SynthMaster One is an easy-to-use wavetable synthesizer with an intuitive workflow. Although it shares the same engine as its big brother SynthMaster, it comes with new features such as wavetable synthesis. With its simple design, rich wavetable/waveform content, and inspiring factory preset library, designing new sounds with SynthMaster One is a real pleasure. Watch our videos, listen to the audio demos, and see how easy it is to design sounds with this synthesizer. 

Features

• VST and AU cross-platform: SynthMaster One runs as a VST instrument on Windows and Mac OSX, and also as an Audio Unit instrument on Mac OSX. On Windows, it also runs as a standalone application
• 500 factory presets: SynthMaster One comes with 500 inspiring factory presets from a world-class team of sound designers: Arksun, Aiyn Zahev, Bulent Biyikoglu, Gercek Dorman, Nori Ubukata, Rob Lee, Ufuk Kevser, Vorpal Sound, and Xenos Soundworks
• Semi-modular architecture: for each instance of SynthMaster One, there are 2 oscillators with 2 sub-oscillators, 2 filters, 4 ADSR envelopes, 2 LFOs, a powerful 16-step arpeggiator/sequencer, and also 11 different effects that can be inserted into 6 effect slots The secondary oscillators can be connected to the oscillators in 5 different modes that allow you to use them as a regular secondary oscillator or perform complex modulations such as ring modulation, amplitude modulation, phase modulation, or frequency modulation.
• 16-step arpeggiator/sequencer: the arpeggiator in SynthMaster One features classic arpeggiator modes such as Up, Down, UpDown, DownUp, UpDown2, DownUp2, and AsPlayed, as well as Sequence, Chord, and Arpeggiate modes. Each of the 16 steps of the arpeggiator has its own velocity, note number, note length, glide, and hold parameters.
• Wavetable synthesis: SynthMaster One implements true wavetable synthesis that opens up new possibilities for sound design. Unlike SynthMaster, where you can sequence up to 16 waveforms to create a wavetable, you can import wave files containing wavetables into SynthMaster One and use them in your projects. SynthMaster One comes with a rich library of wavetables and you can expand it by placing wavetables in the SynthMaster One Waveforms folder
• Stereo oscillators with up to 16 voices unison: each of the 2 oscillators in SynthMaster One has a stereo output and can have up to 16 voices in "unison". Using the "voices", "voice mix", "detune curve", "detune spread", "pan spread", "tone spread", and "phase spread" parameters, each oscillator can generate a rich "supersaw" type sound.
• Filters zero-delay feedback: the 4 filter categories in SynthMaster One are developed using zero-delay feedback filter technology. With advanced filter parameters such as input gain, drive, and acid, you can get that "analog" filter sound!
• Wide range of effects: SynthMaster One features 11 different types of effects: Distortion, LoFi, Ensemble, Phaser, 6-band EQ, Compressor, Vocoder, Delay, Chorus, Tremolo, Reverb
• Microtuning: SynthMaster One is compatible with Scala tuning, so the tuning can be set for each preset or globally by loading from a Scala tuning file
• Preset browser: SynthMaster One features a complete preset browser with separate search criteria for instrument type, preset attributes, musical style, or preset author
• Importing MIDI patterns as an arpeggiator sequence: monophonic or even polyphonic (chord) MIDI patterns can be imported into the arpeggiators in SynthMaster One simply by dragging and dropping the MIDI file into the arpeggiator view in the plugin window

SynthMaster 2 is a "complete" two-layer semi-modular software effect plugin and synthesizer that comes with 2000 ready-to-use factory presets. It features many different synthesis methods, including VA, additive, wavetable, wave scanning, phase modulation, frequency modulation, pulse width modulation, ring modulation, amplitude modulation, physical modeling, and SFZ sample playback synthesis. With its multi-synthesis oscillators, digital/analog-modeled filters, flexible effect routing with 11 types of high-quality effects, and a massive modulation architecture with 95 separate modulation sources and over 650 modulation destinations; SynthMaster is a must-have for all synthesizer enthusiasts! 

Features

cross-platform 

SynthMaster 2 runs as a VST and AAX instrument on both Windows and macOS, and also as an Audio Unit instrument on macOS.

2000 factory presets

SynthMaster 2 comes with 2000 factory presets from a world-class team of sound designers: Arksun, Aelyx Design, Aiyn Zahev, Bluffmunkey, BigTone, Frank 'Xenox' Neumann, Kevin Schroeder, Nori Ubukata, Rob Lee, Vandalism, Vorpal Sound, Gercek Dorman, Michael Kastrup, Umit Uy, Ufuk Kevser, Teoman Pasinlioglu, and Brian 'Xenos' Lee.

Oscillators

Stereo oscillators with unison/voice stacking: the oscillators in SynthMaster 2 have a stereo output. Using the "voices", "voice mix", "detune curve", "detune spread", "pan spread", "tone spread", and "phase spread" parameters, each basic/wavetable oscillator can generate a rich "supersaw" type sound.

Basic oscillators

The basic oscillators in SynthMaster 2 are capable of synthesizing many different types of waveforms: sine, square, triangle, sawtooth, pulse, noise, single-cycle waveforms, and multi-sampled WAV/AIFF defined in SFZ files. Each oscillator comes with 17 different algorithms in the following categories: Spectral (LP, HP, LS, HS, BP, BS), Bend (Bend+, Bend-, Bend+/-), Sync (Rect Window, Half Cos Window, Cos Window , Tri Window, Saw Window), Pulse (Pulse1, Pulse2), and Quantize.

• Sine, Square, Triangle, Sawtooth, Pulse, Noise.
• Single-cycle waveforms.
• Multi-sampled WAV/AIFF defined in SFZ files.

Wavetable oscillators

A 'wavetable' oscillator is similar to a basic oscillator, except that the waveform can be scanned (interpolated) through up to 256 different waveform shapes. The waveform position can be adjusted using the 'wave index' parameter. Starting with version 2.9, SynthMaster now supports loading wavetables from wave files!

• Contains many wavetables.
• You can import your own wavetables by dragging and dropping

Additive and vector oscillators

An 'additive' oscillator is actually 8 'basic' oscillators working together. Each 'basic' oscillator has its own detune, tone, phase/pulse width/algorithm parameter, frequency, waveform type, and algorithm parameters.

A 'Vector' oscillator consists of 4 'basic' oscillators, mixed in different proportions. The mix proportions are determined by 2 orthogonal parameters in 2 dimensions: 'X Index' and 'Y Index'.

Semi-modular architecture

For each instance of SynthMaster, there are 2 layers followed by 2 global effect send buses. The modulators can modulate the frequency, phase, amplitude, or pulse width of the oscillators or any other modulator at audio rate, or they can be used as regular oscillators. Each layer has its own:

• arpeggiator
• 2 oscillators
• 4 Modulators
• 2 filters
• 4 ADSR envelopes
• 2 multi-stage envelopes
• 2 2D envelopes
• 2 LFOs
• 4 KeyScalers

Massive modulation architecture

SynthMaster has hundreds more modulation destinations and 48 modulation sources including ADSR envelopes, 2D envelopes, multi-stage envelopes, LFOs, KeyScalers, easy parameters, vocoder bands, MIDI velocity, aftertouch, Pitch Bend, and MIDI CC. The modulation matrix, which has 64 available slots, also has visual filtering so that the destinations of a specific source or the sources of a specific destination can be filtered and displayed in the user interface.

• ADSR envelopes
• 2D envelopes
• Multi-stage envelopes
• LFO
• KeyScalers
• Vocoder bands
• MIDI velocity
• Aftertouch
• Pitch Bend and MIDI CC

filters

Zero-delay feedback filters: the 4 new filter categories in SynthMaster are developed using zero-delay feedback filter technology. With advanced filter parameters such as input gain, drive, and acid, you can get that "analog" filter sound!

• VAnalog Filters : the 'VAnalog' filters are modeled after the famous ladder filter, so they automatically oscillate when the filter resonance is at maximum. They have a continuously variable slope, which is exclusive to SynthMaster. They have 3 different CPU settings: "Basic", "Normal", and "High". The basic setting sounds similar to the other algorithms in most cases and consumes at least 50% less CPU.
• Multimode Filters : with the new 'multimode' filter type, it is possible to continuously switch between low-pass, band-pass, and high-pass filter types. For analog multimode filters, it is also possible to continuously change the filter slope from 0 dB/oct to 24 dB/oct.
• Dual Filters : with the new 'dual' filter type, two multimode filters can run simultaneously, either in parallel or in series. The mix proportions between the filters and the topology (parallel/series) between them can be changed continuously, as well as the filter modes and cutoff frequencies.
• Comb Filters : comb filters are digital filters that are used in physical modeling synthesis.

Effects

Wide range of effects: SynthMaster features 11 different types of effects: Distortion, LoFi, Ensemble, Phaser, 6-band EQ, Compressor, Vocoder, Delay, Chorus, Tremolo, Reverb.

• 11 types of effects - Distortion, LoFi, Ensemble, Phaser, 6-band EQ, Compressor, Vocoder, Delay, Chorus, Tremolo, Reverb.
• Flexible effect routing : each of the 11 types of effects can be inserted into any layer insert or any of the 2 global effect bus inserts.
• Before/inside/after filter distortion : a distortion stage can be inserted before, after, or even inside the filters. For analog filters, distortion is applied to each of the 4 filter stages in 'inside' mode.

System requirements

Mac

• Mac OS X 10.9 and later  (64-bit only)
• 2.0 GHz Intel or Apple Silicon M1 processor
• 2GB RAM
• VST2, VST3, AU, AAX (requires ProTools 11 and later)
• NKS Support

Windows

• Windows 7 and later (64-bit only)
• 2.0 GHz Intel processor
• 2GB RAM
• VST2, VST3, AAX (requires ProTools 11 and later)
• NKS Support