Sonic progression within each waveform means near-infinite source-material.Almost a hundred high-quality pre-recorded multi-waveforms.A plug-in soft-synth with dual wavescanning source sections.
Parallels is a software instrument like no other a beautiful, intuitive, single-page interface concealing a wealth of treasures within.
Finally delay, and a succulent purpose-built algorithmic reverb to kiss the output signal goodbye. Then a flanger with stereo spread built into its feedback control. A hot and hairy distortion precedes a chewy, tasty chorus. Parallels features five three-knob effects in sequence individually adjustable, modulatable, and bypassable. Ours have been our very essence for more than a decade. Many synthesizer effects are an afterthought. Softube’s track record for rich, living effects in software is well-established. Apart from being utterly beautiful, the five modulation source options are versatile and intuitive, bringing all sorts of possibilities to the rest of the instrument. Parallels has two independent and blendable in parallel and much more besides.Įach source can pass through its own shaper section, for example, with a choice of three analogue-modelled filter types a state-variable filter (low, high, or band-pass), a vactrol-style low pass gate, or a triad of resonant peaks.Īnd what about the four ‘mod pods’ on the left! Each one can be filled by one of five modulator types (LFO, random, Euclidian sequencer, step sequencer, or envelope) and can modulate almost any parameter in the instrument, even pairing up to co-modulate single parameters in a blend amount selected by the artist. All this with up to fourteen voices at once.Įven just one of these source sections would be an intriguing instrument on its own. The artist can choose how far the playhead will move through the source scene, and at what rate, before returning to its start point and settling into its sustain loop. The playback method can be described as wavescanning, with pre-calibrated loop lengths per source for the best possible sonic outcome. Even some super-rare and unreleased pieces are represented.Įach waveform has a progression of some kind in its 15-second duration – a filter sweep, or a pitch diffusion for example – and playback can start from any point of the artist’s choosing, providing almost infinite sounds-per-sound, even at the source. These come from classic synths, digital and analogue, hard-wired and modular, FM and phys mod, and from environmental and combined sources too. Almost a hundred high-quality pre-recorded multi-waveforms live at the heart of Parallels. And second, it should inspire the artist with elegant workflow, superb layout and visual feedback, and a sense of endless possibility.Ī huge part of the first point is taken care of by the source material. First, it should always sound fantastic, with a minimum of fuss. There are many possible approaches to take in creating a brand new instrument. If you’re looking for inspiration and sheer sound-quality in your music, this is your golden ticket. Out of this hotbed, this toy-box, this fantasy-factory, Parallels was born an instrument with not one but two sound sources, each running painstakingly recorded and exquisitely calibrated multi-waveforms from every dream-machine must-have synth you could ever want, and sculpting the resulting sounds with the highest-quality Softube filters, modulators, and effects.
His imagination fizzes and crackles with delight at the sounds of a million billion sparkling circuit boards. And the guy who runs it is no ordinary guy. In Stockholm, Sweden, there’s a synth emporium like no other – a store with such vibrancy, such range, such colour, that you’d need a dozen eyes and ears to take it all in. Modular Ready: works as a native instrument plug-in and as modules in Modular, Softube's Eurorack platform.
Hundreds of expertly-created presets from world-leading synth artists, engineers, and sound-designers, including Brian Transeau a.k.a.Almost a hundred high-quality multi-waveforms and five phenomenal Softube effects.An inspiring, special ocasions synth, perfect for modern scoring and soundscaping.