WiN/MAC: SYNTHiC4TE | 15 March 2020 | 145 MB
MAC: SYNTHiC4TE | 27 March 2020 | 132 MB
Audio Damage has announced the release of Quanta, a new Granular Synthesizer plug-in for macOS and Windows (with an iOS version coming soon)
Feature Highlights:
Granulate
Quanta is a full-featured ten-voice true stereo granular synthesizer, with up to a hundred 1000ms grains per voice, and full control over the grain state, with direct randomization and modulation of most parameters. Drag-and-drop a sample (WAV, AIFF, Ogg, or FLAC) on to the window and go to work.
Synthesize
With two multi-mode filters (with LP, HP, BP and notch in 2-pole and 4-pole topologies), and a “sidecar” virtual-analog oscillator and noise generator that can be used in addition to, or injected into, the grain engine, Quanta is a fully capable subtractive synth in its own right, and will work as a granular or subtractive (or both) synth without any sample at all.
Modulate
Quanta has mod coming out its ears. First up are four of our new FEGs (Flexible Envelope Generator), a 99-point looping function generator with optional host tempo sync. Then add two arbitrary-waveshape LFOs, a multi-source sample-and-hold module, and fully user-controllable MIDI assignments, with nearly every control on the panel as a destination.
Control
Quanta is customizable to your taste and playing style. With full MPE support, it can take advantage of the extended control set of your Linnstrument, Seaboard, Soundplane, Continuum, or other MPE controller, and support for TUN files lets you use tuning tables. The resizable Hi-DPI GUI lets you adjust the size to match your visual needs, and the cross-platform preset mechanism lets you share your creations with your friends and collaborators, no matter what system they are using.
CHANGES IN V1.1.4
> Once again, only on macOS. We have been experiencing some difficulties with the signing situation with Catalina and the Apple signature servers. We have finally tracked down the source of this trouble, and this will hopefully be the final fix for this. If you recently had Quanta stop working or throw warnings, then this update is for you. If you haven’t, no need to install it, as it is the same as the last one, just with new signatures.