A beta version of Ammonite has been released by Homegrown Sounds. The Ammonite virtual instrument (Windows) is the company’s latest Astralis synth that adds more power and functionality to the features of the company’s other instrument, Bion.
One of Ammonite Beta’s main features is the TerraNova effects engine, which gives the virtual synth a unique, diverse, and powerful effects section, according to Homegrown Sounds. Check out Ammonite’s many other features below:
- Modulation Matrix now offers 7 destinations
- Terranova FX Engine has up to 5 effects at once, plus 3 general purpose modulators that can be many effects (Flanger, Phasers, Pitch Shift, Filters, Mod Delays, Chorus, FM, and so forth)
- Terranova FX Engine also includes SoundScaper, Stero Delay, Compressor, Drive with 4 modes, Graphic EQ, High / Low Exciters, Low Cut, High Cut, and drag and drop Routing
- A second LFO features two dedicated Destinations used outside of the Modulation Matrix
- Vibrato with adjustable time and level, and a selectable source controller
- Modulation Destination Quantizers allow each Modulation Matrix destination to quantize the signal to a defined amount, for glissando-type effects
- Global Pitch Shifter uses delay Pitch Shifting and can be set to Pre or Post FX
- 2 envelopes dedicated to the Filters with Level Control
- 24-Note polyphony: expanded to 24 notes (48 counting both synths), and custom polyphony can be set to a lower amount using the Polyphony setting
- Analog Mode offers 4 modes, each made more extreme by applying distortion and random tuning to the sound
- Low / High Frequency Exciters apply harmonic distortion to add Bass content or higher definition
- Gate Sequencer 2 retriggers Modulators: resets the Modulator LFOs for some interesting effects
- Voice Reducer allows the total volume to be decreased with each note press to help balance the sound
- 2 XY controllers can be assigned to a number of parameters and are useful for recording automation
- Built with SE 1.1, which means faster graphics speed and bug fixes
- Keyboard Velocity Scales: 4 different input characteristics to change the feel of the external keyboard controller
- Bigger Envelope boxes makes grabbing easier, especially with the Release section
- Better use of display area: the panel size is now larger
- Master On / Off for all sections, always visible at the right hand side
- Flexibility: the oscillator and Modulators are designed so that it will be easy to add new modes in the future
Registered users of Bion and Astralis Pack can now download the beta version of Ammonite from the Homegrown Sounds Web site. When Ammonite is officially released as a functioning non-Beta instrument, it will be free for Bion and Astralis Pack users.
For more information, please visit hgsounds.com.