Modus

Enter a sonic imaginarium where science and creativity combine to push the boundaries of sound. Modus is a physical modelling synth where interconnected strings, bars and plates work together to form conceptual instruments that could never exist yet sound astoundingly true to life. The result is a perfect simulation of reality – but at a frontier you've never explored before.

Unreal instruments

Modus uses powerful physical modelling to mimic the way strings and plates behave, giving you several formulations of these elements to create three types of instruments: Strings, Plates and Strings-Plate. You control the relationship between these elements and their connection through "Rattles" or "Springs", producing a range of dynamic overtones and textures depending on your chosen configuration.

Real physics

Every element in Modus' true-to-life physical modelling engine reacts like it belongs to a real action in a real space. The entire chain reaction of sound production is recreated within the plugin, starting with the force that plucks or drives the instrument. Where you hit the strings and plates matters, as do the subtle tensions, interactive forces, and conductions of sound that follow.

Although the strings and plates formulations in Modus don't actually exist as acoustic instruments, the comprehensive onboard physics make them infinitely more real than other virtual instruments. Break out of the traditional synth workflow with acoustically-minded controls like Multi-Strike and Driver Position.

Concrete control

Modus is a virtual synth environment that simulates a rich physical dimension, which means you have control over first, how the elements behave, and second, how they're processed. The more you delve into the effects and modulation options available to you, the more depth you'll find in your sound – there's playable realism in every corner of the plugin.

The Edit panel lets you adjust the properties of each individual component of your configuration. The onboard effects let you take your sound further, shaping its tonal properties or adding space, while the Modulation, MIDI and MPE features let you add rhythmic, random or expressive movement to your sound.

Instrument controls:

• 6 string combinations.
• 2 plate combinations.
• 6 Spring and Rattle maps.
• Connections Strength and Speed.
• Rattle Gap amount.
• Component Edit panel.
• Damping and Tone.
• Harmonic content.
• Partials spread.
• Driver Position.
• Surface output reading.
• Step and octave tuning.
• Mass ratio.
• Fundamental frequency.
• Attack and Release.
• Multi-Strike.

Feature list:

• MPE-compatible.
• LFO modulation.
• High and Low-shelf EQ.
• Per-sound gain mixer.
• Pre-amp limiter.
• VCF with Moog-modelled drive.
• Stereo Delay.
• Reverb.
• Output Trim.
• Damp control.
• VST3, Audio Units, AAX; Universal Binary for Intel & Apple Silicon.

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