Rob Papen Blade is a 16-voice additive-based virtual instrument capable of creating new sonic textures that has been designed to be as easy to manipulate as subtractive synths.
The power of Rob Papen Blade lies within the Harmolator - a set of global controls that get to the heart of the synthesis engine without the need to edit the additive partials that make up the waveform. Nine Harmolator controls shape the underlying partials, putting you in control of the harmonic content of the sound in an intuitive and musical way.
Further sound-shaping can be applied with the use of a square/sine wave sub-oscillator, multiple distortion types that can be applied individually to each voice, and 14 different filter types. Modulation of Harmolator and other Blade parameters is extensive, including 3 envelopes, 3 LFO's and XY knobs, most of which are freely assignable in one of four modulation slots. The central XY screen can record 2 dimensional movement allowing for unique LFO-type modulation.
Blade also features familiar Rob Papen effects, housing two effects engines and an arpeggiator/sequencer to add melodic and rhythmic variation within the sound. For those that feel intimidated by the amount of control available, an Easy page is provided to make editing simpler, getting to the heart of the synth engine in just a few clicks.
The main features of Rob Papen Blade include:
- 16 voices, operating in poly, mono 1/2, legato 1/2 and arp modes
- Harmolator Oscillator with 9 controls and sub-oscillator
- 21 Distortion Units operating per voice
- 14 Filter Types including 6/12/18/24 low/high pass, 12/24 band pass / notch, vocal and comb filter
- XY Pad which can operate either directly or with recorded paths, in poly or mono modes
- Dedicated Harmolator envelopes, LFOs, velocity controls and modulation controls
- 2 Free Envelopes, 2 Free LFOs and 4 modulation sources
- All of Blade's controls can be used as modulation destinations, and there are a full range of modulation sources including midi controls and internal controls
- 2 FX units with 27 effects, including distortion, reverb and tape delay plus many more
- 16 Step Arpeggiator with each step having its own control which can also be used as a sequencer for modulation purposes
- Easy Page allows control of the main parameters in a flexible and easy way
- Manager screen allows you to easily find and organize presets and banks
- Full midi control over all parameters
- Version for 32 / 64 bit PC VST, 32 / 64 bit Mac VST / AU / RTAS
- System Requirements for PC: 32 & 64 bits VST and RTAS for Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7
- System Requirements for Mac: 32 & 64 bits AU and VST and 32 bit RTAS for OSX 10.5 or higher, AAX for OSX 10,5 or higher, 32 bit AU, VST & RTAS for OSX 10.4 (Tiger)
- Serial/license system, 2nd serial for 2nd computer/laptop are available after you have registering the product’s original serial/license.
Rob Papen Blade Additive Virtual Synthesizer (code 93418)
Intuitive Additive Virtual Instrument Capable of Creating New and Exciting Sounds With Full Modulation Control Over Global Additive Parameters
£70.00 (inc vat)