Xhun Audio has released RawPrime, a physically modeled hybrid synthesizer featuring an original synthesis approach.
RawPrime makes use of late-1970s / first-1980s telecommunications-class numerically controlled oscillators (NCOs) and digital to analog converters (DACs) components, modeled in the virtual realm.
Such flawed and error-prone vintage technology generates (on purpose) a very large amount of aliasing signals / overtones: RawPrime then uses that signals as its sole sound source.
All this raw sound material is then crunched by an atypical 2-pole resonant low-pass diode-ladder analogue filter with a slightly aggressive tone.
An additional non-resonant high-pass analogue filter, three analogue envelope generators (Curtis CEM3310), two digital sinusoid LFOs, a full modulation matrix, a creative multi-mode polyphonic arpeggiator and two insert/master effects slots complete the setup.
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Features:
- Physical modeling simulation of hybrid digital/analogue hardware, achieved by the adoption of the Advanced Component Simulation (ACS) approach - oscillators, filters, envelopes (, ...) are built preserving their original architecture, featuring all the micro-instabilities and signal distortions of the analogue technology.
- Full 64-bit processing accuracy for every single aspect of the simulation.
- An all-in-one complete setup: polyphonic hybrid digital/analogue synthesizer with built-in arpeggiator + analogue and digital insert/master effects.
- Four-voice polyphonic (voice component modeling) - working as monophonic as well, including an optional unison mode.
- Featuring a vintage polyphony management method, with first-voice re-assign (instead of round-robin).
- A compact real-world replicable device, established on a 100% original synthesis method.
- A 100% original sound oscillator built from modeled lo-fi, late-1970s / first-1980s telecommunications-class NCO and DAC components, producing overtones out of expressly generated aliasing signals.
- Separate controls for overtones generation, morphing and blending.
- Expressive 2-pole resonant low-pass diode-ladder analogue filter (modeled after real hardware by the adoption of the topology-preserving transform / zero-delay feedback approach) with a very specific, uncommon design.
- Additional 1-pole non-resonant high-pass analogue filter (modeled after real hardware by the adoption of the topology-preserving transform / zero-delay feedback approach).
- Three analogue envelope generators (two are freely assignable, one is hard-wired to the analogue amplifier) with a steep attack curve (0.3 ms) modeled after the Curtis CEM3310 proving the same capacitors' charging/discharging responses as found on the original analogue circuits.
- Two freely assignable digital sinusoidal LFOs (frequency from 0.02 Hz up to 30 Hz).
- Featuring a full modulation matrix, allowing for easy and clear source-destination assignments.
- A built-in creative multi-mode polyphonic arpeggiator based on note-priority.
- Including an insert effect slot with the possibility to choose:
- CHOR-S unit (rack), an expressive stereo chorus effect.
- FLANG-R unit (rack), an expressive stereo flanger effect.
- X-TREME unit (rack), an accurately modeled, ground-shaking tube distortion effect.
- SOLIDA unit (rack), an accurately modeled, rock-solid transistor distortion effect.
- PHEEBEE unit (rack), an expressive digital foldback distortion effect.
- CRUSH-R unit (rack), a creative digital bitcrusher effect.
- Including a master effect slot with the possibility to choose:
- D-LAY unit (rack), a tempo-synced stereo delay effect.
- REEVERB unit (rack), a resonator-based electronic reverb effect.
- Including 150+ ready-to-use factory presets collection covering multi-genre styles.
- Single-view interface, vintage microcomputer-styled synth panel.
- MIDI automation.
- Support for sample rates from 44.1 kHz up to 192 kHz.
- Available in multi-size GUI resolutions.
RawPrime (regular price: 89.00 Euro) is available now for 49.90 Euro by joining the time-limited, 50% off special introductory offer. This offer is available from the Xhun Audio Shop as well as from selected 3rd party Dealers, such as the KVR Marketplace.
RawPrime is available as a VST, VST3, AU plugin for Windows and macOS (Intel CPU); running the software on macOS (Apple Silicon) is possible using Rosetta 2.