Expert Sleepers updates Silent Way to v1.5.2 (incl. Silent Way AC Encoder - removes the need for a DC-coupled interface)
Expert Sleepers has announced the release of Silent Way v1.5.2, which adds an important new plug-in to the suite: Silent Way AC Encoder.
Silent Way AC Encoder removes the need for a DC-coupled audio interface (common to Silent Way and all other software that generates CVs) and lets you use Silent Way with almost any audio interface. The two requirements are:
- Your interface must have balanced outputs (almost all do).
- You need to make some special cables.
The cables are a very simple job, well within the scope of anyone with basic soldering skills. For more information, please see the dedicated AC Encoder page at the Expert Sleepers website. Dedicated support for this technique is forthcoming from hardware manufacturers. Watch for future press releases about that.
Silent Way is a suite of plug-ins designed for use with analogue synthesisers, and especially as part of a modular analogue synthesiser system. The plug-ins produce no sound themselves, nor do they process sound - rather, they generate signals to be used as control voltages (CVs), which can be patched into the control inputs of oscillators, filters, VCAs etc. of an analogue system. Also, with the addition of the CV Input plug-in, it is possible to bring CVs from the synth into the computer, for recording or processing.
Silent Way is available for Mac OS X (AU/VST) and Windows (VST), priced at $49.
