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XILS-lab has announced Synthix, a virtual synthesizer instrument for Windows and Mac inspired by the Elka Synthex.

Inspired from a old monster, aclaimed by a lot of synthesizer gurus, it is not only a new virtual analog : thanks to exclusive new features, the sound and the possibilities of this new polyphonic synthesizer enhance the XILS-lab inspiration tools.

Synthix features

• Two oscillators with 4 selectable waveforms, Triangle, Saw, Square, Pulse and its dedicated PWM and Ring modulator mode. Additionally, the Triangle and Sawtooth waveforms do have PWM modes. Several waveforms can be selected simultaneously for each of the oscillators.
• One multimode filter based on the CEM 3320 chip emulation, providing Self oscillating 12 dB and 24 dB low pass, 6 and 12 dB band pass, and 12 dB high pass modes.
• Four D-ADSR: an enhanced standard ADSR envelope with a MIDI syncable delay.
• Four LFOs, including two neverseen LFOS types.
• Four embedded effects: Delay, Chorus, Phaser, Dual EQs.
• One Multi-track sequencer.
• Several playing modes including A la Moog mono modes and several Polyphonic modes.
• The Chaox: an LFO based on fully calculated chaotics functions. real life enters in synthesizers.
• The Rythm: an LFO with uses the Rythm for its main purpose.
• Guitar modes, Circular and random polyphonic modes.
• Multi-Layer: 8 totaly independant layers (each layer can have its own set of oscillators, filters, envelopes, glide and lfos, with independent settings).
• Polytimbral mode: 2 keyboards, each with its own independent arpeggiator and MIDI settings management.

Synthix is available to pre-order for €84.50 EUR until July 21^th (regular price 169 EUR). Registered XILS users pay €76.05 EUR. You will receive a license and the current stable release candidate version upon purchase.

More information: XILS-lab / Synthix

XILS-lab has released Xilistics, a soundset featuring 160+ new instruments for the XILS 3 virtual modular synthesizer instrument.

In addition to the ever needed instruments, like the recreation of many Classic Analog Leads, Xilistics also offers some truly otherworldly instruments, but it only focus on highly usable and playable presets.

All the instruments have been carefully designed by Sound Designer Lotuzia to take advantage of the XILS 3 fully modular architecture, and have real time expression abilities, via the use of the Modulation Wheel, Aftertouch, Velocity, XILS 3 Joystick aso. Every patch was also tagged for fast and accurate preset management.

Xilistics features

• More than 160 instruments, clearly organized and tagged (Categories, Genres, etc).
• Includes Basses (24), Keys, Stabs & Keytars (37), Pads & Brass & Strings (29), Leads (37), Fx (12), Percussions (8) Synths & Misc (22).
• Highly expressive instruments, with many real time expression features (Mod Wheel, AfterTouch, Joystick).
• CPU Friendly instruments.
• A Pdf manual including preset list, with an individual comment for each instrument, installation procedure, tips and tricks for the XILS 3.

Xilistics is available for the introductory price of 17.50 EUR until July 1^st, 2011 (regular price 25 EUR).

More information: XILS-lab / Xilistics

Modulate This! has announced a limited time XILS Lab Discount, offering 25% off PolyKB II and/or XILS3 virtual synthesizer plug-ins until July 31, 2011.

XILS lab was kind enough to create a coupon for Modulate This! readers for 25% off of PolyKBII and/or XIL3 virtual synthesizers!

Simply enter “modulatethis” coupon code at checkout. The coupon is valid through July 31,2011. More posts coming on these synths.

More information: Modulate This! / XILS-lab

Computer Music magazine has announced two Facebook competitions, offering a chance to win XILS Lab synths and Photosounder, the image-based audio editor/synthesiser for PC and Mac.

Computer Music magazine has teamed up with soft synth wizards XILS-lab (xils-lab.com) to offer four great prizes. Two winners will each receive their choice of either PolyKB II (€149) or XILS 3 (€149), and two runners-up can pick between PolyKB Player (€25) and XILS 3 LE (€30).

PolyKB II is one of the finest analogue synth emulations in existence – in CM154′s review, we slapped it with a Performance award and a 9/10 rating.

XILS 3 offers a semimodular design based on the classic EMS VCS3 synth. CM143′s review saw it garner a 9/10 score and a Performance award.

Computer Music magazine is also offering a chance to win one of 10 copies of Photosounder.

Photosounder works by converting sound into an image, for direct editing in a visual manner, offering up numerous editing options that you simply won’t find anywhere else. It’s a lot more fun, intuitive and easy to use than you might expect, so don’t write it off as a high-brow tool that’s only for tech-heads!

The entry forms for both competitions are available to those who ‘like’ Computer Music on Facebook. The XILS Lab competition deadline is 8 April 2011, the Photosounder one ends 15 April 2011.

More information: Computer Music

Note: Due to legal restrictions, both competitions are open only to UK and US residents aged 18+.

Julian Ray has announced the release of the Kobold Series, a collection of soundsets for PolyKB II / PolyKB II Player by XILS-lab.

It took a lot of time and efforts to carefully design all these presets and now I am really happy to complete this big work. The goal of this project was not to create “general” soundsets, but KOBOLDly go where no one has gone before

KOBOLD SERIES includes many rich, textured, deep instruments, designed for Ambient, Space, New Age, Soundscapes, Soft Electronica, Chill Out, Longe, and Soundtrack works. You will find many smooth, calm and peaceful as well as many crisp, bright, futuristic and unusual sounds on this 3-Volume collection.

Kobold Series

• KOBOLD 1: Soundscapes – 100 / Pads – 40 / FX – 20
• KOBOLD 2: Keyboards – 40 / Leads – 40 / Organs – 40 / Basses – 20 / FX – 20
• KOBOLD 3: Strings – 40 / Brass – 40 / Pads – 40 / Guitars – 20 / FX – 20
• KOBOLD Bundle: KOBOLD 1 + KOBOLD 2 + KOBOLD 3 + Sleepy Hollow mini-soundset

The Kobold Series soundsets are available to purchase for $17 USD each. The bundle is $40 USD.

More information: Julian Ray

Julian Ray has announced the release of Cobalt Ultramarine, a free collection of patches for the PolyKB II synthesizer by XILS-lab.

Cobalt Ultramarine is a taster pack of the forthcoming KOBOLD SERIES, a three volume collection of soundsets for PolyKB II, including many rich, textured, deep instruments, designed for Ambient, Electronica, Space, New Age, Soundscapes, Chill Out, Longe, and Soundtrack works.

Cobalt Ultramarine features

• 50 presets for PolyKB II.
• Strings / Brasses / Pads / Soundscapes / FX / Organs / Keyb / Leads / Basses / Synth.

Cobalt Ultramarine for PolyKB II is available as a free download.

More information: Julian Ray