Steinberg has introduced Padshop, a new granular synthesizer for Mac & Windows.
Steinberg says that Padshop is “a granular synthesizer that raises the standard in terms of handling, flexibility, musicality and sound.”
Features:
- Advanced granular synthesis engine with 2 independent layers, each with individual oscillator, edit and FX sections.
- Up to 8 grain streams per oscillator for impressively rich and spacious structures.
- Intuitive user interface for effective usability and direct accessibility.
- More than 400 presets dedicated to atmospheric pads and evolving textures.
- SoftGrain Wave ROM with hundreds of sounds for custom presets and individual tweaks.
- 10-stage Modulation Matrix with Note Expression support for unlimited flexibility.
- 12 different high-quality filter types for each layer.
- Step Modulator for rhythmic triggering of oscillators, filters, amp and pan.
- 2 LFOs and ADSR for filters and amp envelopes.
- Mono and Poly Mode with Legato and Glide.
- FX Section with high-class modulation and delay effects.
- VST 3 compatible host application support.
Padshop is scheduled for release on February 29, 2012. It requires Steinberg’s USB-eLicenser dongle.
See the Steinberg site for details.
Well that’s unexpected. I love granular synthesis, but hate using Max/Csound/etc, so I may have to demo that.
Looks and sounds pretty cool!
I wish he’d spend less time talking over the sound and more time demoing! Looks interesting.
Sounds like additive synthesizer not granular.
NI Reaktor forever!
Looks interesting but shocking sales pitch. You’d think Steinberg could come up with a better demo vid than that 🙁
USELESS – you can’t import your own audio files – what’s the point?
I agree, that for me personally, I would want to use my own samples. Not everyone does, and it’s likely that many people will find that the included soundbank (and add-ons, which I assume will come) are more than adequate for their needs.
Synth sounds nice, but I’ve been getting the same (and more!) out of Alchemy for a long time! If the above demo sounded good to you, give Alchemy a try. It has some great granular capabilities. And yes, you can import your own samples. 🙂