"Adern announces Flexor 3, a groundbreaking add-on for the Scope DSP modular system.
Adern is proud to announce the release of FleXor 3, a groundbreaking add-on pack of modules that takes your Scope Modular system to the next level. Flexor3 integrated with SonicCore (Creamware) Scope Modular3 is quite simply the most advanced and powerful digital modular system available today. The thick sound of FleXor3 recreates the satisfying warmth of analog as well as offering routes into uncharted digital territory..
150 new synthesis and processing components have been added since the original, revolutionary FleXor collection was released. As well as rich and complex oscillators, waveshapers and filters, a mind-expanding range of granular processors, sequencers, modulators and effects unleashes extraordinary new sound design potential.
FleXor3's modules are designed to be modulated at audio rate - together with the Scope's zero-latency real-time DSP architecture, you can explore extreme sonic worlds that few digital modular systems can reach. FleXor3 can sound lush and creamy or razor sharp, aggressive and futuristic, with an infinite variety of shimmering possibilities in between.
If making patches isn't your strong point, don't worry because FleXor3 ships with 500MB of patches from our team of gifted and visionary sound designers. A huge range of jaw-dropping synthesizers, audio processors, guitar effects, sequencers and granular manglers are ready to drop straight into your tracks.
Featuring:
New Oscillators, Shapers, Filters, Sequencers, Modulators, FX, Granulators and more!
Over 150 new modules, with more than 250 modules in total.
A huge library of stunning ready-made patches for synthesis, processing, sequencing and more.
Immense Potential for synthesis, sound design and audio processing
Audio-rate modulation
Full Documentation & Integrated help
Distinctive UI design
Based on a purist programming approach for the Scope DSP cards, the entire arsenal of FleXor modules are built entirely from scratch using low level building blocks such as Buffers, Adders, Dividers, Multipliers, and so on. Each resulting module is a brand new design with a characteristic sound of its own and is not a replica of any previously existing modules.
FleXor 3 Highlights:
FleXor 3 FR Oscillator Collection:
A diverse range of oscillators featuring internal waveshaping and anti-aliasing, providing a huge spectrum of oscillator wave-shapes and modulation effects.
FleXor 3 Granular Collection:
Basic building blocks for granular processing that can be combined to create mind-blowing complex realtime granular effects.
FleXor 3 Shaper Collection:
Shape the waveforms of oscillators and audio signals in real time, with everything from subtle saturation modules to extreme harmonic and formant shapers.
FleXor 3 Filter Collection:
More than 30 different filter modules offering a wealth of flavors. Some highlights include all-pass based phasers and formant filters, classic low-pass and high-pass filters, wahwahs, comb filters and more.
FleXor 3 Envelope Collection:
Fast, precise and complex custom envelopes are available, featuring the ability to incorporate LFO's or any external signal as envelope stages.
FleXor 3 Sequencer Collection:
FleXor's sequencing toolset is now even easier to use, and includes all-new sequencing tools. Make larger, more complex sequences of notes and parameters to make your sounds come alive, manipulate ramps with waveshapers and even drive sequences with any audio source.
Requirements
SonicCore (Creamware) Scope DSP board system
Scope Modular2 or Modularv3
6 dsps or more recommended (Scope Project / Pulsar2)
http://www.adern.com
June 20th, 2007"
these sound realllly great. version 2 was the bomb.
ReplyDeletei just wish they'd put scope in an external box with a firewire connection
ReplyDeleteHere you go. Not sure if it will have firewire though.
ReplyDeleteAh, true! And it's loaded with SHARCs -- equivalent of 84 SCOPE chips. However, I'd personally miss the user interface of the Modular even though there's talk of integrating the Flexor modules into the Solaris. I guess I would prefer something similar to the G2 Engine but SCOPE, instead. IIRC, Creamware did once make a box like this but it didn't last long.
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ReplyDeleteCreamware did the Noah which met lukewarm response as a commercial device and did NOT have the Scope Modular, which would probably have made it a killer deal. Unfortunately the architecture of pure dsps doesn't allow for the dynamic allocation that would have been necessary to port things directly.
ReplyDeleteThen Creamware followed up with the ASB's which were actually fairly successful (and still are) with the outboard/tabletop kru but again no dynamic allocation so each device is a fixed architecture.
All of present generation the Scope synths sound quality but the capabilities of Scope Modular within the Scope routing window when combined with FleXor is without parallel in the digital modular realm. Only the Nord Mod G2 even comes close, but that has a completely different sonic character (which makes them both useful) and lacks the extreme flexibility of the Scope environment.