sonicLAB has announced the release of a live audio processor plugin which is inspired by biological neurons. SSNN “Spiking and Sounding Neural Network“ puts a live spiking neural network — 960 neurons across 32 layers — at the center of the synthesis path, driving 8 engines in real time with each spike.
The audio you feed it creates a unique closed loop. A continuous FFT writes its spectral profile into the network’s connection weights — what it learns from — while the same raw samples fill the per-layer audio buffers the synth engines sculpt — the material it’s made of.
The same signal is at once the lesson and the substance. An instrument that listens, learns, and resynthesizes its own input while operating fully transparent to the user.
SSNN features
- Live Spiking Neural Network with 960 neurons, 8 Synthesis engines in parallel.
- Spectral training, real time weight morphing.
- Full resizable vector UI.
- Multi core engine (3 workers + main thread), oversampled output.
- Mouse pointer float on any UI element reveals a relevant info text.
- OSC Spike broadcast with high time resolution.
- Custom arpeggiator patterns and powerful quantization scheme.
- Ultra fast event management and 60hz neuron activity visual response.
Available for Windows and Mac in VST3 and AU plugin formats, SSNN is priced £89 GBP. A launch priced of £65 GBP is offered until mid-July.
More information: sonicLAB
