microTERA

microTERA for Windows and Mac OS X is available free exclusively on the CD cover disc of several magazines - German magazine Keys & Music Tech in the UK.

The iPad version is available to purchase in the App Store.

Features (Mac & Win):

• Additive Waveshaping Synthesizer (Mixture between VirSyn Cube and VirSyn TERA).
• 3 Oscillators (Sinus, Tune & Fine-Tune, individual Lever-Potis, Pitch and Level can be modulated).
• 32 Voices per Instance.
• Portamento.
• Spread-Mode.
• 2 LFOs (Rate, Sync to Part & MIDI & Voice & Key, Waveforms: Sine, Triangle, Square, Ramp up, Ramp down, S&H, Random).
• 2 Multi segment Envelopes, each Envelope can have 64 segments.
• On-Screen Keyboard with Modulation wheel and Pitch-Bend (Range up to -/+ 36 Octaves).
• The heart of the microTERA: the Additive Shaper with Spectrum and Noise Parameter.
• 3 effects: Distortion, Delay, Modulation.
• Amp Section: Level and Pan can be modulated, LoFi-FX (Bit reducer and Sampling rate Reducer).
• 128 Presets.
• The well known Slotmachine: "intelligent" Randomize Function.

Features (iPad):

• Waveshaping Synthesizer:
  • Wavehaper with user programmable shape.
  • Spectral shape specification.
  • Three sine oscillators.
  • Feedback input for noise components.
  • 4 Low frequency oscillators.
  • 4 Envelopes with tempo sync.
  • 64 time/level segments per envelope.
  • Monophonic or polyphonic with 16 voices.
  • More than 160 factory presets, unlimited user presets can be shared.
• FX:
  • Chorus with four delay lines.
  • 8 pole Analog Phaser.
  • Distortion effect with Tube/Tape emulation.
  • Stereo Echo/Delay effect.
  • Hi end reverberation unit.
• Live:
  • Play melodies live with the onscreen keyboard. Drag fingers for slides and vibrato.
  • Optionally use CoreMIDI* compatible hardware keyboard.
  • Dozens of scales selectable.
  • Variable Keyboard layout for scale optimized playing.
  • Full featured programmable Arpeggiator.
  • Uses programmable sequences with up to 32 steps.
  • Can trigger single notes and chords.
  • Unique randomizer generates Arpeggios with 100% usability.
  • 32 Arpeggios included, unlimited user arpeggios possible.
  • For each step you can program tie, accent, transposition and note order.
• Global:
  • Audiobus compatible (Input slot).
  • Inter App Audio.
  • Audio pasteboard. Copy audio recordings to Clipboard for use with other Apps (e.g. Intua BeatMaker and many others).
  • Exchange user presets with File Sharing in iTunes.
  • Support for virtual MIDI input connections.
  • Publish loops and recordings online with the SoundCloud audio platform.

Price: $9.99 in the App Store.

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