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Rob Papen Blade Additive Virtual Synthesizer

Rob Papen Blade Additive Virtual Synthesizer
Rob Papen
Manufacturer: Rob Papen
Product type: VST instruments & samplers
Cat no: BLADE-1  
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$93.62
DESCRIPTION
16-voice additive-based virtual instrument
FEATURES
  • Harmolator oscillator with 9 x controls and sub-oscillator
  • 21 x distortion units operating per voice
  • 14 x filter types including 6/12/18/24 low/high pass, 12/24 band pass/notch, vocal and comb filter
  • XY pad which can operate either directly or with recorded paths, in poly or mono modes
  • Dedicated harmolator envelopes, LFOs, velocity controls and modulation controls
  • 2 x free envelopes, 2 x free LFOs and 4 x modulation sources
  • All of Blade's controls can be used as modulation destinations, and there are a full range of modulation sources including midi controls and internal controls
  • 2 x FX units with 27 x effects, including distortion, reverb and tape delay plus many more
  • 16 x step arpeggiator with each step having its own control which can also be used as a sequencer for modulation purposes
  • Easy page allows control of the main parameters in a flexible and easy way
  • Manager screen allows you to easily find and organize presets and banks
  • Full MIDI control over all parameters
SPECIFICATION
System requirements PC 32 & 64bits VST and RTAS for Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7
System requirements Mac 32 & 64bits AU and VST and 32bit RTAS for OSX 10.4 and higher
REVIEW
The Rob Papen Blade is a 16-voice additive-based virtual instrument capable of creating new sonic textures that has been designed to be as easy to manipulate as subtractive synths.

The power of Rob Papen Blade lies within the Harmolator, a set of global controls that get to the heart of the synthesis engine without the need to edit the additive partials that make up the waveform. 9 Harmolator controls shape the underlying partials, putting you in control of the harmonic content of the sound in an intuitive and musical way.

Further sound-shaping can be applied with the use of a square/sine wave sub-oscillator, multiple distortion types that can be applied individually to each voice, and 14 different filter types. Modulation of Harmolator and other Blade parameters is extensive, including 3 envelopes, 3 LFOs and XY knobs, most of which are freely assignable in one of four modulation slots. The central XY screen can record 2 dimensional movement allowing for unique LFO-type modulation.

The Blade also features familiar Rob Papen effects, housing two effects engines and an arpeggiator/sequencer to add melodic and rhythmic variation within the sound. For those that feel intimidated by the amount of control available, an Easy page is provided to make editing simpler, getting to the heart of the synth engine in just a few clicks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YEu3yHUcghw
Also known as: Rob Papen Blade Additive Virtual Synthesizer, Rob Papen Blade additive synth plugin

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