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FEATURES

* 44.1 kHz/24-bit samples
* Advanced Retro Synthesis Engine
* Rich pad sounds and sweeps and textures
* Stereo multi-samples, each over a mintute long
* Real-time manipulation of analogue modular source
* Lowpass filter for tonal modification
* LFO control of filter for tonal sweeps
* 'Crud' switch creates edgier lo-fi elements
* Simple envelope shaper
* Stereo spread control
* Chorus and stereo/mono echo section
* Convolution reverb with custom impulses

SAWPAD

SawPad is our latest MLM Lite and comes, actually, through public demand.

Following the success of SquarePad, many asked for a sawtooth variation - same thing, basically, but with sawtooth waves instead of squares. And so here it is.

Same principle as before - made up of detuned sawtooth waves from our resident Synthesizers.com modular's three VCOs (voltage controlled oscillators). Like SquarePad, one VCO has an LFO applied for a bit of movement. Furthermore, the samples are well over a minute long which not only gives them time to 'breathe' and move but also allowed me to adjust controls in realtime making each sample uniquely animated which all come together beautifully when played polyphonically in Kontakt where they produce a very 'organic' and evolving sound.

These pass through the Suit&Tie Guy 'Sea Devil' VCS3 filter (which is my favourite filter on the mod synth with its quirkiness) and then onto the Fixed Filter Bank before going onto a Boss CE300 analogue rack mount chorus, arguably their most luscious, gorgeous and idiosyncratic chorus ever...

The result is a generator of rich and smooth pads, textures and soundscapes. With a few tweaks to the voice architecture here (including a 2-pole lowpass filter in this case, for example), it's capable of some very rich and wide sounds. Very different sonically to SquarePad and its 'hollow' sound but suitable for almost any genre with its lovely string and smooth pads, etc.. As well as use in its own right, it's an ideal adjunct to bolster up and enhance 'real' string samples to create that big and cinematic filmscore sound. But many more textures are lurking in there especially when the CRUD switch is engaged to add a hint of subtle nastiness.

We used the same MLM Lite GUI, of course...

All this passes to a comprehensive effects section - chorus > echo > convolved reverb with custom impulses...

There's a stereo enhancer in there as well to create a broad and expansive sound as, I hope, can be heard in the droney audio demo that is 100% Sawpad - rich LF drones, thick pads and shimmering textural sweeps.

SawPad also comes with a handful of presets to get you started and tweak.

NOTE : It will work with the Kontakt Player but only in 'demo' mode and the session will be time limited.The full version of Kontakt 4.2.4 (or higher) is required for uncompromised performance.