NAMM 2007Devine Machine Software unveils Krishna Synth

Devine Machine Software has announced that the long-awaited Krishna Synth will finally be released this Spring and will be available for Windows XP and Mac OS X in DX, VST, AU, RTAS and Stand-alone formats. Pricing is not yet available but a feature list is outlined below.

A new promotional movie to demonstrate the product is also available (Direct links to AVI or MOV format).

Krishna Synth feature list

Frame Oscillator:

• New Synthesis System (Frame Oscillator).
• Sound/Speech/Waveform importation with Frame Analysis Technology (F.A.T.).
• Full Control Over Frame Rate and (re)Animation of imported sounds.
• Variable PWM Effect.
• Mirror Effect.
• Mirror Quantized Effect.
• Repeat Effect.
• Bit Reduction Effect.
• Lo.fi Effect.
• Squarer Effect.
• Exclusive Draw Screen.
• 9 Sizable Draw Tools to draw Frame Oscillator :Sine, Triangle, Ellipse, Square, Line, Noise, Harmonic, Smooth, Pencil.
• Several interpolation modes.
• Volume and Pan control.
• Coarse Control(-36/+36 semitones).
• Fine Tune Control (-50/+50th of a semitone).
• User friendly Import Menu.
• Batch Import.

Analog Model Oscillators

• 2 Analog Model oscillators.
• 5 Oscillator shapes on both Analog Oscillators : Saw, Sine, Square, Triangle, Noise.
• Volume and Pan control.
• Coarse Control(-36/+36 semitones).
• Fine Tune Control (-50/+50th of a semitone).
• Old synthesizer defect emulation for each oscillator.
• Desync for each oscillator.

Filters / Post Oscillator Synthesis

• 3 Fat Analog Model Filters (Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass).
• FM Synthesis.
• RM Synthesis.
• AM Synthesis.

LFOs

• 5 LFOs, each with 3 bipolar sends.
• Free drag'n drop assignation to any control on screen.
• 108 internal modulation destinations.
• 16 external MIDI OUT modulation destinations.
• 11 LFO shapes : Saw, Inverse Saw, Triangle, Sine, Chaos, Square, Noise, Log, Inverse Log, Triangle Log, Ellipse.
• 6 Drawable LFO Step Sequencers Shapes: Simple, Ramp, Saw, half-Saw, Soft, fine.
• Speed Settings : from 32 Bars to 128th with dotted and triplets, and up to note frequency multiples.
• LFO Phase Control for each LFO.
• Unipolar/Bipolar switch for each LFO.
• LFO per voice (Polyphonic), or synced (Monophonic) for each LFO.
• Perfect Sync of LFO with host tempo and timecode.
• LFO Speeder knob : Up all LFO rates live with a single control .
• Feedbacked LFOs : LFOs can control LFOs/AHDSRs.
• Knob Movement Recorder : get control movement recorded into LFO.
• LFO Visual Feedback : see the action of LFO directly on the destination.
• LFO Visual Routing : any control affected by LFO shows up in green.

Envelopes

• 3 Envelopes with Attack, Hold, Decay, Sustain, Release.
• Free drag'n drop assignation to any control on screen.
• 108 internal modulation destinations.
• 16 external MIDI OUT modulation destinations.
• Five response modes : Velocity, Key, Velocity Sync, Key Sync,Velocity To Decay.
• Envelope discreet parameters : time in samples of the "zero ms" attack/release.
• Feedbacked AHDSRs : AHDSRs can control LFOs/AHDSRs.
• AHDSR Visual Feedback : see the action of AHDSR directly on the destination
• AHDSR Visual Routing : any control affected by AHDSR shows up in yellow
• Auto-Zoom Envelope to Screen Adjust.
• Showing all envelopes by soft transparency.

Note Step Sequencer

• 16 Steps Sequencer.
• 128 Pattern Memories.
• Step Size from 1 to 16.
• +2/-2 Octave Control for each step.
• Slide Control for each step.
• Velocity Control for each step.
• 2 Randomizers (Intelligent/Chaotic).
• Speed Settings : from 32 Bars to 128th, with dotted and triplet.

Effects

• Tube Emulation with customizable cabinet size and frequency.
• Full High Quality Effect Chain.
• Phaser.
• Flanger.
• Chorus.
• Delay.
• Reverb.
• Several Models of Phaser, Flanger, Chorus and Delay.
• Perfect sync of effect parameters with host tempo and timecode.
• Effect Preset Managers including dozens of Effects Presets.

Play Modes

• Legato.
• Mono.
• Unison using from 1 to 16 note (user selection).
• Unison Pitch detune (added to each extra unison voice).
• Unison Phase delay (same).
• Unison Random Pitch detune (same).
• Unison Random Phase delay (same).
• Unison Master Level Compensation to avoid output saturation.
• Free polyphony per preset : from 1 (mono) to 16.
• Time or Distance Portamento.
• Build-in Hold implementation.
• Distinct Up and down values for Pitchbend range.
• 16 voice polyphony.
• Preset Master Tuning.
• Global Master Tuning.

MIDI Features

• Advanced and visual MIDI Learn Mode.
• MIDI Learn Edit Screen.
• MIDI Controller number and Channel Edit.
• MIDI Learn invertable min and max Edit.
• MIDI Intelligent Random Mutate.
• MIDI OUT Full Implementation.
• MIDI out controls on channel, Controller number, minimum and maximum output values.

Preset Management

• Preset Manager Screen.
• Managing functions : Save, Save As Variation, Replace, Move to Category, delete.
• Preset Category reflecting Folder Organisation on Hard Drive.
• Easy to Read List.
• Preset Randomizer (choose any number, the same number generates the same random preset).
• Mini Preset Browser.

Misc.

• Big Parameter Read-out in the central screen.
• Intuitive 3D user Interface.
• On/Off Switch For every Module.
• Option Screen with clear categories.
• Preset Options (Saves in Preset).
• Global Options (Saves on Exit).
• Visual Modulation Routing.
• Over 1000 presets.