Want to add more fatness? There is a separate Sub oscillator for each and every oscillator where the sub ironically can go not just down, but even one octave up higher next to the basic oscillator.
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After some minor changes I managed to tax my desktop i7 CPU up to 100%, resulting full 32 polyphony and 1120 oscillators (!) in unison mode (you can see these details on the left side of the top center display bar), the sound was really impressive though. CPU consumption can be anything from solid to extreme: loaded the preset called "LD Who Needs a JP" which uses a single oscillator.
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Feedback or modulation between oscillators is currently not possible, however I did not feel this limiting at all thanks to the wild oscillator shaping tools.ĭo you want to stack multiple oscillators to get a fat unison sound? You do not have to sacrifice polyphony here: within a single oscillator you can have 7 of the same type of osc stacked / panned, plus there is a dedicated Chorder module per oscillator to multiply and stack even more instances (max. it is capable to create that dirtiest digital metallic sounds with a saw carrier and a sinus modulator. The same refers to the FM mode: it is actually a 2 operator FM oscillator with 3 different FM modes (including windowed) and 12 different modulator shapes, and yes.
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the Shaper Gain knob a graphic EQ appears briefly above, then quickly fades out:ĭo you remember the times when you had to use an LFO to create a vibrato or to use up the two oscillator to get that cutting edge sync sound? You do not have to in Avenger, as there are dedicated parameters / sections for basically everything!įor example, there is a dedicated vibrato function per oscillator with all sorts of options.ĭo you need Sync? You have four different types of Sync per oscillator with a hidden sine generator and special windowed mode with fade-in/outs to avoid clicks in the sound. There are gorgeous, clever and to the point visual representation of several parts, like setting the random range of sample start will show you a fine gradient band where the randomization occurs within:Īnother example: several elements are context sensitive - when you move e.g. Of course it comes at a price (higher CPU/GPU usage), but this is a known issue on certain computers and to be optimized in the future with scalable refresh rate and other improvements. Its look-and-feel is superlative: there are no glitches, you have to see how fluid and smooth all GUI motions are, including the waveform oscilloscope and the visual feedback of modulations (the rings around the knobs). Warning: at 100% scaling its size nearly takes up the full space of a 1920 x 1200 display! You can manually resize the interface by dragging the bottom right corner - it could not be easier, so you can make it huge even on 4k displays. Most sections are tab based but the essence of Avenger has been squeezed as if it were in a single window. Not necessarily the look (it will accept custom skins later), but the way it operates. GUIįor me the vector-based graphical user interface (GUI) is a masterpiece in itself, at least it is very unusual compared to any other current virtual instruments.
There are tons of features, so instead of trying to list them dry, I share my personal experience gained during the beta test period: what is the general feel of the instruments and what distinguishes it from other virtual instruments.
the super quick and easy way you can browse programs in their Phalanx sampler is still unique - the technology does not stop or slows you down just because you want to preview sampler programs very quickly.īack to Avenger: however they could re-use some components (some effects, Nexus filters) from their earlier/3rd party products, making a new user-friendly, distinctive and competitive synthesizer in the sea of recent advanced VSTi's must have been a massive effort. They find the true balance between usability and deep feature set, and the quality is usually top-notch. The "from musicians to musicians" approach permeates all of their plug-ins: the right controls are at the right place, all works as you would expect. Nearly everything works the way it should be - out of the box! They plan and realize their plugins according to musician needs right from the initial version, so you rarely have to ask developers to implement this and that later.
I own a few plug-in products from Vengeance Sound and I like the way they operate. VPS (Vengeance Producer Suite) Avenger from Vengeance Sound is the long awaited synthesizer from the successful German sound ware company Keilwerth Audio & sound wizard Manuel Schleis from Vengeance Sound.
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