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microTERA

Synth (Hybrid) Plugin by VirSyn
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$9.99 on iOS / Free with magazines
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microTERA by VirSyn is a Virtual Instrument Audio Plugin and a Mobile Audio App for macOS, Windows and iOS. It functions as a VST Plugin and an Audio Units Plugin.
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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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Latest User Reviews

Average user rating of 3.50 from 2 reviews
microTERA

Reviewed By VicDiesel [all]
December 17th, 2003
Version reviewed: 1.0 on Mac

First of all, for the $10 that the magazine (Keys, or Music Tech) costs it's hard to complain about anything.

This is a limited synth: I believe the developer described it as something like "the left pinkie of Tera". It has only one sound generation mode, which is wave shaping. This makes it a bit of a one trick pony, but it's a cool trick (and it's a cheap trick :-) so that's fine.

The sounds are interesting. I've been able to make some bass sounds that were quite usable.

The problem is that wave shaping is rather un-intuitive. You have 3 sine wave oscillators, and some "spectrum" knobs, and other stuff you don't see on your daily VA. There is no good documentation, so I felt like groping around in the dark: I couldn't give much direction to my experimentation. I have no idea what wave shaping does, and how twisting one know or another will influence the sound. I can make different sounds, but it's hard to realize a sound you're looking for. Everything's more or less an accident.

But hey, you get a rather unique instrument (unless you already own Tera) that makes some cool noises for almost nothing. Who can really complain?
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microTERA

Reviewed By kalkin [all]
December 14th, 2003
Version reviewed: 1 on Windows

This is by far the berst "magazineware" to date! Sounds great, unique design, and very affordable ($13.99 here in the US). MTM had a good starters tutorial with the issue too. It's not nearly as extensive as his other instruments (Tera, D'Cota & Cube), but you can't complain at less than 1/16 the price. No reason not to pick up the mag.
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layzer
layzer
22 February 2014 at 10:11am

this little gem is brilliant, if you can find a back issue of a magazine it was in, buy it....no matter how much it costs.

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