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SynthMaster 2 Crossgrade from Player
SynthMaster 2 is a powerful semi-modular software synthesizer and effect plug-in that comes with 2000 factory presets and runs on both Windows and macOS as a VST and AAX instrument, and also as an Audio Unit instrument on macOS.
Features:
- Multimode Filters with new ‘multimode’ filter type that allows switching from Lowpass to Bandpass to Highpass filter types continuously
- ADSR Envelopes, 2D Envelopes, Multistage Envelopes, LFOs, KeyScalers, Vocoder Bands, MIDI Velocity, Aftertouch, Pitch Bend and MIDI CC
- Zero Delay Feedback Filters with 4 new filter categories developed using the zero delay feedback filter technology
- Powerful Arpeggiator with classic arpeggiator modes and Sequence, Chord, and Arpeggiate modes
- Semi-Modular Architecture with 2 layers and 2 global effect send busses per SynthMaster instance
- Easy Parameters with 8 easy knobs and 2 XY pads that can be freely assigned as modulation sources
- 3 different CPU settings: “Basic”, “Normal”, and “High”
- Cross-Platform compatibility as a VST and AAX instrument on Windows and macOS, and as an Audio Unit instrument on macOS
- Modulation Matrix with 64 available slots and visual filtering
- Basic Oscillators capable of synthesizing many different types of waveforms and 17 different algorithms
- Comb Filters for digital filters used in physical modeling synthesis
- Importing MIDI patterns as Arpeggiator Sequence with monophonic or polyphonic (chord) MIDI patterns
- Wavetable Oscillators with up to 256 different waveform shapes
- Preset Browser with separate search criteria for instrument type, preset attributes, music style, or preset author
- Before/Inside/After Filter Distortion with a distortion stage that can be inserted before, after, or inside the filters
- 2000 Factory Presets from a world-class team of sound designers
- Arpeggiator with 32 steps and Velocity, Note Number, Note Length, Slide, and Hold parameters
- Stereo Oscillators with Unison/Voice Stacking and 2 oscillators, 4 modulators, 2 filters, 4 ADSR Envelopes, 2 Multistage Envelopes, 2 2D Envelopes, 2 LFOs, and 4 Keyscalers per layer
- Massive Modulation Architecture with hundreds of modulation targets and 48 modulation sources
- VAnalog Filters modelled after the famous ladder filter with continuously variable slope
- Rich set of Effects with 11 different effect types: Distortion, LoFi, Ensemble, Phaser, 6 Band EQ, Compressor, Vocoder, Delay, Chorus, Tremolo, Reverb





