discoDSP Releases Vertigo 1.5 Additive VSTi for Windows
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November 6, 2003
Vertigo, an additive synthesizer for VST hosts featuring 256 partials, resynthesis, morphing and built in effects, has been updated to version 1.5.
It is a free update for registered users.
Version 1.5 features a new GUI, envelope morph engine for operators' freq/amp envelopes and program envelopes, A/B/Linked editing for operators and envelopes, additive synthesizer engine enhancements, VST Automation, as well as bug fixes.
Vertigo is priced at €80 (about 98 USD). A trial version is available for download with a total of 16 presets to try. The full version includes a 64 presets.
Features:
General:
- Up to 16-voice polyphonic
Envelopes:
- 256 breakpoint parabolic envelopes with stage slope control
Partials:
- Euler generated (no wavetables)
- Up to 256 per voice
- 2 modulation sources with morphing
- Phase
- Amplitude
- Note pitchshift amount
- Frequency ratio
- Freq/amp envelope
- CPU usage: 60% on a P3/800 for a 256 partial program
Synthesis Options:
- Harmonize (Harmonic/Odd Harmonic vocoder)
- Phase smearing
- Frequency smearing (ensemble)
- Classic waveform generator assistant (sawtooth, square, triangle, etc.)
Filter:
- -24dB/Octave modes: Lowpass/Highpass/Bandpass/Notch and -12dB/octave lowpass
- Cutoff envelope
- Wheel/Key/Velocity modulation amounts for cutoff
- Wheel/Velocity modulation amounts for resonance
Voices:
- Two resonant filters (serial/parallel mode)
- Pitch envelope
- Amplitude envelope
- Pitchbend control
Mono Effects:
- Distortion (8-times oversampled overdrive with soft clipping)
- Phaser (Up to 128 taps)
- Flanger
- Compressor
- Equalizer (100Hz/1kHz/10kHz bands)
Stereo Effects:
Resynthesis and Sampling:
- PCM Analysis
- 1024, 2048, 4096, and 8192 FFT frame sizes
- Bartlett, Hamming, Hanning, and Blackman windows
- Peak level detection threshold control
For more information, visit their web site at www.discodsp.com. |
