The ultimate VI for creating massive hip-hop psy trance Drum 'n' Bass. and other heavy grooves!
Predator
is a "phat sounding" killer synthesizer that combines inspiring presets and first-class features to make this your 'go-to'
synth for contemporary music production. The user interface has been designed so that almost all controls are visible on screen
making it fun and incredibly easy-to-use. And if you're unsure about a particular synth function simply right click your mouse
to access the help screen.
The Predator software is packed with powerful features such as Preset Morphing Intelligent
Preset Variation MIDI and Synth Controllable FX Unison Detune Chord Memory and an extremely versatile Arpeggiator. Predator
really is a swiss-army knife for making cutting-edge music tracks.
Included preset banks:
HipHop
(NY Club DirtySouth and Gfunk) banks. Jump hardcore breakbeat various trance styles DnB banks and more...
PredatorFX
PredatorFX allows you to use the incredible filters modulations effects and vocoder as an FX plug-in within your music
host.
Rob Papen Predator Virtual Synthesizer Specifications:
- Compatibility:
- VST2.4 AU RTAS (OS-X only) plug-in synthesizer
and FXsynthesizer for PC (WinXP) and Mac (included IntelMac)
Rob
Papen Predator Virtual Synthesizer Features:
- VST2.4 AU and RTAS plug-in
synthesizer for PC and Mac (IntelMac compatible)
Oscillators section:
- 3 Oscillators
with 128 waves included Analogue Additive and Spectral type of waveforms plus pink & white noise generators.
- Oscillator
waveform Symmetry control for each oscillator
- Free running option for each oscillator and Oscillator Syncing
of oscillator 2 or 3 to oscillator 1
- Extended semitone range going from -48 semitones up to +48 semitones.
- Separate octave control and fine-tuning
- Keyboard tracking on/off for each oscillator.
- Each Oscillator offers Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) using an independent LFO for each oscillator with individual
speed and amount controls.
- FM and Ring modulation modes for Oscillator 2 and 3.
- Each
oscillator has a PWM square wave Sub-oscillator
- Spread function for detuned multiple oscillator sound within
one Oscillator.
- Volume control for each oscillator and output on/off for Oscillator 1 and 2.
Overall
Pitch modulation section:
- Tempo sync-able global Pitch LFO. You can set the amount and also which
wave is used for this LFO
- Pitch bend with separate settings for up and down pitch-bends
- Filter
section:
- Main filter is an analogue modelled stereo Multimode Filter offering 6dB LowPass and
HighPass 12dB 18dB and 24dB LowPass and HighPass 12dB and 24dB BandPass 12dB and 24dB Notch and Comb Filter
- Pre-filtering
distortion with smooth or edgy mode option
- Easy Filter control by pre-defined Cutoff Frequency modulation
controllers: Envelope Velocity Key-tracking LFO and Modulation Wheel
- Build in Filter Envelope with Attack
Decay Sustain Fade and Release
- Build in Filter LFO with various waveforms modulation amount control and
tempo sync option with speed settings between 16/1 and 1/32t
- LFO Poly free or mono mode options
Filter2
section
- Additional Filter with cutoff control offering 6dB 12dB and 24dB LowPass or HighPass setting
Amp section:
- Build in Amp/Volume Envelope with Attack Decay Sustain Fade and Release.
- Volume
control
- Velocity> Volume amount
- Panning control
Free modulation section:
- Free Envelopes
- 2 Envelopes with Attack Decay Sustain Fade and Release.
- Option to control the Envelopes times using "velocity" or "key played"
- Modulation Amount
Envelope 1&2 and amount control for Envelope 1.
- 44 modulation destinations
Free LFO's
- 2 LFO's with various waveforms
- Tempo sync option with speed settings between 16/1 and 1/32t
- Poly free or mono mode options.
- Modulation Amount LFO 1&2 and amount control for LFO 1.
- 44 modulation destinations
Free Modulation Matrix
- 4 free modulation
routings
- 28 modulation sources
- 44 modulation destinations
- Secondary
modulation source & control
Play modes section:
- Poly/Mono/Mono2/Legato/Arp/Unison2/Unison4/Unsion6
synthesizer play modes.
- Portamento featuring constant rate/constant time or held(legato) constant rate/constant
time.
- Unison detune amount if Predator is in Unison2 Unison4 or Unsion6 mode.
- 8 note
Chord memory saved within the preset
- Demo C3 button to preview sounds
Arpgeggiator section:
- 16 step arpeggiator which can be used as a step sequencer or as modulation source.
- Arpeggiator
patterns can be 1-16 steps long
- Speed setting of 1/4 1/3 1/2 2/3 1 3/2 2 3 and 4x BPM.
- Up
down up/down down/up random ordered reverse ordered ordered up/down ordered down/up chord and modulation mode.
- 1-4
octaves settings
- Overall step length
- Swing amount
- Slide amount for
sliding steps
- Velocity control knob which mixes between keyboard (midi) velocity input and the steps velocity
settings.
- Each step has on/off Tie Slide Tune Velocity and Free row.
- Tie modes normal
or special which allows Slide Tune Velocity and Free settings inside a step if that step is set to Tie.
- Arpeggiator
Latch which can be controlled by the midi sustain pedal.
- You can load save copy paste and reset arpeggiator
patterns so you can reuse them in different presets.
Advance section:
- Adjustable
Analogness setting to simulate the instability of vintage analogue synthesizers.
- Global Tuning
- Attack
Shape. This changes the curvature of Predator's envelopes attack stage. From exponential to linear to logarithmic.
- Decay/Release
Shape. This Changes the curvature of Predator's envelopes decay and release stages. From exponential to linear to logarithmic.
- Velocity Shape. Changes Predator's velocity curvature. From exponential to linear to logarithmic.
- Over-sampling
mode: Sets the over-sampling from 1x / 2x / 4x / 8x / 16x.
- Over-sampling filter on/off: optional post-over-sampling
lowpass filter
- Audio input selector >FX or >Filter (PredatorFX only)
- Audio input gain
control (PredatorFX only)
- Synth Amp Hold on/off. Turn off the PredatorFX's Amp envelope and so the sound
plays without changing volume. (PredatorFX only)
- All advance settings are saved within each individual
preset.
- External controller hardware (fader-box or synth) settings can be saved and restored.
Overall:
- 16-voice polyphony.
- Parameter read-out field at lower right corner.
- Help
function for most controls.
FX section:
- HQ effects blocks in serial mode.
- Available effects: Mono Delay Stereo Delay Comb Reverb Chorus Chorus/Delay Flanger Phaser Wah/Delay Distortion
Low Fi Amp Simulator with 5 models Waveshaper Stereo Widener Autopan Gator Vocoder FX multi-filter 5 Band Equalizer Compressor
and Ensemble.
- Midi tempo based settings in most effects.
- 2 FX modulation sources for
connecting midi or synth controls to FX parameters.
Preset section:
- Uses sound
banks composed of 128 presets.
- Preset handling with copy paste clear and compare function.
- All
settings included the Advance panel settings are stored inside each preset.
- Presets are stored in clear
categories.
- Four 'Preset variation' buttons with amount control of the variation.
- Preset
morphing with amount control to morph between two presets within the selected bank.
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this hard-hitting synthesizer with a click or a call. Do it today!
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