Fors have released Junior, available in 2 version:
- Junior – £29.00
- Junior Lite – FREE
Junior is a 4-bit wavetable synthesizer based on the soundchip of our favorite vintage handheld video game console, bringing the raw tones of the original into present day.
Not only is Junior the perfect lo-bit playground but also a completely unapologetic synthesizer with a unique palette that holds a very special place in many of our hearts. Perhaps it can find its way into yours too.
Based on the limitations and characteristics of the Nintendo Game Boy™ soundchip, Junior emits raw and harmonically rich 4-bit values that will cut through anything. From 0 to 15, there is nothing more and nothing less.
The tone generator in Junior plays back a custom wave buffer of 32 4-bit values which gets transformed by different sound shaping controls. Paired with a 7-bit LFSR noise generator, they form the perfect lo-bit palette.
Junior has four flexible modulators inspired by modulation sequencers often used in trackers (LSDj, Defmon, M8 ..) called Tables. The 16-step modulation table in Junior can be configured as an LFO, envelope, arpeggiator, MIDI input mapper and more.
While Junior simulates the Game Boy™ sound, it’s not a strict emulation by design. It expands upon the original capabilities with a modern feature-set and control while staying true to the original. The balance between accuracy and fun is just right.
Junior supports MPE continuous pitch bend, CLAP Note Expressions and ODDSound MTS-ESP for all your tuning and bending needs.
Junior-Lite is the FREE version of Junior and focuses in on the core of the wave oscillator, an immediate tool for melodic lo-bit tones that lets you explore the 4-bit sound in its essence.
It may not have all the bells and whistles of the full version, but the core sound still packs a punch and is a perfect instrument to grab when you just need that lo-bit flair.
Features include:
- 4-bit Wave Oscillator
- 7-bit LFSR Noise Generator
- 4 × Table Modulators
- Stereo 2-Voice Unison
- Chipstyle Arpeggiator
- Portamento
- Up to 16 voice polyphony
- Random Preset Generator
- Scalable interface
- and custom color themes
- Tuning support via:MPE Continuous Pitch Bend ODDSound MTS-ESP CLAP Note Expressions
Watch the intro video HERE.
Junior and Junior Elite are available to PC, Mac and Linux users (VST3, AU and CLAP).
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