Extreme belongs to our range of hybrid synthesizers.
Have you been looking for a synth which sounds different? Then look no more.
Extreme supplies a range of sounds which are everything else than common.
Extreme includes 256 presets, but it uses our soundpack technology so you may
add soundpacks. Three optional soundacks are available for Extreme giving you
a total of 1024 presets to explore.
We have published a number of MP3 files below, which demo the synth.
Extreme is available as a VST plugin on Windows and as an Audio Unit for Mac OS X.
About Extreme
Extreme uses samples/waveforms as the oscillator source. In addition, there's an
ensemble section which can multiply the oscillator source into 6 different
oscillators, which gives Extreme a very thick and punchy sound.
The waveforms/samples can be categorized as distorted, big, punchy,
noisy and wicked, appealing to musicians who need a unique tool which
sounds different compared with the average software synthesizers
on the market.
Extreme features one resonant lowpass filter per voice. And there's a traditional
amplitude envelope as well. And pitch modulation (LFO). There's a stereo delay
(one for the left and one for the right stereo channel). In addition, Extreme
includes an ensemble unit which multiplies the oscillator into six oscillators
which can be detuned (the amount control) and mixed with the original voice.
MP3 samples
These are demos of Extreme. Please note that no other plugins were used to record
these demos. Extreme is the only plugin you hear. Most demos feature several instances
of Extreme running (around 4-5).
Demo Song 1 (900 KB)
Demo Song 2 (840 KB)
Demo Song 3 (820 KB)
Demo Song 4 (600 KB)
Demo Song 5 (870 KB)
Effects
The effect section in Extreme is quite comprehensive. We have included a resonator,
a flanger, reverb, a pitch shifter, amplitude modulator and even a sub oscillator.
And there are several filter banks and bandpass filters.
Now as if this isn't enough, these can be used in series or layered to create thick
effects. Alright, you say, but hold on. There's more. These effects can be cross
faded as well. Yes, there are effect modes which let you, say, crossfade between
the resonator and a flanging effect. Or crossfade between the flanger and a filter
bank.
Voices
You may configure Extreme so it gives you any number of voices your computer can
handle (depending on how fast it is). Or you can set a fixed limit if you don't
want to allocate more than a certain number of voices for Extreme.
MIDI Controllers
The plugin has a learn mode for MIDI controllers. Just click on the learn button, turn
a particular software knob, which you want to control, and then turn a hardware knob
on your controller. Then the plugin has learnt that this hardware knob will control this
software knob. Can't be easier. You can also use the learn function to draw controller
waveforms in your MIDI sequencer.
Selecting Patches
There's a drop down menu which you use to select patches. Instead of selecting from the
drop down menu you may also hit the increment or decrement buttons to step one preset
forward or backward.
Other
There's a 4th order lowpass filter with resonance, which can be controlled by an envelope.
In addition, MIDI velocity may control the filter cutoff frequency. If you don't like
volume velocity then you may reduce the volume velocity or turn it off completely.
The plugin includes an LFO for pitch modulation and another LFO for effect modulation.
The effect LFO has many shapes to choose from, for example triangle, saw and stepped
waveforms. A manual (PDF) is included.
The plugin is a 14 MB download and each soundpack
is approximately 16 MB. You need approximately 355 MB free hard disk space to install
the plugin and all soundpacks (because they expand/unzip when they are installed).
You may download a demo here, but the demo contains only 4 presets and 4 samples.
And it has a 3 minute limitation.
All these restrictions are of course removed when you buy and download the full version.
