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Predator includes powerful features such as Preset Morphing, Intelligent Preset Variation, MIDI and Synth Controllable FX, Unison Detune, Chord Memory and a versatile Arpeggiator. Preset banks include: Hip Hop (NY, Club, DirtySouth and Gfunk), Jump, hardcore, breakbeat, various trance styles, DnB banks and more…

It also includes PredatorFX, allowing you to use the filters, modulations, effects and vocoder as an FX plug-in within your music host.

Features:

• Oscillators section:
  • 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.
• Overall Pitch modulation section:
  • 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.
• Filter section:
  • Main filter is an 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.
• Filter2 section
  • Additional Filter with cutoff control offering 6dB, 12dB and 24dB LowPass or HighPass setting.
• Amp section:
  • Build in Amp/Volume Envelope with Attack, Decay, Sustain, Fade and Release.
  • Volume control.
  • Velocity> Volume amount.
  • Panning control.
• Free modulation section:
  Free Envelopes
  • 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.

  Free LFOs

  • 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.

  Free Modulation Matrix

  • 4 free modulation routings.
  • 28 modulation sources.
  • 44 modulation destinations.
  • Secondary modulation source & control.
• Play modes section:
  • 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.
• Arpeggiator section:
  • 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.
• Advance section:
  • 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.
• Overall:
  • 16-voice polyphony.
  • Parameter read-out field at lower right corner.
  • Help function for most controls.
• FX section:
  • 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.
• Preset section:
  • 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.

Key features:

• Sound Presets consist of 4 separate Layers for rich, complex sound synthesis.
• 32 note polyphonic (CPU dependent).
• Unlimited sound programs, Sound Browser.
• +2100 Rob Papen presets and more.
• 4 oscillators per Layer, 4 types. Oscillator modules include Analog-type, Digital-type, Noise-type and Audio Input-type. FM modulation and AM modulation. Oscillator Sync in Analog Oscillator 2 and 4.
• Stereo Filters, 4 types. Filter modules include Silk-type, Cream-type, Scream-type and Comb-type. 3 multimode filters (Silk, Cream and Scream), each with a different basic design thus producing different sounding filters. Filters are stereo with panning and panning modulation options.
• Saturation knob precedes each filter to add overdrive to the sound before it enters the filter. Four types of Saturation are available.
• 8 envelopes, 2 types. ADSFR type and 5-stage envelope type with loop function. Each envelope stage has separate slope/curve settings. Each oscillator has its own volume envelope.
• 4 LFOs with various waveforms and midi-syncable. LFO Waves have adjustable start-phase and waveform-symmetry. LFOs can also be set to mono mode.
• Modulation Matrix which includes 16 routings with 27 sources and 36 destinations. Separate control section for Velocity to: AMP, Filter 1 and Filter 2.
• Arpeggiator with 32 step rhythm sequencer, step length, clock settings, various modes including modulation and chord, switchable keyboard retrigger, swing, velocity mix, save/load functionality.
• Spread function for each Oscillator for ultra fat detuned sounds.
• Chord memory mode (saved with the preset).
• 4 effects units per layer each containing 12 stereo effects including two Choruses, two Delays, Filter, Phaser, Reverb, Flanger, Gator, Wah Wah, Compressor and LoFi.
• Mono/Polyphonic Portamento/Glide featuring Fingered mode, switchable constant Time/constant Rate and Auto-Bend Modes.
• Sound programs are stored directly on hard disk so providing a virtually unlimited number of storage locations. Sounds are sorted into style-maps for easy search. Integrated Sound Browser, MIDI program change and bank change supported.
• Adjustable Precision setting for recreating the warmth of true analog synthesizers
• Gen (randomize) function for experimentation and preset fun.
• Microtonal support (Scala file import) for different scales (Indian, Arabic, etc.).
• Adjustable keyboard velocity response curve.
• Adjustable voice limit (mono, 1…12, oo).
• MIDI activity display (also triggers a C3 when clicked).
• Several parameters are located on the “rear panel” so they are not changed accidentally during use.
• Controller hardware (faderbox or synth) settings can be saved and restored.
• Dial operation is switchable between circular and linear modes.

Features:

• Six Oscillators modules which include Analogue, Additive and Spectral type waveforms. Osc. A and B offer PWM modulation and symmetry control. Oscillators can be combined in several ways using 32 different modulation routings in the Algorithm screen. Oscillators can have FM modulation or Ring modulation and can be oscillator hard synced. Each oscillator can be output to the filters, the effects or output as dry. Dedicated screens available in the LCD screen section for Algorithm selection, Phase distortion / Wave shaping settings and Oscillator Envelopes.
• Two analogue modelled stereo Multimode filters, offering 6dB LowPass/HighPass, 12dB and 24dB LowPass/HighPass/BandPass/Notch, Ring, Comb and Vox (formant). Filters with panning, panning modulation options and pre-filtering distortion. Easy filter control by pre-defined modulation controllers like Envelope, Velocity, Keytrack and Modulation Wheel.
• Nine Envelopes, AHDSFR type. Direct connection to the Oscillators volume, Filters frequency and main Volume amp to make sound editing fast and easy. Graphic and fader-control of Envelopes in one go. Dynamic curves and MIDI tempo based features like delay and envelope retrigger.
• Four Multi-Envelopes, These free highly sophisticated envelopes can be built up using up to 32 sections. Full graphic control and additional menus with presets, load and save functions. Dynamic curves and MIDI tempo based functions.
• Ten LFOs with various waveforms and are MIDI-syncable. Directly connected to main targets to make sound editing easy and fast. Directly connected LFO’s for PWM A/B, Filter Frequency A/B, Tremolo (amp), Vibrato (main pitch) and Three Free LFOs. LFO have adjustable, free/poly/mono modes, keytracking, symmetry, smoothing, attack, decay and humanize functions.
• Three modulation Step-sequencers with sequence loop start/end, poly/mono/free play modes, speed controls and step smooth function. Copy/paste/clear functions.
• Modulation Matrix with 2 pages of 10 slots. 12 synth sources & 23 MIDI sources and 103 synth destinations.
• 32 step mono sequencer, with sequencer length, speed adjust, slide amount, swing amount, volume smoothing. Each step has On/off, Reset, -32/+32 Semitune, Volume, Slide on/off, Filter A, Filter B and Free modulation settings. Clear, load and save functions to exchange sequences in between presets.
• Poly/Mono/Legato/Seq synthesizer play modes. Portamento featuring legato, switch-able constant time/constant rate. Mono unison mode.
• Adjustable Precision setting per oscillator to simulate the instability of vintage analogue synthesizers.
• 16-voice polyphony. Voice amount control.
• Global settings save with each individual preset like: keyboard velocity response curve, over-sampling settings and filter control smoothing.
• Easy Edit page for fast new sound results or for easy access tempo changes.
• External controller hardware (fader-box or synth) settings can be saved and restored.
• Two effects-blocks with serial and parallel mode. Nine stereo effects available including Mono Delay, Stereo Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Distortion, Low Fi, Stereo Widener and Reverb. MIDI tempo based settings in Delays, Phaser and Flanger.
• Equalizer for total overall sound.
• Sound banks of 32 presets inside built in browser. Preset handling with copy, paste, clear and compare function. Preset banks are sorted into style-maps for easy search.
• All settings included the global settings are stored inside each individual preset.
• Presets in clear categories by Rob Papen.
• Arpeggiator: 32 step arpeggiator, with sequencer, seq length, speed adjust, slide amount, swing amount and step length control. Each step has On/off, Slide on/off, Reset, -32/+32 Semitone, Step length, Velocity, and Free modulation. Clear, load and save functions to exchange arpeggiators in between presets.