Physical Audio have released Preparation 2, physical modelling synthesizer, available at the intro price of £/€48.00 + tax, increasing to £/€78.00 + tax after the promotion.
Physical Audio announce a new version of Preparation, the physical modelling synthesizer that simulates the interactions of strings and bars colliding with objects, in the spirit of prepared piano.
Preparation 2 is a ground-up rewrite based on the company’s latest physical modelling techniques. It introduces new features including a dynamic fret object, new controllable properties for rattle and fret,
Features include:
- Two physically modelled strings or bars collide with a rattle and dynamic fret
- Excite the strings using Pluck, Bow or Audio (sidechain input)
- Set string/bar properties: Sustain, Tone, Inharmonicity, Gain, Pan, Non-Linearity/Tuning
- Deep customisation of fret and rattle (Position, Gap, Mass, Stiffness, Edge…)
- Effects suite featuring EQ, compressor, tremolo, phaser, VCF, wah, distortion, drive, fuzz, delay and reverb
- Two LFOs to modulate rattle/fret properties or effects controls
- Keyboard and Velocity modulation for string and rattle properties
- Detailed pluck designer to set range and low/high sensitivity
- MIDI CC and integrations, MPE functionality for pluck and bow force, position and glide
- Attack/Boost/Release controls shape the sound’s level through time
- 150+ Presets plus control randomisation
Preparation 2 is available to PC and Mac users (VST3, AU and AAX).
Watch the trailer video HERE.
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