Synthesis Synth
Overview
Analog
Prophet™
Minimoog™
Percussion
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VPM
Physical
Modeling
Tonewheel
Organ
Electric
Piano
Guitar
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Bass
Brass
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Woodwinds
Vocals
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Microtuning
Sample
Plavback
mp3
Demos
Not Just "Me Too" Analog Synths
Our analog synths are audibly superior to other "analog modelling" products. After listening to the OASYS PCI, we think you'll agree that other "virtual" analog synths sound...well...kind of virtual.
Oscillators
So, what should you listen for? To start with, our oscillators are rich, bright, and smooth, with extremely low jitter and aliasing. We've worked hard to eliminate the usual artifacts of digital oscillators. To see what we mean, listen to these comparisons between OASYS PCI and another synth, which we'll call simply "Brand X." Notice how the aliasing creates a random counterpoint melody on Brand X's chromatic scale.
Filters
OASYS PCI's filters are warm and fat, with resonance extending to frequencies far above typical digital "analog" filters. They're flexible, too, with many algorithms offering a choice of poles and modes. There's also a special, fully modulatable comb filter, for sounds like you've never heard before!
Listen to the mp3 demos below to hear the difference between OASYS PCI's filters and those of "Brand X." All examples use similar envelope times, with the filters set to sweep as high as they can go. Notice how OASYS PCI's filter sweeps start at much higher frequencies. (This also means that, with equivalent envelope times, Brand X appears to sweep more slowly - it has less distance to cover). Also, note how OASYS PCI's resonance is stronger and more distinct.
Envelopes
Finally, the envelopes are punchy, smooth, and lightning-fast, and use audio-rate processing just like old-school analog envelopes. In the examples below, notice also how OASYS PCI's envelope continues to create a filter "blip" even when it's very fast, while Brand X's envelope almost disappears.
(In case you're wondering - in the filter section displayed above, the "Cutoff" and "Envelope" parameter names have turned red to show that they are being modulated via MIDI controllers. Any parameter on any synth or effect control panel can be modulated by two MIDI controllers, each with their own mod amount.)
In addition to several flexible analog synth algorithms, which allow you to make your own balance between features and polyphony, we've included a few incredible re-creations of classic analog synths, as described below.