DataMind Audio has released an update to its granular synthesizer plugin. Version 1.2 of Refractalizer features a complete onboard effects section, a new on-screen keyboard, a deeper modulation engine and a fresh wave of factory content.
Refractalizer is a new kind of synthesizer that makes granular synthesis more musical. It lets you bend time, transform samples, and morph effortlessly between rhythmic chopping, granular sound-scapes, and conventional synthesizer sounds. It’s a playground for sonic explorers: a temporal modulation workstation where drum loops become chords, voices become synth leads, and simple ideas morph into entirely new musical worlds.
Changes in Refractalizer v1.2
- Four new FX modules: Filter, Chorus, Flanger and Phaser. A complete onboard effects section for sculpting, smearing and animating your grains, with a new LPNotch filter mode for resonant motion that you can’t get anywhere else.
- A new on-screen keyboard with pitch bend: Play and audition Refractalizer directly inside the plugin window, with configurable upper and lower Pitch Bend bounds for fast performance setups.
- Modulatable switches with Unipolar and Bipolar modes: Switches, including Reverse, are now fully modulatable, so you can automate, randomise and morph them with LFOs and macros. Combined with the new uni/bipolar modulation modes, this unlocks a huge new layer of sound design depth.
- New presets and factory content: A fresh wave of presets built around everything 1.2 can do, from textural beds and evolving pads to glitchy rhythmic chops.
- Plus plenty more under the hood: A new Grain Length/Rate ms/hz/sync toggle, a max grain count parameter, an expanded Record Length range, a gain-based mix control, and a long list of UI polish and fixes.
Refractalizer for Windows and Mac (VST3 and AU) is available to purchase for $149 USD. The update is free for existing users, and new customers can try the free time-limited demo version.
More information: DataMind Audio
