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Music software company XILS-lab is proud to announce availability of Oxium, its newly-launched performance-orientated soft synth, as of July 21, 2012... Oxium is a unique, yet cost-conscious (99.00 EURO/$129.00 USD) Mac-compatible (OS X 10.4 32-bit PowerPC and Intel; Mac OS X 10.6 or later 32- and 64-bit Intel; Audio Unit, VST, RTAS Pro Tools 7.0 and later) and PC-compatible (Windows XP, Vista, and 7 32- and 64-bit; VST, RTAS Pro Tools 7.0 and later) performance-orientated soft synth plug-in, adept at giving equal billing to still-sought-after classic analogue sounds and more adventurous modernistic tones.
Mastering Oxium is far from being a steep learning curve, however, thanks to its intuitive user interface. An Instant Visual Feedback (IVF) concept based around a Flower design allows standard synth building blocks oscillators, filters, and LFOs, etc to be quickly absorbed at a glance. Meanwhile, modulation options are also accessible quickly and simply via a central page, and include the usual suspects never has it been so simple to add performance-enhancing Vibrato (oscillator pitch), Tremolo (VCA level), or Auto-Wah (cutoff frequency) modulations to a patch!
Looking for photorealistic analogue-sounding sounds? Then look no further: take two cumulative analogue- modelled oscillators and simultaneously select several (Triangle, PWM Triangle, Saw, Square, and PWM Pulse) waveforms for each (together with cross and ring modulation); shape them with a flexible double- multimode filter structure using XILS-labs proprietary third-generation zero-delay feedback algorithm featuring six self-oscillating filter types (12dB and 24dB Lowpass, 6dB and 12dB Bandpass, and 12dB High- Pass plus 12dB Lowpass, Bandpass, High-Pass, and an additional Formant Filter option on the second filter that can also be modulated); finally, mix to taste using the flexible double-mixer architecture with fully- configurable serial or parallel modes, and... voila! Subtractive synthesis speedily taken to a new dimension.
Seeking something more modern and exotic-sounding? Then try using the Grid, Oxiums onboard advanced sequencer modulator, adapted from the masked zones idea introduced in XILS-labs Le Masque: Delay timeline-driven delay effects plug-in namesake, featuring 16 freely-assignable zones, horizontal and vertical quantise modes, and two level parameters for added musical flexibility. Ditto the three (Amplifier, Filter, and Auxiliary) D-ADSR envelopes easily at hand to assist with sound sculpting perfect for triggering tempo- synched modulation, for example. And rounding off this fanciful feature set, three full-featured LFOs that can be set to run polyphonically (with each voice having its own LFO) or monophonically (with all voices using the same LFO), each capable of modulating oscillator pitch and width, filter frequency (host application synchronised or otherwise), and amplifier level.
To top things off, Oxium comes complete with over 250 carefully chosen performance-showcasing presets from XILS-labs talented team of well-known, world-class sound designers, while two user-selectable skins reflect its split personality... so why not choose one today?
Oxium is available to purchase from the dedicated XILS-lab online Store (http://www.xils-lab.com/products/Oxium.html ) for a special introductory price of 69 EURO/$89.00 USD until August 15 (rising to 99 EURO /$129.00 USD thereafter). Note: this is a serial number-protected product no iLok required!
Listen to audio examples of Oxium here.
About XILS-lab (www.xils-lab.com)
Based in Grenoble, France, XILS-lab is a new music software company, founded by Xavier Oudin. Having developed some of the best-known virtual instruments and effects plug-ins in the market for various companies over the last 20 years, Oudin believes that a virtual effect or instrument is not only a mathematical algorithm, designed by and for PhD engineers, but a musical machine for musicians. XILS-lab likes to make virtual instruments and effects that inspire its users!
Mastering Oxium is far from being a steep learning curve, however, thanks to its intuitive user interface. An Instant Visual Feedback (IVF) concept based around a Flower design allows standard synth building blocks oscillators, filters, and LFOs, etc to be quickly absorbed at a glance. Meanwhile, modulation options are also accessible quickly and simply via a central page, and include the usual suspects never has it been so simple to add performance-enhancing Vibrato (oscillator pitch), Tremolo (VCA level), or Auto-Wah (cutoff frequency) modulations to a patch!
Looking for photorealistic analogue-sounding sounds? Then look no further: take two cumulative analogue- modelled oscillators and simultaneously select several (Triangle, PWM Triangle, Saw, Square, and PWM Pulse) waveforms for each (together with cross and ring modulation); shape them with a flexible double- multimode filter structure using XILS-labs proprietary third-generation zero-delay feedback algorithm featuring six self-oscillating filter types (12dB and 24dB Lowpass, 6dB and 12dB Bandpass, and 12dB High- Pass plus 12dB Lowpass, Bandpass, High-Pass, and an additional Formant Filter option on the second filter that can also be modulated); finally, mix to taste using the flexible double-mixer architecture with fully- configurable serial or parallel modes, and... voila! Subtractive synthesis speedily taken to a new dimension.
Seeking something more modern and exotic-sounding? Then try using the Grid, Oxiums onboard advanced sequencer modulator, adapted from the masked zones idea introduced in XILS-labs Le Masque: Delay timeline-driven delay effects plug-in namesake, featuring 16 freely-assignable zones, horizontal and vertical quantise modes, and two level parameters for added musical flexibility. Ditto the three (Amplifier, Filter, and Auxiliary) D-ADSR envelopes easily at hand to assist with sound sculpting perfect for triggering tempo- synched modulation, for example. And rounding off this fanciful feature set, three full-featured LFOs that can be set to run polyphonically (with each voice having its own LFO) or monophonically (with all voices using the same LFO), each capable of modulating oscillator pitch and width, filter frequency (host application synchronised or otherwise), and amplifier level.
To top things off, Oxium comes complete with over 250 carefully chosen performance-showcasing presets from XILS-labs talented team of well-known, world-class sound designers, while two user-selectable skins reflect its split personality... so why not choose one today?
Oxium is available to purchase from the dedicated XILS-lab online Store (http://www.xils-lab.com/
Listen to audio examples of Oxium here.
About XILS-lab (www.xils-lab.com)
Based in Grenoble, France, XILS-lab is a new music software company, founded by Xavier Oudin. Having developed some of the best-known virtual instruments and effects plug-ins in the market for various companies over the last 20 years, Oudin believes that a virtual effect or instrument is not only a mathematical algorithm, designed by and for PhD engineers, but a musical machine for musicians. XILS-lab likes to make virtual instruments and effects that inspire its users!
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