Omnisphere

by Spectrasonics

If you havn’t heard about it yet, welcome Omnisphere, the latest and greatest in VST technology. Omnisphere by Spectrasonics boasts some incredibly unique features that are going to take producing, composition, and live performance to the next level.

• Hybrid, real-time synthesis + Psychoacoustics + samples
• Unique,customizable user interface

Here are some of the hybrid sound synthesis features (there really are too many to list). Some of this stuff is a little over our heads but that’s what wikipedia is for, right?

Omnisphere Hybrid Sound Synthesis Features

• Variable Waveshaping DSP Synthesis
• Granular Synthesis
• Timbre Shifting
• FM
• Polyphonic Ring Modulation
• High-Resolution Streaming Sample Playback
• Harmonia Dual Multimode Filter
• Chaos Envelopes
• Advanced Unison Mode
• Flex-Mod routing System
• Composite Morphing
• Core Sample Library
• STEAM engine
• Groove Lock

Here are excerpts of the official write-up:

After many years of development, Spectrasonics presents their flagship virtual instrument Omnisphere. This revolutionary Power Synth breaks sonic ground by combining a wide variety of hybrid real time synthesis techniques, a vast library of remarkable Psychoacoustic sounds, and many innovative features that have never been seen before in any hardware or software synthesizer. It is the first to be based on Spectrasonics STEAM Engine.

Omnisphere offers a host of hybrid synthesis and control capabilities including Variable Waveshaping DSP synthesis, Granular synthesis, Timbre Shifting, FM, polyphonic Ring Modulation, high-resolution streaming Sample Playback, Harmonia Dual Multimode Filter structure, Chaos Envelopes an advanced Unison mode, and the innovative Flex-Mod modulation routing system - to name a few.

Spectrasonics has pioneered several types of sampling for the core library of this virtual instrument, including unique Psychoacoustic sounds and sound sources created with a Composite Morphing Technique (CMT) - which morphs the harmonic characteristics of one instrument to another.

Omnisphere is also the successor to Spectrasonics popular Atmosphere instrument, and contains enhanced versions of all the classic Atmosphere sounds. However, the core library in Omnisphere is 10-times the size of Atmosphere and features thousands of completely different sounds.

Omnisphere Pictures:

*more pictures are available at distributor’s site when you click images.

Omnisphere Arpeggiator	Omnisphere Visualizer
Omnisphere Mixer	Omnisphere Effects

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