Fortify Your Music With the Power of Object Synthesis
At Sweetwater, we’re impressed by Applied Acoustics Systems’ Chromaphone 3. This third-generation, two-voice acoustic object synthesizer creates traditional and otherworldly percussion sounds from scratch or from presets. From the sublime to the clangorous, Chromaphone hits with precision, acoustic bite, and impactful dynamics. Physically modeled acoustic resonators are the heart of object synthesis, and Chromaphone has eight of them — Beam, Drumhead, Marimba, Membrane, Closed Tube, Open Tube, Plate, and String — enabling this amazing plug-in to deliver everything from synthesized drums, PVC pipes, and plucked piano strings to plates, chimes, water droplets, blips, bleeps, squawks, and much more. Additionally, you can shape these sounds with Chromaphone’s powerful inline multi-effects processor.
Related Videos: Chromaphone 3 Acoustic Object Synthesizer
The creative percussion synthesizer
Chromaphone 3’s Exciter section transforms you into a sonic alchemist by adjusting head resonance and mallet softness until you find the perfect percussion for your music. And because it leverages the power of physical instrument modeling instead of samples, this plug-in has a tiny footprint and allows you to make all changes in real time. Chromaphone 3 boasts a streamlined interface and a host of new features, including an arpeggiator section and a totally redesigned library with over 1,000 meticulously curated presets from top artists and sound designers. Put state-of-the-art acoustic object synthesis to work for your music with Applied Acoustics Systems’ Chromaphone 3.
What’s new in Chromaphone 3
- NEW Home View: Features macros mapped to key sonic characteristics (modulation, timbre, envelope, and effects) for distraction-free browsing and tweaking
- NEW Two-Voice Multitimbral: Combines two independent timbres (stacked or split) to create spacious, textured, performance-oriented sounds
- NEW Factory Library: Redesigned factory library of 420 amazing presets curated by top sound designers takes full advantage of advanced version 3 features
- REMASTERED Chromaphone 2 Library: The 676 sounds of the legacy Chromaphone 2 library were revamped for consistent gain staging, unity-gain FX, better dynamics, and real-time sound transformation assignments
- NEW Browser: Quick, user-friendly organizational views for Packs, Sounds, Categories, and Creators
- NEW Macros: 4 performance macros per layer that respond to user-defined MIDI controls, each with modulation, timbre, envelope, and FX morphing assignments that can be played in real time
- IMPROVED Microtonal tunings: Now supports Scala scale files, as well as reference note frequency tuning for microtonal composition
- COMPATIBLE with Chromaphone 2 sounds: Simply copy Chromaphone 2 banks into Chromaphone 3’s packs folder to convert them
- EXPANDED Multi-Effects Module: Chromaphone 3’s multi-effects module now features reverb, EQ, compressor, tremolo, and guitar amp processors that can be re-arranged in any order
Applied Acoustics Systems Chromaphone 3 Acoustic Object Synthesizer Plug-in Features:
- 2-part multitimbral, stacked or split
- Top-quality analog modules and advanced synth architecture
- 4 performance macros per layer that respond to user-defined MIDI controls
- Factory library comprising over 1,000 sounds by top sound designers
- Compatibility with Chromaphone 2 sounds
- Optional expansion packs for further creativity
