FKFX resurrects KrishnaSynth back from 32-bit times (incl. 64-bit, VST3, Apple Silicon, free version)

27th January 2023 - KVR Audio News

Originally released in 2007 by Devine Machine, KrishnaSynth is making a comeback from 32-bit times as KrishnaSynth Legacy, which has been rewritten by FKFX to meet current standards. It's now available as 64-bit, Apple Silicon native (M1, etc.), VSTi3, AU, and is a "strict copy" of the original 32-bit version, with the same sound, and all its thousand presets.

The synth comes with over 1000 acoustic, electric, and synth sounds and is equipped with its original synthesis features called Frame Oscillator, allowing for the creation and modification of new textures textures by drag & dropping external audio files.

The full version costs $49 and contains 1230 presets and 2132 movie files. A free version with 88 presets, audio to osc import and preset randomizer disabled is also available on FKFX's new website.

Features:

Frame Oscillator Synthesis System.
Sound/Speech/Waveform import with Frame Analysis Technology (F.A.T.) - not in free version.
LFO 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.
Oscillator Draw Screen.
9 Sizeable Draw Tools: Sine, Triangle, Ellipse, Square, Line, Noise, Harmonic, Smooth and Pencil.
Several interpolation modes.
Volume and Pan control.
Coarse Control(-36/+36 semitones).
Fine Tune Control (-50/+50th of a semitone).
Import Menu.
Batch Import (not in free version).
2 Analog Model oscillators.
5 Oscillator shapes on both Analog Oscillators: Saw, Sine, Square, Triangle and 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.
Optional desync for each oscillator.
3 Filter model Filters (Low Pass, Band Pass, High Pass).
FM Synthesis.
RM Synthesis.
AM Synthesis.
5 LFOs, each with 3 bipolar sends.
Free drag and drop assignation to any control on screen.
108 internal modulation destinations.
16 external MIDI OUT modulation destinations.
11 shapes: Saw, Inverse Saw, Triangle, Sine, Chaos, Square, Noise, Log, Inverse Log, Triangle Log and 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.
Sync of LFOs with host tempo and timecode.
LFO Speeder knob: Turn up all LFO rates live with a single control.
Feedback LFOs: LFOs can control LFOs/AHDSRs (in alphabetic order).
Knob Movement Recorder: get control movement recorded into the LFO.
LFO Visual Feedback: See LFO output directly on the destination.
LFO Visual Routing: any control affected by LFO shows up in green.
3 Envelopes with Attack, Hold, Decay, Sustain, Release.
Free drag and drop assignation to any control on screen.
108 internal 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.
Feedback AHDSRs: AHDSRs can control LFOs/AHDSRs.
AHDSR Visual Feedback: See output of AHDSR directly on the destination.
AHDSR Visual Routing: any control affected by AHDSR shows up in yellow.
Auto-Zoom Envelope to Screen Adjust.
Show all envelopes by using soft transparency.
16 Steps Sequencer.
Step Size from 1 to 16.
2/-2 Octave Control for each step.
Slide Control for each step.
Velocity Control for each step.
Speed Settings: from 32 Bars to 128th, with dotted and triplet.
Tube Emulation with customizable cabinet size and frequency.
Low CPU Effect Chain.
Phaser.
Flanger.
Chorus.
Delay.
Reverb.
Several Models of Phaser, Flanger, Chorus and Delay.
Effect Preset Managers.
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 to 16.
Time or Distance Portamento.
Build-in and settable CC64 Hold implementation.
Distinct Up and down values for Pitchbend range.
16 voice polyphony.
Preset Master Tuning.
Global Master Tuning.
Advanced and visual MIDI Learn Mode.
MIDI Learn Edit Screen.
MIDI Controller number and Channel Edit.
MIDI Intelligent Random Mutate.
MIDI out controls on channel, Controller number, minimum and maximum output values.
Preset Manager.
Managing functions: Save, Save As Variation, Replace, Move to Category, Delete.
Preset Randomizer – not in free version.
Mini Preset Browser.
Option Screen with Preset and Global options.
Visual and realtime Modulation Routing screens.
1230 presets.
2132 movie files (Frame oscillators).
English user's manual.