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Vaporizer2

Wavetable Synth Plugin by VAST Dynamics
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Vaporizer2
Vaporizer2
Vaporizer2 by VAST Dynamics is a Virtual Instrument Audio Plugin and a Software Application for macOS, Windows and Linux. It functions as a VST Plugin, an Audio Units Plugin, a VST 3 Plugin, an AAX Plugin, a LV2 Plugin and a Standalone Application.
Product
Version
3.4.0
Any CPU that supports SSE2 or AVX (Intel or AMD), 1GB RAM, Windows 8/10 (32/64-bit) and Mac OS X 10.10 or above, VSTi / AU compatible Host software (32-bit and 64-bit).
Product
Version
3.4.0
Any CPU that supports SSE2 or AVX (Intel or AMD), 1GB RAM, Windows 8/10 (32/64-bit) and Mac OS X 10.10 or above, VSTi / AU compatible Host software (32-bit and 64-bit) and Linux Lv2.
Product
Version
3.4.0
Instrument
Formats
Sample Formats
Loads and/or Saves
AAC, MP3, OGG, WAV, WAV 24-Bit
Copy Protection
None
Open Source
GPL 3
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"PROBABLY THE MOST VERSATILE WAVETABLE SYNTHESIZER"

We're excited to announce that VAST Dynamics' hybrid wavetable synthesizer sampler plug-in, Vaporizer2, is now freely available as Open Source software under GPL3. This milestone comes after five years of dedicated development and we are thrilled to share it with the public. The project is readily available on GitHub for anyone interested in participating.

Vaporizer2 is a hybrid wavetable additive / subtractive VST / AU / AAX / LV2 synthesizer / sampler workstation.

The heart of this plugin is the alias-free versatile high-performance wavetable sound engine with low system CPU resource usage and a unique architecture allowing to freely change and even exchange / load wavetables while playing without aliasing.

Vaporizer 2 comes with a groundbreaking wavetable editor with a vast number of editing possibilities including frequency shift, smooth, clean, bend and bloat for single-cycles, parts of single-cycles or even whole wavetables.

Featuring an easy-to use wavetable draw mode with smooth Bezier curves and snap to grid function.

Includes 780+ wavetables and single cycles and 450+ factory presets.

Vaporizer 2 features a comprehensive preset management system with tags, free text search, file system folder management and ratings.

Low system CPU resource usage - even with more than 1.000 oscillators playing.

All parameter knobs / sliders automatable and support manual editing for exact parameter values.

State of the art preset management system with tags, free text search, file system folder management and ratings.

Comes with a rapidly growing number of presets – freely available on the website and GitHub.

Plus: the sound is stunning.

Oscillators, polyphony, MPE and aftertouch:

  • Mono legato mode or polyphonic 4 / 16 / 32(!) voice modes.
  • Support for MIDI Polyphonic Expression (MPE): receive MPE MIDI dimensions (X/Y/Z) pitchbend, aftertouch (freely assignable), release velocity / lift (controlled via MSEG) and brightness / timbre (freely assignable) form supported controllers for highly expressive control options.
  • Intelligent polyphonic portamento / glissando (you need to hear it!).
  • Support for polyphonic aftertouch.
  • Oscillator pitch modulation and phase modulation with very fast modulations (up to ~ 2kHz).
  • Microtuning support (AnaMark Tuning files .TUN support).

Wavetable engine:

  • Unique architecture allowing to freely change and even exchange / load wavetables while playing without aliasing.
  • Engine vectorized with CPU-specific intrinsics for highest performance (SSE2/3, AVX, Neon).
  • 30 real-time wavetable effects per oscillator including innovative algorithms for hard sync, sincify, brew and bend / bloat.
  • FM synthesis up to a chain of 4 oscillators.
  • General setting of wavetable frequency characteristics: sharp (ideal filtering), soft (butterworth filtering), dull (linear).

Wavetable editor:

  • Groundbreaking wavetable editor with a vast number of editing possibilities including frequency shift, smooth, clean, bend and bloat for single-cycles, parts of single-cycles or even whole wavetables.
  • Easy-to use wavetable draw mode with smooth Bezier curves and snap to grid function.
  • Mix-in, amplitude modulate, interpolate, convolute, time>frequency, frequency>time or normalize wavetable cycles.
  • Generate FM, PWM, harmonic morphed / reduced, low pass / high pass / band pass / comb / formant filtering and even hard sync wavetables out of an arbitrary single cycle waveform.
  • Morphing and phase shifting of wavetable cycles.
  • Import and change standard (Serum, Icarus) format wavetables - also simply via drag and drop.
  • Record single cycle changes into a new wavetable.
  • Additive synthesis section that allows to freely edit all harmonics and phases in real-time.

Sampler:

  • Sampler section (wav / aiff / ogg / mp3) with loop points, loop start modulation, zero crossing detection and key tracking.
  • Granular synthesis mode in the sampler section for stunning ambient effects.
  • Resample samples to wavetables with pitch detection.

Effects:

  • Three effects busses including 4 x oversampling and mono cutoff to preserve a clean low end.
  • 11+ highly parameterizable effects including reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, bitcrush, eq, compressor, limiter, flanger, phaser, comb filter, waveshaper and more.
  • All effect times and durations can be synced to DAW.

Filters:

  • State of the art filter section (30+ different types) with 4 x oversampled LPF (biquad, state variable and diode ladder implementations) plus high pass, all pass, band pass, notch, shelf, comb and scream filters - all with resonance.
  • Very steep filter curves for punchy basses.
  • Real-time filter response display.

Modulation matrix:

  • Comprehensive modulation system with powerful modulation matrix including graphical display of modulation curves.
  • 25 modulation sources including key track, random drift and four custom macro knobs.
  • 220(!) modulation destinations (modulatable parameters) for almost unlimited modulation combinations.
  • Innovative audio routing system for all sound generators, filters and effect busses.

LFOs and MSEGs:

  • Five freely editable MSEG envelopes with loop function and DAW timecode sync.
  • Five LFOs (per voice - means up to 80 LFOs in total) with smooth generation optimized for lowest frequencies with ramp and phase that can be set per voice or global - can be synced to the DAW.

Arpeggiator and Step Sequencers:

  • Built-in arpeggiator that is freely editable and supports polyphonic modes, hold and MIDI file drag and drop and can be synced to the DAW.
  • Three step sequencers that can be synced to the DAW.

Plug-in editor user interface:

  • Easy to use and intuitive user interface that is freely scalable and resizable even up to 4k and more with many drag and drop features and many graphical components, e.g. audio-out oscilloscope, filter response, MSEG / LFO / ARP.
  • Polyphonic real-time visualization of parameter modulations.
  • Four different UI themes to choose from allowing for different contrasts and look-and-feel.
  • Hotkeys for most important editor functions.

Available platforms and formats:

  • Available formats: VST2 / VST3 / AU / AAX / LV2 plugins and a standalone version.
  • Available platforms (64-bit): macOS (native Mac M1/M2 silicon support with neon vector extensions), Windows and Linux.
  • 32-bit plug-ins can be build with CMake if needed.

Minimum system requirements:

  • Any CPU that supports AVX or SSE2 (Intel, AMD or arm).
  • 1GB RAM.
  • Windows 8/10 (32/64-bit).
  • macOS 10.13 or above.
  • Linux.
  • VSTi / AU / AAX / LV2 compatible Host software (32-bit and 64-bit).

Latest User Reviews

Average user rating of 5.00 from 2 reviews
Vaporizer2

Reviewed By WasteLand [all]
September 25th, 2020
Version reviewed: 3.1.3 on Windows

i own the vaporizer2 since january 2020, since then i have seen many great updates, that makes vaporizer2, that when i bought it was already powerfull, a really great wavetable syntesizer.
and now in the latest update it MPE is implemented.

first: when you buy it; lifetime updates.

4 wavetable oscillators, all parameters can be modulated, 30 realtime wavetable effects, with FM-from-Next, a oscillator can be frequency modulated, by the next oscillator. up to 24 unison per oscillator.
3D view, and 2D.
next:
the sampler, which has 2 or even 3 function, you can play a sample along, and you can play the sample granular, you can set the grain size and spread.
the samples that are loaded can be turned into wavetable(s), in different ways. you can select, resample, or make a "patch" that takes the full sample, and turn into a mono wavetable, or 2 wavetables, for stereo.. when you apply this action, for example make a stereo wavetable, the wave table position parameter is automatically set to all positions.

and there is a noise oscillator, for drums, or more experimental sounddesign.

an extensive modulation section, 5 MSEG's (with loop functionality, can be synced, are can be per voice, etc. etc.),
5 LFO's, a step sequencer, and an ARP.

the routing is straightforward, but powerfull, you have 3 filters (30+ types), 3 effect busses. you can route every oscillator to a filter or a FX bus, or straight ot the master. every filter can be routed through another filter or directly to a FX bus or to the master, as the 11+ effects, in the FX bus, every bus can be routed through a another FX bus, or straight to the master. this means extensive routing possibilties.

the sound is excellent. CPU usage is good, but as always, there are limits, but every complex synth suffer from the same limitations.
but CPU usage is for what it does great.

a lot of visual feedback, that is helpfull for modulation.

of course a modulation matrix, with curves, value, polarity etc. 16 slots.

the MPE implementation is great, and makes this synth, that is already powerfull, a great MPE synth.
pressure (called aftertouch), slide, all per voice of course. and lift (release velocity), implemented in the MSEG's, in way a very logical way.
and of course glide; you can set the MPE pitchbend per preset, also you can set MPE per preset (or globally).

and a full wavetable editor!, which works also via additive editing or freeform drawing. many possibilties. simply a great editor, you can make detailed changes, per slot, or more slots, or create from one single sycle wave, a full wavetable, with some great options.
so an additive oscillator, as a wavetable... or draw your own waveforms or: make a wavetable from certain position.
you can make selections, add/delete positions, slots.

so in one word, no not one word: a very versatile, excellent sounding wavetable synth, with 4 wavetable oscillators ánd a sampler (and granular sampler) and noise oscillator.

GUI is resizable by hand, or by setting. there are now 4 skins, enough to choose the right one for you.

and a great preset management! finding a preset is very easy, it uses also tags, and developers names.

undo/redo. etc. etc.

and so much more, but you can read the description on the website, what it offers.

the sound, possibilties makes vaporizer2 a very serious alternative to other wavetable synths.

yes the sound! great, the filters and FX's sound great, FX's have gain staging, can move freely, so you can change the order of the FX's chain.

simply, i repeat; a great wavetable/addtive/sampler synth.

try it!

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Vaporizer2

Reviewed By PietW. [all]
February 15th, 2019
Version reviewed: 1 on Windows

I recently discovered VST vaporizer 2 and was immediately enthusiastic. There are not many wavetablesynth with 4 wavetable oscillators. Then I saw the extremely low price and immediately bought.
The surface offers a wealth of sound editing options. The outstanding alias-free sound requires surprisingly little CPU power. There are over 40 different filter types, 5 envelopes, 5 LFOs. An extensive modulation matrix and 3 effect busses with 13 different effects. In addition, the vaporizer 2 has 3 step sequencers and an arpeggiator on board.
In the middle of the GUI are the individual departments to be selected.
There is even a sampler that can also be used as wavetable editor. Here samples can be converted into wavetables.
The GUI can be adjusted in 10 steps from 25% to 200%.

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