Following the teaser earlier this year, Sonic Charge has announced the release of a major update to its unique Synplant software synthesizer which takes a genetic twist on sound design.
Synplant 2 features the new Genopatch technology which lets you use your samples as seeds for synth patches.
We released the first version of Synplant roughly 15 years ago, and with its unique user interface, it quickly became a favorite with many. Ever since, we have wanted to create a worthy follow-up, but the road to this update has been long and paved with abandoned experiments. When we finally solved the machine learning algorithms that made it possible to match synth parameters to a sample, we knew we had something exceptional — and finally good enough — for Synplant 2.
We call this technology Genopatch, and it is a perfect fit for Synplant, a synthesizer that is about planting seeds that grow into your own sounds. In Synplant version 1, these seeds were either preset patches or random. Now, with Genopatch, you can take any audio recording and use it as a seed for your synth patch.
Other changes in Synplant 2:
- Rewritten audio engine with plenty of new parameters (“genes”) and improved DSP algorithms for every part of the signal chain.
- New DNA editor with a structured parameter layout and animating graphs of the various settings. You can automate and control all genes with MIDI CC.
- New “bulb modes” give you alternative ways to trigger the different branches: velocities, different ranges over the keyboard, and a “layered” mode that triggers multiple branches simultaneously.
- New performance features, such as support for mono patches, glide/portamento, and tempo sync that synchronize any rhythmic components of the sound to the host tempo.
- Instead of growing all branches, the mod-wheel can easily be reassigned to control various standard destinations, such as filter cutoff, LFO amount, envelope time, and more.
- Rudimentary MPE support with per-channel mod-wheel, pitch-bend, and pressure.
- Extendible and moddable with Javascript support, skins, etc., just like Microtonic.
Available for Windows and Mac (VST/VST3, AU), Synplant 2 is priced 149 USD/EUR. Owners of the original Synplant can upgrade for 50 USD/EUR.
More information: Sonic Charge
