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Surge 1.5.1a |
Surge Surge - An instrument capable of generating truly beautiful sequences of numbers
System Requirememts
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later |
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| Company |
Vember Audio |
| Version |
1.5.1a |
| Post Date |
May 18, 2009 |
| License |
Demo |
| File Size |
8.3 MB |
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Surge 1.5.1a
Surge - An instrument capable of generating truly beautiful sequences of numbers Surge is the proof that a digital recording is just a sequence of numbers. Easily quantifiable as ones and zeros, stored on physical media, combined together into larger numbers to form a continuous stream of data. Surge - Digital and proud of it Until you listen to it. Then it becomes real. SURGE is an instrument capable of generating truly beautiful sequences of numbers. Your ears will agree with us. More than the sum of its parts Architecturally speaking, SURGE is a rather complex synthesizer. But because of how it's put together it's still easy to learn. Once you do, you will turn the sounds in your head to audio faster than ever. The effortless workflow, attention to detail and the sound quality can't really be appreciated without trying it yourself. We suggest you try the demo! Main features of Surge:General Synthesis method: Subtractive hybrid
Each patch contain two 'scenes' which are seperate instances of the enitre synthesis engine (except effects) that can be used for layering or split patches.
Quick category-based patch-browser
Future proof, comes as both a 32 & 64-bit VST plugin (Windows PC)
Universal Binary for both VST and AU (Mac)
Factory sounds
942 patches
177 wavetables
Oscillators
3 oscillators/voice
6 versatile oscillator algorithms: Classic, Sinus, Wavetable, FM, S/H Noise and Audio-input
The classic oscillator is a morphable pulse/saw/dualsaw oscillator with a sub-oscillator and self-sync.
The FM oscillator consists of 1 carrier, 2 relative modulators and 1 absolute modulator.
Most algorithms (all except sinus and audio-input) offer up to 16-voice unison at the oscillator level.
Oscillator FM/ringmodulation
All oscillator algorithms (except FM) are strictly band-limited yet still cover the entire audible spectrum.
Noise generator with variable spectrum
Filterblock
Two filter-units with arrangeable in 7 different configurations
Feedback loop
Available filter-algorithms: LP12, LP24, LP24L (ladder filter with 1-4 poles), HP12, HP24, BP, Notch, Comb (4 modes), S&H
Most filter-algorithms have been improved in v1.2
Waveshaper (5 shapes)
Modulation
12 LFO-units available to each voice (6 are running on each voice and 6 are shared for the scene)
DAHDSR envelope generators on every LFO-unit
7 deformable LFO-waveforms + 1 drawable/stepsequencer waveform
LFO1 allows envelope retriggering when used as stepsequencer
Extremely fast and flexible modulation routing. Almost every continuous parameter can be modulated.
Effects
8 effect units arranged as 2 inserts/scene, 2 sends and 2 master effects
9 top-quality algorithms: Delay, Reverb, Chorus, Phaser, EQ, Distortion, Conditioner (EQ, stereo-image control & limiter), Rotary speaker, Frequency shifter
Limitations of Surge:
Approximately every 30 seconds, the output will be garbled.
Saving patches is disabled.
Host recall is disabled (this means the host won't remember patches either)
Fewer patches (full version has about 3 times as many)
Fewer wavetables
Requirements of Surge:
Any Intel Mac or a PowerPC Mac with a 1GHz G4/G5 or faster CPU
256 MB RAM
An AU or VST2.4-compatible Host application
Limitations of Surge:
Patch storing disabled.
Occasional "noise" bursts
Limited selection of patches / wavetables compared to the full version
What's New in This Release:
Filters - The new filters in version 1.5 are capable of self-oscillation and can sound anywhere between clean to dirty depending on how hard they're driven. They are incredibly fast which means that no matter how much they are modulated it is practically impossible to make them “blow up”. The previous filters are still available using the subtypes button which provide a broad sonic palette. A 4-pole band-pass filter has also been added, bringing the selection of types/subtypes up to 27.
Oscillator: FM2 - This new oscillator uses 2->1 operator configuration and provides a quick way to generate harmonic sounds which are instantly useful in a musical context. It has a set of parameters designed to achieve this particular goal, providing an interesting alternative to FM3 which is the weapon of choice for 'scraping paint of walls'.
Oscillator: Window - This oscillator type combines a primary wavetable with a secondary “window” waveform which together provides a wealth of interesting formant-shifting and cross-modulation options.
Wide - This new setting is a serial filter-block configuration where everything is in stereo (oscillators, noise, filters).
Vocoder - A 20-band stereo-carrier vocoder has been added to the effect section.
Meta-controllers - The freely assignable controllers can now be named. They can also have their values edited directly in the GUI as well as automated by the hosting application.
More efficient - Through careful optimization in key elements of the DSP code using SSE/Altivec instructions the CPU-usage has been reduced by a significant amount. Memory usage has also been decreased.
Larger FM depth range
Tooltip fixes
Touch-automation fix
It wasn't previously possible to de-click the gate of the last step in the stepsequencer
Sinus waveshaper is called Sine
Level-meters of bypassed effects are cleared
No "useless divider" in the right-click menu of some sound categories anymore
Added check that the wavetables are loaded correctly in case of a broken installation
Updated manual
Added character parameter
Added more patches
Increased tidiness
Oscillator detuning settable as an absolute value (by toggle on the sliders context menu)
"Force integer" toggle removed. It has been replaced by holding down the ctrl modifier-key while dragging a slider.
Multi toggle switches no longer jump when outside their area
Audio input now works when surge is used as an AudioUnit
Various bug & crash-fixes
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