Supercritical Synthesizers has released a firmware update for their Redshift 6 synthesizer that adds 6-part multitimbrality and multitimbral presets.
Here’s what they have to say about it:
“With Redshift 6, multitimbrality is always at your fingertips. Its user interface is built from the ground up to enable a seamless workflow between mono- and multitimbral setups. Under the hood, Redshift 6 is always multitimbral — there’s no need to switch to a specific multitimbral mode. A new multitimbral synth part can be activated with just the push of a button. Each part can be polyphonic, paraphonic, or monophonic, and each can have its own unique character.
With each of the Redshift 6’s six voices capable of generating up to 16 oscillators for a total of 96, the Redshift 6 offers an impressive expansion in overall polyphony. A single voice supports up to five paraphonic notes simultaneously, each featuring dual oscillators and a noise source. These notes can have independent amplitude shaping, thanks to the Redshift 6’s dedicated DCO ENV envelope generators.”
Redshift 6 Multitimbral Demo:
See the Supercritical site for details.
I was considering this, but I think I am going to hold out for that new multi-trimbral PWM synth that has rumors of being a groovebox (from the Malevolent/Mantis synth people). Also, why did Waldorf fck up the Kyra so badly? 🙁
I have one and love it!
Yes great synths, we own two both for live and studio use
Seems like a sophisticated ARPEGGIATOR to me – nothing more ???
Expecting to be taught in the comment section? That’s a new low
this is a synth i definitely need to look into more! (or maybe not for my bank accounts sake lol)
The www for this sux… over heavy on multimedia bollox wirh no user guide / manual or specs #_#
I wonder how much time it took you to write this comment instead of just scrolling down the product page
Not the best looking synth ever 🙂
but considering what’s inside and the promising feature roadmap it’s by far the most interesting product and brand I’ve seen in years.
In a market mostly driven by nostalgia, cheap knockoffs and mostly boring products this is genuinely refreshing.
They’ve taken cues from the Ensoniq – ESQ1/SQ80 ergonomics, with a 1 button per function page.
im also interested in new kinds of synths but the problem now is that software has truly reached a level where the quality is indistinguishable from hardware unless you have some kind of analog components in the signal chain
ive been messing around with some Phaseplant sounds recently that are some of the best sounds ive ever heard in my life .. and its easily on the level of my Minifreak keyboard in terms of sound quality
And they’re so damn cheap too. My iPad is good enough for quick interaction too and I can add a midi controller any time! 🙂
I don’t think sound quality is the main factor for most people when deciding between software and hardware. It’s just a completely different way of interacting with the instrument. Also, it’s not a forced binary decision – you can use both, and most people do.
Fully agree. It’s more of how does the instrument let you approach sound creation, song creation, manipulation and so on. And this can happen in software and of hardware alike. The iPad is still somewhat underrated in this regard but another very powerful way, if you utilize its strengths of interaction (touch, swipe) for instruments.
After multiple demos I still somehow don’t see, what all the rage is about. Call me crazy, but doesn’t it sound like a Juno with an ARP. Somehow don’t get the pricetag to feature ratio and I really like capable synths, no matter their cost.
If it sounds like a Juno with all these added features and abilities it’s the best synth ever conceived.