Steinberg Introduces Padshop Granular Synthesizer

Steinberg – the company that brings us the Cubase and Nuendo DAWs, among other popular software products, has introduced details of their new VST synth – Padshop. Steinberg claims that Padshop takes the complexities of granular synthesis to the next generation with its ease of operation and flexibility.

We'll be taking our ill texture to the Padshop later this month.

The Padshop granular synth will be available some time this month of February and will be compatible with Mac or Windows computers.

No price as been released yet, so until that time here are some details from Steinberg themselves:

“GRANALUR SYNTHESIS 2012

Granular synthesis is one of the most fascinating fields of experimental sound design, but the conversions for programming and creating sounds based on granular synthesis algorithms have always been too complex and sophisticated for every-day sound design or too shallow for serious in-depth sound manipulation. With Padshop, Steinberg offers a granular synthesizer that raises the standard in terms of handling, flexibility, musicality and sound. With its intuitive user interface and innovative feature set, Padshop gives you a fresh, flexible and great-sounding approach to creative and user-friendly granular synthesis. The solid engine and the high-class filters provide a strong fundament for inspiring explorations in unexpected atmospheres.

FEATURES AT A GLANCE

• Advanced granular synthesis engine with 2 independent layers and individual oscillator, edit and FX sections
• Up to 8 grain streams per oscillator for impressively rich and spacious structures
• Intuitive user interface for effective usability and direct accessibility
• More than 400 presets dedicated to atmospheric pads and evolving textures
• SoftGrain Wave ROM with hundreds of sounds for custom presets and individual tweaks
• 10-stage Modulation Matrix with Note Expression support for unlimited flexibility
• 12 different high-quality filter types for each layer
• Step Modulator for rhythmic triggering of oscillators, filters, amp and pan
• 2 LFOs and ADSR for filters and amp envelopes
• Mono and Poly Mode with Legato and Glide
• FX Section with high-class modulation and delay effects
• VST 3 compatible host application support”

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