Xen-FMTS 2 • The Sidebander • ARO Demo

Published on Mar 1, 2014 Xen-Arts·2 videos

"Timbre demonstration of the Xen-FMTS 2 LFOs running at audio rate. There are seven dedicated hybrid modulators for Operators A, B, C, D, Filters, Amplifier and Pitch. Each modulator includes an ADSR style envelope generator, and an LFO which can be switched to run at audio-rate. With the LFOs running at audio-rate, the pitch is controlled by the MIDI-to-CV and the loaded MTS Microtuning file; transforming them into pitch-accurate microtonal-controlled oscillators, which are in turn capable of introducing microtuning related sideband spectra into the composite synthesizer signal."

New Xen-Arts Xen-FMTS 2

Published on Feb 8, 2014 Xen-Arts·1 video

"Unidentified Xenharmonic Object
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via Xen-Arts where you'll find the download and some audio demos.

"An FM Synthesis VSTi for the Creation of Microtonal and Xenharmonic Music

Xen-FMTS 2 is a 4 Operator FM Synthesis VSTi with a specialized set of features for computer musicians interested in exploring the vast expressive possibilities of making music with alternative intonation systems. It is a freeware 32-bit plugin instrument for Windows that includes 115 patches, 55 microtunings and 56 partials files.

Microtuning Features
Internally loads and externally receives both MTS (MIDI Tuning Standard) Bulk Dump and Single Note Microtuning Files
Operator ratios can easily be set to values that are coincident with the microtuning being used, thereby producing intonation related sidebands in the timbre of the instrument
Microtonal pitch-bend ranges may be configured in cents, harmonics and superparticular ratios
Arbitrary microtonal pitch shifting makes it possible to easily pitch transpose the oscillators in both octave and non-octave increments
FM-RM Oscillator
4 Operator FM Synthesis with Ring-Modulation
57 Operator Algorithms
11 different Operator Waveforms
Analog Pitch Drift Emulator
Transposition by cents offsets
Partials text files may be used to quantize the frequency ratios of the operators to user specified values
Velocity-to-Harmonics Modulation enables oscillators to dynamically sound harmonics of the fundamental pitch
Modulators
Seven dedicated hybrid modulators for Operators A, B, C, D, Filters, Amplifier and Pitch
Each modulator includes an ADSR style envelope generator, and an LFO which can be switched to run at audio-rate
Each ADSR Envelope Generator features Per-Stage Keyboard Tracking
LFOs can either be synchronized to the host DAW tempo or set in Hertz. They include 24 Waveforms, a Slewer and can be switched to run at audio-rate
Filter Section
Pre-Filter Saturation Stage with 20 Saturation Types
Two Independent Filters with Six Filter Types: LP4, LP2, HPF, BPF, BRF, APF
One and Two Stage Filter Cascade
Performance Control
Full controller MIDI Pitch Microtuning with MTS (MIDI Tuning Standard)
MTS Support for both Single Note and Bulk Dump
Loads MTS Microtuning Format Files Internally and Receives MTS Externally
Local (Per-Patch) and Global Microtuning (Static Microtuning for All Patches)
Microtunings can be loaded from any directory on hard drives or storage devices connected to the PC
12 Note Polyphonic
Monophonic Legato Mode
Monophonic Portamento
Microtonal Pitch Bend
Vibrato
Effects include Chorus, Lowpass Filter Cascade (Warm Filter) with 6 dB to 48 dB per-octave filters and Stereo Ensemble"

Xen-Arts IVOR | Microtonal Virtual Analog Synthesizer

"IVOR is a two-oscillator subtractive synthesizer that features full-controller MIDI Pitch Microtuning using MTS (MIDI Tuning Standard), where any MIDI Note Number can be freely microtuned to any desired pitch across the MIDI range, thereby enabling musicians and composers to explore the vast expressive possibilities of composing music with alternative intonation systems.

IVOR is a microtonal sound-designer's virtual analog synthesizer with a carefully designed ergonomic workflow for quickly creating powerful sounding and musical useful timbres.

IVOR excels at making categories of timbres that include bass, distortion, keys, pads, broken, weird, leads and other analog synthesis types of sounds.

IVOR is an educational tool for learning about subtractive sound synthesis and musical instrument intonation (aka microtuning and xenharmonics).

IVOR embodies a design philosophy of simplicity for microtonal music sound-design…
• A ‘knob-less’ design featuring slider controls only, which enables intuitive direct control with a computer mouse.
• A dedicated control signal system mapped to the most important synthesis functions.
• Settings are made by typing values into fields, dropdown lists, left-and-right arrows, switches and sliders.
• Enables musicians to specify precise microtonal pitch-bend settings.
• Features arbitrary microtonal oscillator transposition settings.
• Velocity modulation of harmonics enables dynamically playing harmonics of the fundamental pitch.

Features...

Oscillator Section
• Two Oscillators with 22 Waveforms
• Microtonal, Harmonic Series and Subharmonic Series Oscillator Transposition
• LFO (with Rate Sequencer) and Envelope Generator for Phase, Pulse-Width and Pitch Modulation
• LFO and Envelope Generator features both Unidirectional and Bidirectional Modulation
• Analog Pitch Drift Emulator with both Unidirectional and Bidirectional Modulation
• Velocity-to-Harmonics Modulation enables oscillators to dynamically sound harmonics of the fundamental pitch
• Ring Modulation with 23 RM Types
• Oscillator and Ring Modulator Mixer

Filter Section
• Pre-Filter Saturation Stage with 20 Saturation Types
• Two Independent Filters with Six Filter Types: LP4, LP2, HPF, BPF, BRF, APF
• One and Two Stage Filter Cascade
• LFO (with Rate Sequencer) and Envelope Generator for Filter Cutoff Frequency Modulation
• LFO and Envelope Generator enables both Unidirectional and Bidirectional Filter Modulation

VCA Section
• Dedicated Envelope Generator
• Switchable Velocity Sensitivity and Fixed Volume Control

Performance Control
• MIDI Pitch Microtuning with MTS (MIDI Tuning Standard)
• MTS Support for both Single Note and Bulk Dump
• Loads MTS Microtuning Format Files Internally and Receives MTS Externally
• Local (Per-Patch) and Global Microtuning (Static Microtuning for All Patches)
• Microtunings can be loaded from any directory on hard drives or storage devices connected to the computer
• Ten Note Polyphonic
• Monophonic Legato Mode
• Polyphonic Portamento with Three Glide Modes
• Microtonal Pitch Bend
• Vibrato
• Effects include Warm Filter and Stereo Ensemble

IVOR is a freeware 32-bit VSTi for Windows XP or higher and includes a detailed instruction manual, 98 factory patches and 54 microtonal tunings."