Developer Christophe Duquesne let us know that he’s released Loris Synth, a new analysis and resynthesis tool for the EaganMatrix.
The EaganMatrix is the synth engine that powers the Haken Continuum synth line, the Expressive E Osmose and other synths.
It’s available now for macOS, with a Windows version in the works.
The official video intro:
Analysis Resynthesis tool for the EaganMatrix
Loris Synth is an Analysis & Resynthesis tool for the EaganMatrix, allowing you to create your own analysis, send them to the EaganMatrix, and design EaganMatrix presets using them.
The purpose of Analysis & Resynthesis is to analyze an audio sample, and extract from it all the necessary information to drive the EaganMatrix Additive Bank. It will provide a result heavily inspired from the initial sample that can be manipulated in an infinite number of ways. It is not sampling, and not intended to be imitative: its purpose is to open a brand new sonic world based on the initial samples.
*Note: You must own a product running an EaganMatrix to be able to use it (Continuum, ContinuuMini, EaganMatrix Module, ContinuuMicro or Osmose). In addition, the EaganMatrix will have to run the 10.44 firmware and up to be compliant with all the Loris Synth features. (Osmose will not have this firmware before first trimester of 2025).
Loris Synth Video Tutorials:
Loris Synth was used in creating the unique sound of Dune: Part 2
Organizers of Soundmit – an annual international event dedicated to synthesizers, modular synth, professional audio technologies, and vintage instruments – have announced that the event will return to Turin, after a 1-year break, July 4 to 6, 2025.
“After over a decade of success, Soundmit took a pause in 2024,” says organizer Francesco Mulassano. “This break allowed us to work on an even richer and more engaging format.
The new timing in July is not coincidental: the proximity to the Kappa FuturFestival , one of Europe’s most renowned electronic music events, creates an ideal context for Soundmit. The presence of an already targeted audience increases visibility and visitor attendance, while still maintaining autonomy as an independent and unique event.”
Situated just 100 meters from Kappa FuturFestival, Sporting Dora is located in one of the most vibrant areas for festival-goers, offering Soundmit’s exhibitors access to an audience already passionate about electronic music and audio technologies.
For exhibitors, this strategic location represents a valuable opportunity to reach new contacts, expand their network, and showcase their products in an international and dynamic setting.
Soundmit will feature spaces dedicated to the latest innovations in synthesizers and professional audio technologies, as well as vintage instruments that have shaped the history of music. This edition will also feature live electronic music performances, providing participants with a more immersive and complete experience.
Crocus Soundware has introduced Liminal: HandPan Explorations – a library of a deeply sampled steel Handpan instrument, also known as a Hang or Hang Drum – playable using the full version of Kontakt 6.8+.
The instrument was mic’d in stereo in order to capture both the tonality and natural inherent reverberance of the instrument, as well as the subtle characteristics of the performer impacting the instrument with their hand or mallet.
The video intro for Liminal:
In addition to phrase-like Polyrhythmic samples, the library includes samples of more aleatoric and textured performances called ‘clusters’. These are intended to be used as naturalistic pads, which are well-suited to add unpredictability and creative imperfection to your composition. These add humanistic details not found in something derived from a synthetic source.
The library also includes six one-shot strike articulations, where the performer uses their hands, fingers and mallets. Each of these articulations have 42 velocity layers, capturing minute timbral variations between softer and more forceful strikes.
The user-interface allows articulations to be layered, mixed and reversed. The ‘crossfade gizmo’ allows artful blending of sound layers with intuitive color-coded controls. LFO controls can also be enabled, allowing your DAW’s tempo to dictate the modulation of an individual layer’s volume. This opens the door for tempo-synced swells and unleashes even more creative possibilities for evolving texture.
Features:
VST3, VST2, AU and AAX compatible host
8 GB of samples uncompressed, Stereo samples(1.7GB using lossless compression)
45 Polyrhythmic Articulations
6 Basic Strikes with 42 Velocity layers
7 Clusters
5 Tempo-synced Clusters
6 Pads derived from processing Cluster samples.
*Note: Made for the full version of Kontakt 6.8 or higher (Not intended for Kontakt Player)
Liminal is available now with an intro price of $42 (normally $70).
