The latter deserves special mention: it functions as a fast-decay low-pass filter envelope to simulate plucked strings. The filters are joined by Phaser and Pluck sections. Since the perception of an additive tone relies somuch on the fundamental, there is a Prot(ection) slider in the Timbre section that ensures the lowest frequencies squeak through unharmed. You canchoose from the usual filter mode suspects, with the addition ofCustom Shapes these are defined inthe ENV(elope) display and are drawn in just like the additive waves. Harmor sports a dual-filter configuration thatincludes allof the normal goodies. Both have the effect of thickening the sound in some way, or creating dissonant timbres.Īnother thickener comes in the form of a sub-harmonic generator, which is used to add bass and depth. The former simply shifts the positions of the partials, making them inharmonic while the latter replicates and transposes harmonics. Examples of these new paradigms include the Prism and Harmonizer sections.

Harmor includes many ways to tweak your waveform, and some of them might be unfamiliar. It should be noted that each patch can consist of two complete and individual patches that are stacked or dynamically mixed. Up to 520 partials may be present in any waveform. You can draw directly in this window and import single-cycle waves, audio files or images to create your own waveforms. However, those waveforms are generated by additive means, and displayed in the Env window. There are, for instance, selectable oscillator waveforms - a pair per 'Timbre' - that can be mixed as you see fit. Even typically subtractive elements like the filter are achieved via additive technology. The developer positions Harmor as an 'additive/subtractive' synthesiser, but there's no doubt that the emphasis is on the former. Format-wise, it's aVSTi and FL Studio plug-in. With its charcoal and plum shadings, its look is also unmistakably Image-Line.

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