xoxos has released Phybes, a physically modeled VST instrument suited for emulation of vibraphone and similar mallet instruments.

A mass-spring modeled mallet impulse is applied to a banded waveguide to produce continuous tonal variation in response to dynamic performance. A coupled waveguide creates resonator and modulation effects to provide a low resource emulation with pleasing dynamic timbrality suitable for many compositional applications.

Pricing & Availability

Phybes is available for Windows as a VST instrument plug-in. The license, priced at $15, includes a 6 voice and a 13 voice edition for rich glissando effects.

A demonstration version is available. It is limited to 2 voices of polyphony and can be used effectively for a variety of percussion timbres included in the presets.