Oliver Greschke has updated and price dropped Elastic OSC for a limited time, now only $9.99 (usually $11.99).
What’s new in version 1.3:
- Elastic OSC 1.3 adds the long-awaited MPE support.
- Unlock expressive control and shape sounds with polyphonic aftertouch and per-note gestures
- Map Glide (X), Slide (Y) and Pressure (Z) ta selected synthesis parameters and control them with external MPE controllers or the built-in kevboard (X and Y). As with anv MPE instrument, all gestures work polyphonically, meaning each note can control parameters independently – for example different gains or timbres depending on the pressure applied to each key,
- MPE support is available as in-app purchase You can already play and test the included MPE presets that come with this update (by artists like Red Sky Lullaby, Nerk, and others).
- However, editing MPE mappings is only available after purchasing the feature, allowing you to save them as part of your presets.
- A Lock button lets vou keep your current MPE setup while loading other presets – so vou can explore sounds without losing your preferred MPE mapping.
- 3 MPE Modulation Sources
- Glide(X) also called Pitchbend
- Slide (Y) also called Timbre (CC #74).
- Pressure (Y) also called Aftertouch
- 8 MPE Modulation Targets
- Can be mapped bi-polarly to control:
- Frequency Amount
- Timbre Amount
- Morph Amount
- Harmonics Amount
- Engine Amount
- Filter Amount
- LFO1 Amount
- Gain Amount
- Other Changes:
- MPE presets by Red Sky Lullaby (20), Nerk (25), ToYaGa (7) and others
- New presets by Jakob Hag (76!) featuring automation and LFOs
- Improved BPM knob sensitivity
- FX navigation: swapped filter and distortion order to better reflect the actual signal path
- Various tweaks and improvements
Elastic OSC is a playful synthesizer with multiple oscillator modes!
Elastic OSC is a synthesizer app based on the DSP code of the Mutable Instruments Plaits hardware oscillator module (generously made open-source by MI mastermind Emilie Gillet), one of the most beloved (and cloned) oscillator module in the Eurorack modular scene!
Like the original, Elastic OSC comes with a wide variety of possible sounds, from analog-style, FM, and additive sounds to physical modeling, percussive, to even drum sounds.
While Plaits is monophonic, Elastic OSC can also be used in 8-voice polyphonic mode. This means you can use it either as a sophisticated, experimental monophonic sound source — like the original — or as a regular polyphonic keyboard with a wide variety of great sounds. Of course, you can also combine both approaches!
You can play the app using the on-screen keyboard, or via an external keyboard / sequencer — whether it’s a DAW like AUM, Cubasis, Logic (using Elastic OSC as an AUv3 plugin), or external hardware.
The first release of Elastic OSC is for the iOS platform, available as a standalone iOS app or an AUv3 plugin.
Elastic OSC is designed for playability and simplicity – much like the Plaits hardware, which uses just four main knobs to control all essential synth parameters. In Elastic OSC, these four core parameters are mapped to an XY pad, allowing for quick and intuitive sound tweaking, while a second XY pad offers direct control over the built-in effects.
Elastic OSC is essentially a one-screen app with no menu diving. Despite its clean and minimal interface, the sonic possibilities are vast: under the surface lie 24 different oscillator models and full parameter automation – as you know from other Elastic apps.
A versatile Arpeggiator makes it easy to start with simple ideas or can already create entire sonic worlds.
Elastic OSC includes an integrated help system (tap “?”) to provide explanations for nearly every GUI element, the underlying DSP model, and most of the app’s functionality.
Features include:
- Synthesizer
- 24 Different Sound Engines from MI Plaits DSP code
- 4 Main parameters per synth engine (Frequency, Harmonics, Morph, Harmo)
- Recordable Modulations/Automations for almost all Parameters with a length of 1, 2 or 4 beats.
- ADSR Envelope for Amplifier
- LPG Envelope for Modulations of Timbre, FM, Harmonics
- Adjustable Velocity effect on Volume and/or LPG Modulation
- Arpeggialator
- With different Arp Modes, Rates, Octave Ranges and Skip Notes functionality
- Master FX
- 5 Effects (5 different Overdrive/Distortions, Hi-Low-Filter, Chorus/Flanger, Delay, Reverb)
- Automations for all effects parameters
- Master Gain and switchable Limiter effect
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