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Abyss from Tracktion is a visual synthesizer with character (and a bit of fairy dust), bringing dark vibrating drones, vivid cinematic pads and rich evolving textures. Find instant inspiration for your music and sound design projects with Abyss. The tone color approach provides a simple way to create complex sounds, and this is paired with a modulation system that is as powerful as it is simple to use. Tweak, mangle and modulate your sound to sonic madness or create sensible, nuanced MPE instruments. Tone Colors can also be varied on a gradient to create a palette of timbral variation that becomes the base of your patch. Whether you mainly used presets or you are a seasoned sound designer, with Abyss you simply follow your intuition to create your own signature sound.
Tracktion Abyss Visual Synthesizer Plug-In
Tracktion Abyss Visual Synthesizer Plug-In
Tracktion Abyss Visual Synthesizer Plug-In

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  • Unique and inspiring workflow based on sound colors
  • More than 2000 sound colors as building blocks for patches
  • Unique “sound surfing” for selecting sound colors
  • Each sound color can be modified with spectral processing
  • Noise parameter adds “musical noise” – specifically based on and tuned to the selected sound color
  • Virtual analog filter with resonance
  • Four sound effects: Shimmer, Delay, Reverb, and Phaser
  • Arbitrary modulation with 13 sources and 23 destinations
  • LFO supports the free drawing of curves
  • Two of the LFOs can be used as step sequencers
  • Unique “stereo” modifier that allows skewing most parameters differently for left and right channel
  • Modulation parameters can be modulated themselves (e.g. LFO-speed)
  • Easy pitch snap function to stay within scale
  • More than 130 carefully crafted patches

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  • New in v1.2:
  • Amazing, intuitive new FM capabilities. Makes dialing in FM sounds as simple as using a filter
  • Twice as many factory presets
  • A touchscreen mode has been added for rapid, tactile sound design
  • A level slider has been added to the LFOs, allowing for the modulation of the modulation depth
  • Panic button and several other improvements based on user feedback

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