Phonec was inspired by the mystique of those video logos heard at the beginning of 80s films on VHS. Phonec aims to recreate the obscure character and ghostly qualities of these types of sounds. Aside from it's quirky nature, Phonec is a unique and powerful synthesizer, capable of producing a wide range of sounds such as vintage analogue tones, lo-fi synthscapes, ethereal ambiance, minimal techno sequences, retro leads and hard hitting synth basses. Phonec's intuitive GUI attempts to strike a balance between form and function. This makes it a very practical tool that can be a real inspiration to work with. Apart from this, Phonec2 has several interesting features that set it apart from the crowd.
Key Features:
Dual Oscillators with various combinations: Mix, Sync, Ring, X-wave, logic
Sub Oscillator for beefing up the low end
Analog-style oscillator drifting
2-stage lowpass filter with 8 modes + Acid Filter
Post Highpass Filter
Filter Saturation Driver
3-Stage Filter Separation
3-Band Parametric EQ
Melt: A unique feature that adds instant character to any patch
Arpeggiator that works in conjunction with a Modulation Sequencer
3 LFOs (2 monophonic, 1 polyphonic)
HFO (High Frequency Oscillator)
Various modulation types: AM, PM, FM, Filter FM
2 Modulation Envelopes
Aftertouch control of several parameters that can also be linked to the Modwheel
EchoShifter: A Pitchshifting, Dub Delay Unit
Chorus effect with Melt integration
External Audio Processing
Pan-Tracking
MIDI Learn and automation of most parameters
Patch Randomization of Sub-sections
Sub-presets: load/save settings for sections such as osc, filter, etc.
Double Click Parameter Reset
Intuitive patch management system
Default bank of 128 presets
Phonec v2.2 update:
Phonec v2.2 has several new features including an onboard Chorus effect that can be integrated into the Melt function, a 3-band fully Parametric EQ, Pan tracking for widening arps and pads, new timings for the Arpeggiator and Sequencer, new waveforms and modulation possibilities and several improvements.
New Chorus effect with Melt functionality
New 3-band Parametric EQ
New Pan-tracking
New waveforms: Bell and Ramp
New LFO targets: Logic,
New Mod Envelope targets: Logic, Osc1/2/Sub/Noise Levels
New Arp and Seq timings and 1/2 switches
Improved slider/knob sensitivity
Fixed: Clipping noise with Echoshifter
Demo version now has longer time in between dropouts
Windows: Banks folder now installs into Public/Documents
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