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Rob Papen Predator

Item ID: Predator

Virtual Modular Synth Plug-in for VST2.4, AU, and RTAS

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A swiss-army knife for making cutting-edge music tracks!

Predator is a "phat sounding" killer synthesizer that combines inspiring presets and first-class features to make this your 'go-to' synth for contemporary music production. Predator is packed with powerful features such as Preset Morphing, Intelligent Preset Variation, MIDI and Synth Controllable FX, Unison Detune, Chord Memory and an extremely versatile Arpeggiator. Predator also includes PredatorFX, allowing you to use the incredible filters, modulations, effects and vocoder as an FX plug-in within your music host. We've seen the future of virtual synths, and it's Predator!







Rob Papen Predator Features:
  • VST2.4, AU and RTAS plug-in synthesizer for PC and Mac (IntelMac compatible)
  • 3 Oscillators with 128 waves included Analogue, Additive and Spectral type of waveforms plus pink & white noise generators.
  • Oscillator waveform Symmetry control for each oscillator
  • Free running option for each oscillator and Oscillator Syncing of oscillator 2 or 3 to oscillator 1
  • Extended semitone range going from -48 semitones up to +48 semitones.
  • Separate octave control and fine-tuning
  • Keyboard tracking on/off for each oscillator.
  • Each Oscillator offers Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) using an independent LFO for each oscillator with individual speed and amount controls.
  • FM and Ring modulation modes for Oscillator 2 and 3.
  • Each oscillator has a PWM square wave Sub-oscillator
  • Spread function for detuned multiple oscillator sound within one Oscillator.
  • Volume control for each oscillator and output on/off for Oscillator 1 and 2.
  • Tempo sync-able global Pitch LFO. You can set the amount and also which wave is used for this LFO.
  • Pitch bend with separate settings for up and down pitch-bends.
  • Analogue modelled stereo Multimode Filter, offering 6dB LowPass and HighPass, 12dB, 18dB and 24dB LowPass and HighPass, 12dB and 24dB BandPass, 12dB and 24dB Notch and Comb Filter.
  • Pre-filtering distortion with smooth or edgy mode option.
  • Easy Filter control by pre-defined Cutoff Frequency modulation controllers: Envelope, Velocity, Key-tracking, LFO and Modulation Wheel.
  • Build in Filter Envelope with Attack, Decay, Sustain, Fade and Release.
  • Build in Filter LFO with various waveforms, modulation amount control and tempo sync option with speed settings between 16/1 and 1/32t.
  • LFO Poly, free or mono mode options.
  • Additional Filter with cutoff control offering 6dB, 12dB and 24dB LowPass or HighPass setting.
  • Build in Amp/Volume Envelope with Attack, Decay, Sustain, Fade and Release.
  • Volume control
  • Panning control
  • 2 Envelopes with Attack, Decay Sustain, Fade and Release.
  • Option to control the Envelopes times using "velocity" or "key played"
  • Modulation Amount Envelope 1&2 and amount control for Envelope 1.
  • 44 modulation destinations
  • 2 LFO's with various waveforms
  • Tempo sync option with speed settings between 16/1 and 1/32t
  • Poly, free or mono mode options.
  • Modulation Amount LFO 1&2 and amount control for LFO 1.
  • 44 modulation destinations
  • 4 free modulation routings
  • 28 modulation sources
  • 44 modulation destinations
  • Secondary modulation source & control
  • Poly/Mono/Mono2/Legato/Arp/Unison2/Unison4/Unsion6 synthesizer play modes.
  • Portamento featuring constant rate/constant time or held(legato) constant rate/constant time.
  • Unison detune amount, if Predator is in Unison2, Unison4 or Unsion6 mode.
  • 8 note Chord memory, saved within the preset
  • Demo C3 button to preview sounds
  • 16 step arpeggiator, which can be used as a step sequencer or as modulation source.
  • Arpeggiator patterns can be 1-16 steps long
  • Speed setting of 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/3, 1, 3/2, 2, 3 and 4x BPM.
  • Up, down, up/down, down/up, random, ordered, reverse ordered, ordered up/down, ordered down/up, chord and modulation mode.
  • 1-4 octaves settings
  • Overall step length
  • Swing amount
  • Slide amount for sliding steps
  • Velocity control knob which mixes between keyboard (midi) velocity input and the steps velocity settings.
  • Each step has on/off, Tie, Slide, Tune, Velocity and Free row.
  • Tie modes normal or special which allows Slide, Tune, Velocity and Free settings inside a step if that step is set to Tie.
  • Arpeggiator Latch which can be controlled by the midi sustain pedal.
  • You can load, save, copy, paste and reset arpeggiator patterns, so you can reuse them in different presets.
  • Adjustable Analogness setting to simulate the instability of vintage analogue synthesizers.
  • Global Tuning
  • Attack Shape. This changes the curvature of Predator's envelopes attack stage. From exponential to linear to logarithmic.
  • Decay/Release Shape. This Changes the curvature of Predator's envelopes decay and release stages. From exponential to linear to logarithmic.
  • Velocity Shape. Changes Predator's velocity curvature. From exponential to linear to logarithmic.
  • Over-sampling mode: Sets the over-sampling from 1x / 2x / 4x / 8x / 16x.
  • Over-sampling filter on/off: optional post-over-sampling lowpass filter
  • Audio input selector >FX or >Filter (PredatorFX only)
  • Audio input gain control (PredatorFX only)
  • Synth Amp Hold on/off. Turn off the PredatorFX's Amp envelope and so the sound plays without changing volume. (PredatorFX only)
  • All advance settings are saved within each individual preset.
  • External controller hardware (fader-box or synth) settings can be saved and restored.
  • 16-voice polyphony.
  • Parameter read-out field at lower right corner.
  • Help function for most controls.
  • HQ effects blocks in serial mode.
  • Available effects: Mono Delay, Stereo Delay, Comb, Reverb, Chorus, Chorus/Delay, Flanger, Phaser, Wah/Delay, Distortion, Low Fi, Amp Simulator with 5 models, Waveshaper, Stereo Widener, Autopan, Gator, Vocoder, FX multi-filter, 5 Band Equalizer, Compressor and Ensemble.
  • Midi tempo based settings in most effects.
  • 2 FX modulation sources for connecting midi or synth controls to FX parameters.
  • Uses sound banks composed of 128 presets.
  • Preset handling with copy, paste, clear and compare function.
  • All settings included the Advance panel settings are stored inside each preset.
  • Presets are stored in clear categories.
  • Four 'Preset variation' buttons with amount control of the variation.
  • Preset morphing with amount control to morph between two presets within the selected bank.

Synth-meister Rob Papen does it again with Predator!
Specification Detail
Software Type Synth
Supported Computer Format Mac, PC
Supported Plug-In Formats RTAS, VST, AU
Hardware Requirements - Mac Intel or PPC 1.5 GHz or faster, 1GB RAM
Hardware Requirements - PC Pentium 4 or faster, 1GB RAM
OS Requirements - Mac Mac OS X 10.4 or later
OS Requirements - PC Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Manufacturer Part Number RPPRED03

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Reviews

based on 13 reviews

Killer Sub Bass

by Michael A Almadova from Austin
June 28, 2012
Music Background: Audio engineer
The synth is very powerful and allows you to obtain some really hard solid bass. Using this with a blend of real bass gives you a strong backbone to your songs.

Great softsynth!

by Jon Remy from Dallas, TX
February 3, 2012
Music Background: Certified Audio Engineer, Music Producer, Composer/Artist
ALL the sounds I was looking for! The "Ambient" and "SFX" are stellar.

I love Predator

by Adam from Montreal, Canada
January 14, 2011
Music Background: Amateur Producer
This is probably my favourite synth so far. 20 minutes after starting the demo for the first time, I bought it - simply browsing through the presets convinced me. I love synths that I find intuitive a... read more [+]nd easy to use, and Predator is still king in that department. If you know the basics of subtractive synthesis, you will probably understand it immediately. It does just about everything I would ever need a synth to do, and it sounds terrific - the sound engine is very clean and "unbiased", IMO. The built-in FX are to die for. MIDI control works beautifully. It's maybe not the synth with the most modulation options in the world, but it still gives you an enormous amount of flexibility. Rob Papen and Jon Ayres (the programmer) own my soul from now on. close [-]

Go To Synth

by from
November 18, 2010
Music Background:
It's taken me awhile to embrace a softsynth like I have the Predator. Analog feel software advantages. Great for Modern dance music of any genre. This IS where it's at!

Sweetwater Advice

Carson McClain
Trance, industrial, EBM, synth-pop, hardstyle, this plug-in is one of the best sounding synths for any of those genres. The immensely long list of features can not begin to describe the sound of this earth-shattering synth. Download the demo, drop it in the mix, and you will be hooked.
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