VCV have released VCV Pluck, a physical modeling synthesizer, available for $30.00.
A physical modeling synthesizer simulates the acoustic properties of real instruments such as vibrating strings, resonating tubes, and struck surfaces. VCV Pluck uses DSP algorithms to model physical instruments with an intuitive interface to perform and fine-tune the sound. Musicians and sound designers can use this module to create familiar sounds or explore novel sounds beyond acoustic instruments.
VCV Pluck includes74 models of plucked and hammered strings, bells and hybrid sounds allowing you to refine and modulate models and morph models together.
Like many synth voices, VCV Pluck can be controlled by sequencers or MIDI sources via its V/OCT pitch and GATE inputs. If a polyphonic cable is patched to V/OCT, VCV Pluck generates a polyphonic voice. Optionally, patch a trigger signal into RETR if you need to retrigger the voice while the gate is active, which re-strikes the instrument even when playing legato notes. The VEL velocity input controls the intensity of sound from a 0–10 V signal. If VEL is unpatched, the voice’s intensity behaves like a 5 V velocity signal.
Enable HOLD to sustain the voice after the gate falls. This is useful for triggering percussive models like bells while allowing them to ring out completely, or for creating sustained drones.
VCV Pluck contains physical and imaginary instruments, selectable by clicking MODEL A’s name in the display screen for a menu, or by clicking the ◀ / ▶ arrow buttons. Two models can be blended by selecting MODEL B and moving the MORPH slider horizontally. Morphing two models produces a new model with similar acoustic characteristics to its “parents”, and the blend balance can be modulated with control voltage. The choice of model can be modulated by patching a CV signal to MDL A or MDL B. Each increment of 0.1 V selects the next model.
The models include:
- Bass
- Soul Bass
- Pick Round
- Pick Tight
- Pick Dirty
- Fretless Doom
- Bass Metallizer
- Bells
- Tubular Bells
- Dream of Bells
- Ghost of Bells
- Bass Bell
- Velvet Bells
- Dream of Chimes
- Bell Metallizer
- Dream of Gong
- Guitar
- Round Strings
- Steel Strings
- Dream of Steel
- Mellow Steel
- Octave Steel
- Dream of Octaves
- Strings Theory
- Nylon Round
- Nylon Tight
- Dream of Nylon
- Disco Pluck
- Mute Metallizer
- Crazy Flange
- Distant Chorus
- Clavitar
- Velvet Strings
- Dream of Pluck
- Keys
- Acousticlavinet
- Funklavinet
- EP Round
- Dream of EP
- Ghost of EP
- Dream of Tines
- Ghost of Tines
- Velvet Tines
- Dream of CP
- Ghost of CP
- Dream of Grand
- Ghost of Grand
- Grand Metallizer
- Bell Grand
- Tubular Grand
- Metal Grand
- Glass Grand
- Mellow Keys
- Synth
- Struck Quartz
- Bowed Quartz
- Blown Quartz
- Acoustic Synth
- Bowed Synth
- Plucked Synth
- Velvet Synth
- Bowed Neutron
- Blown Neutron
- Traditional
- Harp Round
- Harp Tight
- Harp Octaves
- Glass Harp
- Dream of Harp
- Sitar
- Sitar Lush
- Dream of Sitar
- Banjo
- Dream of Kalimba
- Koto
- Dream of Koto
- Dream of Charango
- Dream of Kantele
- Ghost of Kantele
- Harpsichord
Watch the demo HERE.
VCV Pluck requires VCV Rack (not included).
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