Spectrasonics Omnisphere The Power Synth

Omnisphere The Power Synth description:

Spectrasonics Omnisphere is a revolutionary flagship virtual instrument that breaks completely new sonic ground by combining a wide variety of hybrid realtime synthesis techniques, an epic library of remarkable ‘Psychoacoustic’ sounds, and many innovative features that have never been seen before in any hardware or software synthesizer.

Spectrasonics Omnisphere is designed with a unique user interface containing progressive layers of ‘zooming’ to accommodate the complete range of users - from musicians who just want to be inspired by the sounds and customize them in an easy way, to expert synthesists and the most advanced sound designers.

Although Omnisphere is extremely powerful, it is designed with a unique user interface containing progressive layers of ‘zooming’ to accommodate the complete range of users - from musicians who just want to be inspired by the sounds and customize them in an easy way, to expert synthesists and the most advanced sound designers. Users can go deeper and deeper into the software and progress in their synthesis knowledge by simply exploring additional levels of sound manipulation options.

Omnisphere offers a host of hybrid synthesis and new control capabilities including Variable Waveshaping DSP synthesis, Granular synthesis, Timbre Shifting, FM, polyphonic Ring Modulation, high-resolution streaming Sample Playback, Harmonia, Dual Multimode Filter structure, Chaos Envelopes, an advanced Unison mode, and the innovative Flex-Mod modulation routing system - to name a few.

The huge core library of Omnisphere is filled with years of creative sampling experiments and thousands of inspiring patches. Spectrasonics has pioneered several brand-new types of sampling for the core library of this instrument, including unique “Psychoacoustic” sounds and soundsources created with a new Composite Morphing Technique (CMT) - which morphs the harmonic characteristics of one instrument to another.

As a bonus, a section of the core library is also devoted to representing the best of Spectrasonics award-winning sample libraries. When all of these organic core library soundsources are combined with the synthesis power of the STEAM engine, the sounds become “alive” in a truly dynamic and expressive way.

Among the many unique features this new multitimbral synth offers are its flexible arpeggiators with the innovative Groove Lock integration with Stylus RMX - allowing the arpeggiator’s pattern to instantly groove with the feel of the RMX drum loop; Live Mode for transitionless patch switching and layering, Stack Mode for powerful performance mapping; and integrated modulatable FX Racks.

Omnisphere is also the successor to Spectrasonics’ popular Atmosphere instrument, and contains enhanced versions of all the classic Atmosphere sounds. However, the brand new core library in Omnisphere is 10-times the size of Atmosphere and features thousands of completely new and different sounds.

Spectrasonics Omnisphere is based on the ‘STEAM Engine’ core technology, debuted at the Winter 2008 NAMM show. The software, created by the company’s in-house development team, will be used as the basis of all future Spectrasonics performance instruments, just as its core S.A.G.E. technology is used for groove-based instruments like the popular Stylus RMX. STEAM is important to Spectrasonics future because it completes the technology transition from earlier performance virtual instruments that were based on the licensed UVI Engine.

Spectrasonics Omnisphere main features include:

• Powerfully simple interface design makes key features accessible to every user
• 8 independent Arpeggiators with Groove Lock - which allows the Arpeggiators to match the feel of Stylus RMX and MIDI Files.
• Special performance-oriented Live Mode interface allows for seamless, interactive creative patch switching and layering on the fly
• 8-part multitimbral with built-in Mixer, Aux FX and Mastering FX racks
• Oscillators can be sample-based or synth-based
• Up to 10 oscillators per patch with new Harmonia feature
• Flex-Mod modulation system allows powerful modular-style routing
• Variable DSP Oscillator Waveshapes
• Variable Analog Feel
• Modulatable Hard Sync
• Granular Synthesis
• Vast Core Library - over 40GB with thousands of sounds
• Innovative "Psychoacoustic" soundsources for organic synthesis!
• Unique multisampled Composite Morphing soundsources
• Integrates the award-winning, original Atmosphere core library
• Expandable sound architecture
• Integrated, full-featured FX Racks, up to 12 simultaneous FX per patch
• Over 32 original FX Processors covering the full spectrum of signal processing

Spectrasonics Omnisphere System requirements:

• 2GB or more of RAM, Dual Layer compatible DVD-ROM drive, 50GB of free hard drive space
• Mac: 2.0 GHz or higher processor, G5 PowerPC compatible - Intel Core2Duo or higher recommended, OSX 10.4.9 or higher, AudioUnit, VST 2.4 or RTAS capable host software, Native Universal Binary for Intel Macs
• Windows: Pentium 3.0 GHz or higher (Intel Core2Duo recommended), VST 2.4 or RTAS capable host software, Microsoft XP SP2 or later, Microsoft Vista compatible