Linear Display has introduced Ephemere – a percussion synthesizer that includes twelve sound generation engines, assigned to each note of an octave.

The sounds are generated using FM synthesis and can be further sculpted using a multi mode filter and two simple yet flexible envelope generators.

Ephemere makes it easy to add variety to your rhythmic patterns by attaching a randomization setting to most of the synthesis parameters, as well as a trigger probability per sound.

Here’s an audio demo:

Features:

• FM oscillator with feedback
• Analog Style Multi-Mode Filter : Lowpass, Highpass, Bandpass, Notch
• AR Amplitude Envelope with adjustable Attack and Release curves
• Looping Release Pitch Envelope with adjustable Release curve
• Ability to modulate the Filter Cutoff using either the Amplitude or the Pitch Envelope
• Built-In Distortion for each Sound
• Optional MIDI Velocity Tracking
• Optional Random Velocity Amount
• Trigger Probability Control for each Sound
• Optional Randomization Ranges for most of the Synthesis Parameters (generates a random value on each trigger)
• Clean Mixer View with Amplitude, Pan, Mute and Solo controls for each Channel
• Save and Load Individual Sound Presets
• About 160 Factory Sounds
• Randomize each Sound Individually with Random Amount Control
• Pick Random Sound Presets
• Global Randomizers : Triggers, Controls, Presets
• Copy/Paste Sounds
• Global Mute and Solo Reset Controls
• Multi-Out Capable : Assign Separate Audio Tracks to each Sound in your DAW
• 12 Factory Kits
• Signal Amplitude Visualization on each Mixer Channel
• Clean Color Coded Interface
• Scalable User Interface (up to 200%)
• Undo and Redo (experimental)
• Define a custom startup patch
• Cross-Platform presets
• MIDI Learn
• MIDI program change support

Pricing and Availability

Ephemere is available (VST and AUDIO UNIT) for OS X and Windows (32 and 64 bit), with an intro price of (29€ + VAT). A demo version is also available.