SSynth has premiered the Sosnowski Synthesizer, a virtual analog music synthesizer developed by programmer and contemporary classical composer David Sosnowski, hence the snappy name.

The Sosnowski Synthesizer generates sound with four separate oscillators. Each individual oscillator includes selection for sine, triangle, sawtooth and square waveforms; plus a selection for a noise oscillator with its own adjustable frequency trap. The oscillator outputs are processed through a multiform filter with its own envelope and modified by dual independent multi-waveform, fully adjustable LFO’s (low frequency oscillators).

A final envelope shapes the sound before proceeding to the sound treatment section. Onboard sound treatment includes stereo chorus, reverb, echo, pan/x (automated dual-constant cross-panning), and transposition; all of which are fully controllable from the interface.

Additional features include an onboard velocity-capable keyboard; MIDI channel, program change enable, volume enable, and pan enable switching; an onboard ’scope and parametric equalizer; and a capable preset manager for onboard sounds, plus an easy file system for saving and loading custom sounds.

The download includes both a standalone player version and a VST version for use within suitable hosts. 128 onboard sounds are included, with additional sounds in external files. Sosnowski claims the instrument is specifically designed to be equally at home as both a “performance synth” and in studio audio, sequencer, and notation work environments.

SSynth’s Sosnowski Synthesizer costs $49 and is available now. More information on the SSynth Sosnowski Synthesizer.

GotharMusic, a small Denmark company, has unleashed deMOON an affordable 4 note polyphonic filterbank synthesizer with build-in granulator and distortion effects, step-sequencer and note randomizer. Small and compact in size with a distinctive sound, the deMOON features four oscillator’s and four LFO’s with continuously variable waveforms and four resonant multimode filters that can be parallel/serial connected for dynamic possibilities.

Features:
» 4 voices with each 1 oscillator or 1 voice with 4 oscillators in unison mode
» Oscillators has continuously variable and modulatable waveforms
» 4 resonant multimode filters (lpf/bpf/hpf) that are separately programmable and each can be parallel or serial connected to each other
» Distortion effect with 5 different types
» Granulator effect build in
» 4 LFO’s with continuously variable and modulatable waveforms
» 2 envelopes
» Note randomizer
» 32-step step sequencer
» Most parameters can be controlled by a MIDI-controller
» Micro size
» Memory: 128 sounds and sequences
» Output: 16-bit delta-sigma with 256x oversampling

deMOON’s user interface are very simple: One volume knob, to edit/controller knobs, an encoder with click switch and a play/enter pushbutton with blue LED. In edit mode, the two edit/controller knobs edits two parameters at a time, on the selected edit page. In sound select mode, they transmits midi-controller 2 and 3 internally to the parameters, where these controllers are selected as modulation source. The encoder selects sound and navigate around in the edit pages plus it adjusts some switch-functions on some edit pages.

deMOON receives note on’s and off’s and program change on the selected midi-channel. The oscillators also recieves pitch-bend data. All modulatable parameters can be modulated by velocity and midi-controller 1-3. Midi controllers 4 to 90 are hard-assigned to most of the deMOON’s parameters, for easy hooking up with a midi-control device.

GotharMusic’s deMOON Micro Synthesizer costs €250 and is available now. More information on the GotharMusic deMOON Micro Synthesizer.

H. G. Fortune has released X-Wheel of Fortune 6 (X-WoF 6), a versatile multipart music system with a built-in cell step control sequencer for creating Ambient or and soundtrack music.

Simply set up certain parameters and let X-WoF 6 work its magic. X-WoF 6 features a variety of 262 built-in scales (Pentatonic, Hexatonic and Heptatonic) using harmonical scale steps. Additionally you might assign a dedicated – even experimental – User scale for each patch.

There are 10 built-in soundengines: two synthesizers for Pad parts, one for Bass, one for HiSq (high sequences), one for Athmo-loops (e.g. rain, waterflow, sonar etc.) and OneShot sounds plus 5 percussion instruments. For overall interactive realtime control there are two XY SuperModulation pads plus one XY Master Control pad with the option to control the other two. Thus you have up to 28 different modulation destinations under the control of just one knob even with different polarities i.e. directions.

The X-WoF 6 now has everything built around the new cell step control sequencer. It is called cell step control sequencer because every step is a cell of variable play length in bars (from 1 to plus options to set up different subtempo settings for Bass, HiSq, HiHat and Perc 3-5 part and assigning an Athmo or One Shot wave for every 2nd step with adjustable level und tuning! You can determine harmonical scale steps to be used for each step independantly to be played by the Pad parts and used as starting note for Bass and HiSq patterns. These scale steps are derived from the currently selected scale. For every 8 steps there is the option to set up a different base note to transpose the next 7 steps accordingly. Also you can determine step ranges to be played e.g. from step 5 to 12 or so.

H.G. Fortune’s X-Wheel of Fortune 6 costs €69 and is available now as a VSTi for Windows. More information on H.G. Fortune’s X-Wheel of Fortune 6.