Single – will play the currently selected sample.You can choose between six different playback modes that will determine how the samples are played when you press the keyboard. One of our favorite features of the Sampler Engine is the Playback Mapping. We love the flexibility here, we do wish these were available on the other two synthesis engines though. The other modes are Resonator, BitCrush, and extra Modulation knob. You can choose between four different modes, including Unison, to apply to the entire Samper Engine. The Sampler Engine comes with an expanded FX slot where the Unison was on the other two Engines. Change the direction of the grains, the pitch, and even how the grains are shaped. You can load up to six samples in the Sampler Engine.Įach sample can be shaped using the Granular parameters pictured above.

This addition increases the complexity possible with Pigments’ prior features. The Sampler Engine is a new addition to Pigments as part of the most recent update. Let’s move on to the Wavetable Synthesis Engine below. You can send the whole synth mix to one of two filters, adjust the global modulation, and there’s even a noise generator. Finally, there is the Super mode which increases the number of voices in the style of the Roland Jupiter SUPERSAW. Then there is a Chords mode which allows you to choose a chord preset. We get a Classic mode which allows you to increase the number of voices. The second global parameter we love is the Unison mode. This allows you to tune the synth in an explicitly musical manner. You can select which notes you want to omit from the coarse tuning knob.

The first worth mentioning is the Mod Quantize. The Analog Synthesizer has some global parameters that apply to each oscillator.

That’s a great feature, we’ve docked other synths for lacking visuals like that. You’ll quickly notice the oscillators display the waveforms and even display their movement. You can activate key tracking, FM synthesis, and adjust the waveform of each. The Analog Synthesis engine mode opens three oscillators for adjustment.

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