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CreamWare Brings Vector Synthesis to Pulsar
December 21, 2000
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With the Vectron, CreamWare now makes a new type of synthesizer plug-in available for the Pulsar/SCOPE DSP platform. The inspiration for the design of the Vectron was drawn in large part from the Sequential Circuits Prophet VS. The Vectron encompasses essentially all of the capabilities of the original VS - it even incorporates a set of wavetables which are equivalent to the VS factory wavetable set. However, the Vectron doesn't stop there. Its capabilities extend well beyond those of the original instrument from years ago. In addition to its advanced implementation of vector synthesis, the Vectron includes functions which would have been unrealizable at the time that the VS appeared. The Vectron's wide variety of unique features make it one of the most sophisticated virtual instruments ever made. The Vectron produces its sounds using four wavetable oscillators per voice. Each oscillator plays back a separately selectable static wavetable. The oscillators are mixed and passed through an analog synthesizer voicing structure (filter, amplifier and pan control) followed by an integrated chorus and stereo delay. The oscillator mix is varied dynamically via a two-dimensional "vector" multi-point envelope and a great many other modulation sources, both internal and external. Furthermore, each oscillator can be individually tuned and pitch-modulated. The dynamic mixing possibilities, along with the wavetables themselves, are responsible for much of the animated character and tonal complexity of a Vectron sound. Extensive modulation options are also provided in the rest of the Vectron. Not only the vector mix, but most other adjustable parameters as well, can be modulated in real time. The complete list of modulation sources is a long one, and all of these sources are available at all times, without restrictions. In addition to the 127 waves which are built right into the synthesizer, users can easily create new wavetables in various ways. Waves can be extracted from any sample in WAV-format, they can be mixed together from other wavetables and they can also be drawn "freehand" using the mouse. A graphical waveform display supports these editing features. The Vectron is an extremely powerful, versatile and professional synthesizer designed for today's electronic musician. The vector synthesis technique ensures that the Vectron will deliver fresh, new sounds - sounds which put it in a completely different class from the omnipresent virtual analog synths. The Vectron is ideally suited for animated pad sounds and bizarre, spacey-dreamy or extremely heavy effects but also excellent for typical synth sounds, punchy basses, sparkling e-pianos and much more. The Vectron is available via authorized CreamWare dealers and via the CreamWare Online Shop. The suggested retail price is 298,- Euro (approx. 265,- US$). For more information, visit their web site at http://www.creamware.com/.Recent CreamWare headlines
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