Via Tony K on SynthSights. Haven't seen this before, but it looks interesting. Title link takes you to more info including samples and downloadable demo.
"Crystal is a semi-modular software synthesizer featuring both subtractive synthesis and frequency modulation (FM) synthesis. It offers abundant modulation control with over 90 parameters which may be modulated, multi-stage envelopes with graphical editors, extensive tempo sync of envelopes/lforates/delay times, built-in effects for chorus/flanging/comb filtering/echoes, and a band splitter for effects processing by frequency band. Not only that, Crystal has wave sequencing, granular synthesis, program morphing, MIDI learn, and imports soundfonts. The musical applications for Crystal are literally boundless.
Crystal is a plugin, which means it runs within a host, such as Cubase, Orion, Logic, Fruity Loops, etc. "
That's not a demo-- it's free! And it's one of the best softsynths out there. It's capable of some really lovely pads and textures and stuff. It's most comparable to a Wavestation. It has a huge and complex audio signal routing setup, including multiple delays, and all sorts of modulation options. You can also use any SoundFont as a wavetable, too, so it's very expandable.
ReplyDeleteIt's well worth checking out, especially since it's free.
Im surprised this is being posted as "news" as Crystal has been out for years, and has enjoyed very nice press in the form of EVERY electronic music magazine (future music, electronic musician, keyboard, computer music etc. etc.)
ReplyDeleteWho said anything about news? : )
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