Evolve Elastic

Futuristic Synthesis

Evolve Elastic is a bold sample-based synthesizer that morphs sound into unexpected forms, inspired by the playful, artificial and unpredictable character of elastic.

Evolve Elastic combines over 250 sound sources ranging from squelching acid basslines and elastic plucks to bouncing rhythms, futuristic textures, and glossy pads. Shaped with extreme and evolving modulation, Elastic is designed to twist, stretch, and mutate sound into something entirely new.

Build your sound from four layers, blend between them with the XY pad, and then shape the output using four elastic-inspired macro effects: Melt, Bounce, Stretch and Gloss. Evolve Elastic offers dual filters, endless modulation potential and 16 effects modules to power its 250 presets crafted by Excite Audio's team of professional sound designers.

Inspired by experimental electronic artists like Flume, SOPHIE and Aphex Twin - Evolve Elastic delivers cutting-edge presets that spark creativity, making you ask: "How did they make that sound?"

What Evolve Elastic Can Do:

• Blend four layers of samples or synths using the powerful quad-engine.
• Morph sounds in real time with the expressive XY Pad.
• Get instant creative sparks with one-click randomisation.
• Import your own samples and build entirely custom patches.
• Modulate anything with drag-and-drop envelopes, LFOs, and XY controls.
• Shape and polish your sound with elastic-inspired macro effects.
• Tweak your tone with dual filters and a rearrangeable 3-slot FX chain.
• Explore 250 genre-spanning presets or create from scratch.

Four Dimensions of Sound

The source of Evolve Elastic's sounds is its quad-layer engine. Each of the four layers can house either a sample-based instrument from a selection of 250 sources, or a synth oscillator. You can even import your own samples into Evolve Elastic to start a new sound or replace any source of an existing patch.

Sampled sources give you play direction, tone and keytracking parameters to play with, while synth sources get an oscillator shape slider and unison detuning. Control the Pitch and Fine tuning, plus Velocity Sensitivity, Panning and Volume for any sound.

Click the dice of any layer to choose a sample at random or roll the dice in the header to randomise the whole plugin, including sound sources, sound parameters and effects.

Use the XY Pad in "Sounds Mode" to blend between the four sound sources or use it in "FX mode" to modulate any available parameter in the instrument.

Smooth Movement

Modulation has been built into the framework of Evolve Elastic from the start, making sure there's a comprehensive choice of sources with easy setup and reactive visual feedback. 12 modulation sources include six envelopes (ADSR with Delay and Hold), two LFO sources with retriggering and offset options, Velocity and Keytracking with adjustable curves, and the XY Pad's X and Y position.

A full modulation matrix awaits advanced sound designers, showing all the assigned modulation routings as a manageable list. Parameters such as modulation curve and polarity allow even deeper customisation.

Effects for Texture and Character

Four main macro effects have been crafted specifically to shape the output of Elastic: Soften reduces the sound's transient and harsh frequencies, Melt combines saturation, bit rate reduction, filtering and noise to produce a deformed, distorted effect, Bounce provides a rubbery, bouncy delay, Stretch combines flanging and phasing to produce a stretching and contracting effect and Gloss adds hi-end sheen.

Dual filters allow each source (A, B, C, D) to easily be routed as inputs, and can be run in parallel or series by feeding one filter into the other. Both filters have a variety of filter curves, Cutoff and Resonance controls, filter Drive and Mix.

You'll also find three rearrangeable effects slots, each of which hosts a choice of 16 high-quality effects, each with its own set of parameters. Effects modules include:

• Saturation.
• Feedback.
• Bitcrush.
• Delay.
• Reverb.
• Compressor.
• Transient.
• Modulation.
• Phaser.
• Auto-Wah.
• Speaker.
• Width.
• Noise.
• EQ.
• Pitch Drift.
• Filter.

Features:

• 4 Sound Sources (A, B, C, D).
• Sample and Synth OSC engines.
• XY Pad with Sounds and FX modes.
• 250 Sound Sources - Chords, FX, Impacts, Instruments, Multisample, Synth, Textures.
• User Sample Import.
• Randomise Sounds, Parameters and Effects.
• 4 Macros: Melt, Bounce, Stretch, Gloss.

Sample Engine Parameters:

• Sounds Browser.
• Pitch, Fine, Tone.
• Pan, Velocity Sensitivity, Volume.
• Forward / Backward Playback Direction.
• Keytracking On/Off.

Synth Engine Parameters:

• Oscillator Shape Slider: Sine, Triangle, Saw, Square, Pulse.
• Pitch, Fine, Unison, Detune.
• Pan, Velocity Sensitivity, Volume.

Effects Parameters:

• Dual-Filter Modes: HPF, LPF, BP, Peak.
• Dual-Filter Parameters: Filter Drive, Mix, Frequency, Resonance.
• Dual-Filter Inputs: A, B, C, D, Filter 1/Filter 2.
• Saturation Modes: Tape / Tube / Fuzz.
• Saturaton Parameters: Drive, Tone, Mix.
• Feedback Parameters: Amount, Frequency, Mix.
• Bitcrush Parameters: Bit Depth, Sample Rate, Mix.
• Delay Modes: Ping-Pong / Stereo.
• Delay Parameters: Delay L Time, Delay R Time, Sync, Feedback, Mix.
• Reverb Modes: Hall / Plate / Spring.
• Reverb Parameters: Length, Size, Damping, Mix.
• Compressor Parameters: Threshold, Attack, Release, Mix.
• Transient Parameters: Attack, Release, Gate, Mix.
• Modulation Modes: Chorus / Vibrato / Flanger.
• Modulation Parameters: Depth, Rate, Sync, Feedback, Mix.
• Phaser Modes: 1 Notch / 2 Notch / 3 Notch Modes.
• Phaser Parameters: Amount, Rate, Sync, Feedback, Mix.
• Auto-Wah Parameters: Amount, Rate, Mix.
• Speaker Modes: Device / Cabinet / Hi-Fi / No Speaker.
• Speaker Parameters: Size, Age, Depth, Mix.
• Width Modes: Haas / Mid-Side / Detune Modes.
• Width Parameters: Width, Pan, Mix.
• Noise Sources: Amp Hiss, Amp Hum, Beach, Campfire, Cassette Static, Crowd, Interference, Mechanical, Metallic and more...
• Noise Parameters: Threshold, Release, Level.
• EQ Parameters: Lo, Mid, Hi.
• Pitch Drift Modes: Sine / Tri Up / Tri Down / Random Modes.
• Pitch Drift Parameters: Wow Rate, Wow Depth, Flutter Rate, Flutter Depth.
• Filter Modes: LPF / HPF / Peak Modes.
• Filter Parameters: Frequency, Gain/Slope, Resonance.

12 Modulation Sources:

• Velocity & Key Tracking Parameters: Amount, Lo, Hi, Curve.
• ADSR (A/B/C/D) Parameters: Delay, Attack, Hold, Decay, Sustain, Release, Link.
• LFO (1/2) Parameters: Amount, Rate, Sync, Free/Retrigger Modes, Smooth, Offset, Grid.
• LFO (1/2) Shapes: Sine, Saw Up, Saw Down, Triangle, Seq 1, Seq 2, Exponential, Build Up.
• Envelope (1/2) Parameters: Delay, Attack, Hold, Decay, Sustain, Release, Link.
• FX XY Pad (X-Axis/Y-Axis).

Settings Page:

• Number of Voices: 1-32.
• Legato On/Off.
• Glide Time: 0-5000ms.
• Pitch Bend: 1-12 Semitones.
• Global Pitch: +/-100 cents.
• Macro Routing: Pre/Post FX.
• Eco Mode: On/Off.
• Tooltips: On/Off.