STRANG 2: a classic subtractive synth with a living body (+ 10 copies to give away)

[parma]

This really rewards tweaking because you don't know exactly how one parameter is going to interact with others. A lot of fun finding the sweet spots.

[josb]

Just the comments here alone make me want to try this, downloaded the trial.

[cyberboycoolen]

maybe take it to space for a game soundtrack

Game soundtrack is right in its wheelhouse, the evolving bodies were built for exactly that. Voucher on the way, take it to space.

Thanks!! BTW having trouble signing up, it says "failed to fetch" when trying. Something on my side?

Should work now! sorry!

Hello sir, I just wanted to ask if you had any of those vouchers please?

[Gosh]

Mesmerizing and beautiful. Love the sound and look of it. Wishing you all the best with STRÄNG 2

[wagtunes]

Officially purchased but have no idea how to activate product now that it's running in trial mode. There is no menu option to activate.

[quantasticalsound]

Officially purchased but have no idea how to activate product now that it's running in trial mode. There is no menu option to activate.

Amazing, thank you! Sent you a pm that hopefully makes it work. If not ill send you a new clean license.

Jonas

[wagtunes]

Officially purchased but have no idea how to activate product now that it's running in trial mode. There is no menu option to activate.

Amazing, thank you! Sent you a pm that hopefully makes it work. If not ill send you a new clean license.

Jonas

Sorry, can't activate this.

[wagtunes]

I tried deleting the plugin and reinstalling but there must be a setting in the registry somewhere that keeps track of the trial activation because it still loads without giving me an activation option.

Question: What happens when the 14 day trial expires? Will it then give me the option to activate or will it simply stop working?

FWIW, I think you should consider a different activation method of at least incorporate a menu option to activate if in trial mode.

[quantasticalsound]

I tried deleting the plugin and reinstalling but there must be a setting in the registry somewhere that keeps track of the trial activation because it still loads without giving me an activation option.

Question: What happens when the 14 day trial expires? Will it then give me the option to activate or will it simply stop working?

FWIW, I think you should consider a different activation method of at least incorporate a menu option to activate if in trial mode.

I will push out a plugin update with all the proper l icensing options! then we should be all good!
sorry again.. so much to learn

[wagtunes]

Where are the presets stored? I'm trying to create a library but it looks like the presets are stored internally in the plugin. There doesn't seem to be a folder anywhere.

[Teksonik]

I don't want a free license but it sounds pretty good based solely on the video. Nothing I can't do with other synths in my collection but I will try the demo.

14-day trial available now for both mac and windows. Hope you like it!
www.quantasticalsound.com
Jonas

I have installed the Windows demo but it melts down the CPU on my test machine even with a single note. To be fair it's an old i5 but it has run pretty much everything I've ever thrown at it over the years.

So I can't really give it a fair go as I don't install demos on my studio system. I do have a secondary studio system but I don't know if the trial period can be authorized on two systems.

The installation dropped a "preset browser log" .txt file on my desktop

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The installation included several of these files on Windows:

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If I remember correctly these have something to do with Mac OS. Just thought I would mention it to clean up the Windows install. I deleted them and the plugin still loads so apparently they don't serve a purpose.


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("Edit" is Tracktion Waveform Pro's term for Project)

[quantasticalsound]

I don't want a free license but it sounds pretty good based solely on the video. Nothing I can't do with other synths in my collection but I will try the demo.

14-day trial available now for both mac and windows. Hope you like it!
www.quantasticalsound.com
Jonas

I have installed the Windows demo but it melts down the CPU on my test machine even with a single note. To be fair it's an old i5 but it has run pretty much everything I've ever thrown at it over the years.

So I can't really give it a fair go as I don't install demos on my studio system. I do have a secondary studio system but I don't know if the trial period can be authorized on two systems.

The installation dropped a "preset browser log" .txt file on my desktop


Strang2.png


The installation included several of these files on Windows:


Strang.png


If I remember correctly these have something to do with Mac OS. Just thought I would mention it to clean up the Windows install. I deleted them and the plugin still loads so apparently they don't serve a purpose.


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Strang3.png


("Edit" is Tracktion Waveform Pro's term for Project)

Thanks for the detailed report, exactly the kind of feedback I want.
The desktop "PresetBrowserLog.txt" and the ._ files were both on me: leftover debug logging and a packaging slip. Both are fixed in the next build (the log never touches your desktop, and the Windows zip is clean). Good catch, and yes, deleting those did no harm.

On CPU: STRANG is genuinely DSP-heavy. The body is real-time convolution plus per-note resonance, so it asks more than a typical subtractive, and an older i5 with the host running the engine while stopped will feel it. A bigger buffer helps, but I won't pretend it's light, optimization is on my list. Totally fair to wait and judge it on your main system.
On the trial: trials are per-machine, so you can start a separate 14-day trial on your secondary studio system, no two-system authorization needed.

Jonas

[quantasticalsound]

This really rewards tweaking because you don't know exactly how one parameter is going to interact with others. A lot of fun finding the sweet spots.

That’s a big part of what I wanted to achieve. Glad that you feel that!

[quantasticalsound]

Mesmerizing and beautiful. Love the sound and look of it. Wishing you all the best with STRÄNG 2

Thank you so much! Let me know if you have any feedback!

[quantasticalsound]

Where are the presets stored? I'm trying to create a library but it looks like the presets are stored internally in the plugin. There doesn't seem to be a folder anywhere.

Exciting, cant wait to hear them!

Saving presets: dial in a sound, hit Save in the PRESETS tab (or Cmd/Ctrl+S), give it a name. It's written to your user presets folder and shows up in the "User" lane in the browser.

Folder:
- macOS: ~/Library/Audio/Presets/Quantastical Sound/STRANG/
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Quantastical Sound\STRANG\Presets\

Drop preset files others share into that same folder and they'll appear in the browser, same in every DAW.

I'm also working on a smooth way to build and share full preset packs (organised in their own group in the browser), so if you end up making a set, that's coming.