Oddity Virtual Analog Synth from GMEDIA
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November 7, 2002 GMEDIA Music has just
announced their new plug-in instrument, The Oddity.
The Oddity is modelled on the classic ARP Odyssey which was used by artists
as diverse as Gary Numan, Herbie Hancock, Kraftwerk and Portishead. In much
the same way as the analog vs digital debate rages today, the Minimoog vs
Odyssey debate raged just as hard back in the halcyon days of synthesis. The
Minimoog may have had the bigger profile but it was said that
the Odyssey had the edge in terms of features as well as a more abrasive
sound.
"In much the same way as the M-Tron turned a whole new generation on to
those sounds, we're certain the Oddity will do the same in terms of
monophonic/duophonic synths," commented GMEDIA Music's Dave Spiers. "The
Oddity is the result of a lengthy collaboration between ourselves and Ohm
Force whereby both parties brought their unique skills to the project. As a
result we were able to extensively model many of the original instrument's
components in order to get as close as possible in terms of functionality,
character and tonal textures. We look at it as the first plug-in synth with
serious balls, particularly when using the duophonic mode with some ring
modulation."
The Oddity features two syncable oscillators - fully tunable across a six
octave range, with sawtooth, sine, square and variable pulse width
waveforms. White and pink noise. Monophonic or duophonic modes. Host
syncable LFO. Ring modulator, resonant lowpass filter, highpass filter.
Sample & hold, portamento, two envelope generators and a wealth of
modulation routing options.
Further enhancements include velocity sensitivity, the Ohm Force
patch-morphing feature, plus a unique "flying slider" feature whereby it's
possible to grab faders with the mouse and throw them at varying speeds
recording the changes in your host application.
The Oddity, VSTi Mac and PC, is supplied with 5 banks of 64 sounds and will
be on sale, boxed, from the 7th of December 2002 at 79.95 ($129.95)
More info at:
For more information, visit their web site at www.gmediamusic.com. | 
