
- Pitch LFO
- Built-in delay and reverb
- Mono mode – Glide
The video, via myVST, offers a basic preview of Ansine.
Tactile Sounds releases Substance
Tactile Sounds has introduced Substance, a free Windows software synthesizer.
Description:
Substance is a virtual analog software synthesizer (VSTi) emphasizing simplicity, flexibility, and sound quality. The key factors in the design of Substance were that it should sound great, without effects, and that it should all fit on one page.
Here’s a sonic preview of Substance:
Substance has two of everything: two oscillator sections, two LFOs, two envelopes, two filters. The oscillator sections were inspired by the architecture of classic analog polysynths, which used multiple oscillators to achieve polyphony, but allowed the oscillators to be combined for a monophonic Unison mode. The oscillators would generally be slightly out of tune with one another, resulting in a rich, chorused sound. Each of Substance’s oscillators likewise comprises seven unison voices, with the amount of detuning, and the stereo breadth being adressed by a single parameter, Spread. The LFOs can be used to modulate almost every parameter of the synth. They can be used to trigger the envelopes, to modulate the frequency and pulse-width of the oscillators, the cutoff frequency of the filters, and the volume of the amplifier. LFO-1 can be switched between free-running, tempo-synced, and key-synced modes. A manual is included in the download link, detailing all of the other features.
If you try out Sustance, let us know what you think of it!
Download Substance here.
And if one weird’s not enough, check out Barbie
Switchable Mono mini jack output
Green and Blue Ultra Bright LED eyes
Pitch Up/Down Control
Switchable Pitch Up/Down LDR
Mute the voices Switch (constant low noise synth sound)
Two Noise Synth switches – these noises react to Barbies voice and mounth movements, they add extra bass and noise to her voices and when Barbies voice is switched off it just leaves these sounds which are really good!
Sylo Synthesiser features live time-stretching technology
Sylo Synthesizer is a free iPad synth that lets you build sounds from basic waveforms, or capture them using the iPad’s built-in microphone.
Sylo Synthesiser features live time-stretching technology based on granular synthesis, and a suite of filters.
Options include:
- Speed up or slow down a recorded sound to use as an instrument
- With a regular wavetable synthesiser, higher-pitched notes are also faster, like chipmunks, and lower-pitched notes are also slower, as though they are moving through treacle, Enable “Sync Speed” feature, though, and lower or higher-pitched notes still play back at the same speed, keeping them in sync with each other
- Adjust the speed control even while you’re playing notes: Slow, stop or even rewind the sound in the middle of notes — without changing the pitch
- Granular synthesis allows you to create instruments or effects from a recording, that do not sound like the original, yet retain its realistic, natural sound
- Frequency modulation, ring modulation, echo/delay, distortion, and a low-pass filter with resonance control are available
Sylo Synthesiser is a teaser for Sylo Synthesizer Pro, which adds these features:
- Use existing audio files as the building-blocks of your instrument: import audio from wave, aiff, mp3 and aac/m4a files
- Save recordings to your iPad or to Dropbox1 online storage
- Save your new instruments to the preset list for fast acces
Nakayama on the stage of real-time synthesizer patching
Promotion Video to come on 08062010 at uplink/factory Shibuya Tokyo Japan. Hideyuki eicheph Fukasawa versus Mr.Nobuhiko Nakayama on the stage of real-time synthesizer patching. It will be a strange party ever.
8月6日（金）「電子海面01」が渋谷UPLINKにて開催！出演、中山信彦、深澤秀行 http://www.uplink.co.jp/factory/log/0…
Introducing the Chipophone – 8bit organ
Linus Akesson’s Chipophone is a homemade 8-bit synthesizer, designed for live chiptune playing.
It has been built inside an old electronic organ. All the original tone-generating parts have been disconnected, and the keys, pedals, knobs and switches rerouted to a microcontroller which transforms them into MIDI signals. Those are then parsed by a second microcontroller, which acts as a synthesizer.
Details at the Linusakkeson site.
Space analog monster
Studio Electronics created a synthesizer a while ago, very much inspired by the movie 2001: A space Odyssey, and Hal 9000′s ominous glow. This huge (38 pounds) synth is an anlogue monster, with a beautiful white and black case, and the warm, blue glow of it’s lights makes it absolutely stunning.
The Orion was was custom built for an Argentine gentleman named Antoine de Castellane. Internally, it was a CODE 8 fitted with an overdrive and both ARP 2600 and Yamaha CS80 filters. Antoine did the design of the “space case” on his end, and Tim Caswell did the rest. Antoine has both of the only two in existence.
Here is Studio Electonics’ page on the Orion. They are available to anyone, but very expensive. Still, there would definitely be one of these in my dream studio.
Speaking of dream studios, here are some pictures of Antoine’s studio, just to get you salivating:
The control room:
Via: SG
Take a look at the Shiseido synth
“Shiseido @ Nordstrom, 2010, analog and digital synthesizers featured here. The sounds of the Shiseido synthesizer are featured, via a bank of two Apple Imacs running Supercollider and Imovie
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