Thor synthesizer

This is a demo of Peff using Reason 4.0 to control an Oberheim S.E.M. with CV and gate signals:

I had Reason sending Note CV and Gate CV signals out through the MOTU 896 into an old Oberheim CPS-1 / S.E.M. module. A bit of tweaking was required to get the note cv scaling set, but after finding the right settings, I had Thor acting as a MIDI to CV converter.

With this Thor patch, it’s possible to control analog synthesizer systems (in this case the Oberheim S.E.M.) from the Reason MIDI Sequencer, Thor Pattern Sequencer, Matrix Pattern Sequencer, any LFO source in Reason, and the RPG-8 Monophonic Arpeggiator. It should also be noted that because the Reason 4.0 sequencer is sample accurate, theoretically, the synchronization should be very solid when sending CV signals through the MOTU audio interface.

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Peff has released a free Reason ReFill that focuses on Thor Polysonic Synthesizer’s sequencer.

Description:

The Thor Polysonic Synthesizer features a step sequencer that offers more features and versatility than Reason’s Matrix Pattern Sequencer. The patches in this refill demonstrate a variety of applications that range from the traditional note/gate pattern source, filter and amplifier gating systems, to complex modulation routings for special effects. Included in the Refill are 16 complete Thor synthesizer patchs, four Combinator Instruments that implement the Thor step sequencer, and two Combinator effects patches that rely on the Thor sequences. 50 pre-programmed step sequences are also included – these are configured in a Combinator to drive a sound from a secondary Thor synthesizer. Also, a granular synthesis Combinator is included with grain lookup driven by a Thor step sequencer.

If you’ve given this a try, leave a comment with your thoughts!

Download page. More details here.

Propellerhead has released a huge free Reason Refill, eXode’s Massive Synthesis 0.99b.

The refill consists of 2400 Patches in total.

• 650 Combinator Instrument Patches
• 50 Combinator Effect Devices
• 250 Malström Patches
• 380 Subtractor Patches
• 1000 Thor Patches (!)
• 70 patches (total) for the RV7000 and Scream4.

Included packages are:

• Analogital
• Control Synthesis (previously unreleased)
• Electric Bass (previously unreleased)
• Mjolnir
• Moog ReFill (previously commercial)
• Moog Tribute ReFill
• Sonic Waves (previously Wave Soundscapes Vol.1. and Vol.2.)
• Thor Padding (previously unreleased)
• Trance ReFill (previously commercial)
• Voltage Controlled Vol.1.
• Voltage Controlled Vol.2.
• Voltage Controlled Vol.3.
• Sonic Waves contains all the original patches from Wave Soundscapes Vol.2. All the patches from Wave Soundscapes Vol.1. have been updated and it also carries an additional 56 soundscape patches that were previously unreleased (Work name Wave Soundscapes Vol.3.). Massive Synthesis also contains 50 “Modern” patches for Malström that were specifically developed for this ReFill.

This ReFill contains almost every previously released ReFill by eXode but also previously unreleased patches from eXode’s private library.

It’s a free download for registered users at the Propellerhead site.

This video demonstrates how to patch Benny Benassi’s signature synth sound from Bring The Noise, using the Thor Synthesizer in Propellerhead Reason 4. Read more…

Reason version 4 – Thor – HD

Description:

This is an official overview of Thor Polyphonic Synthesizer, aka Thor Polysonic Synthesizer, from Propellerhead Reason 4.

Thor is a multi-synthesis synthesizer with six oscillator types, four different filters, a step sequencer and a modulation matrix. Fully routable. Fully automatable. Fully everything.

via PropellerheadSW