Phosphor 3 is the latest version of our Phosphor series of vintage digital synthesizers.
Phosphor is a clone of the alphaSyntauri, one of the first relatively inexpensive digital synthesizers, that ran on the Apple II. Phosphor is a faithful recreation of the alphaSyntauri's additive synthesis engine, and can accurately recreate the sound of this classic and groundbreaking synth.
The Phosphor 3 update brings MPE, tuning tables, extensive modulation, a new preset manager, and an all-new reactive UI to the plugin.
Featuring two additive oscillators (with the original 16 partial complement of the alphaSyntauri, or optionally with 32 or 64 partials), each with its own amp envelope, Phosphor's topology closely follows the alphaSyntauri, while adding many modern features such as full velocity control, a much more extensive modulation routing system, tempo synced LFOs, a pair of delays, and two monophonic modes. The noise and oscillators are able to work in the original alphaSyntauri "low-resolution" modes, or can be run in modern high-resolutions. Phosphor can accurately model the original sounds of the alphaSyntauri, yet still provide new paths for sonic exploration.
Features
• Two complete oscillator/envelope sections modeled on the original topology of the alphaSyntauri.
• Each set of partials can run in "lo-fi" mode, emulating the gritty digital voicing of original, or in a modern mode for alias-free sines.
• The noise can be either "lo-fi" digital shift-register noise per the original, or modern white noise.
• Two complete delay sections with LP/HP filtering and cross-feedback.
• Two tempo-syncable LFOs with multiple modulation destinations.
• A large complement of presets included that show off the extensive sound generating capabilities of Phosphor, including some famous alphaSyntauri presets directly ported from the original.
• TUN file loading for alternate tuning and scales.
• MPE (MIDI Polyphonic Expression) capability for MPE controllers like the Roli Seaboard, Linnstrument, and Sensel Morph.
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A rare and unique sonic beauty! 👾
I really love the unique sound, style, features and design of this synth and reach for it regularly; but especially when I just want to create and explore quickly and efficiently (without getting lost in complex settings and connections). Naturally, complexity and sophistication has its place (and I love that too). However, the emphasis here is upon its unique timeless sonic qualities (which are incredible) and it’s simplicity to operate and understand. The sounds you can tease from this beautiful synth are wonderful, as it’s just so raw and dynamic (and capable of creating a broad variety of sounds with unique timbres and sonic qualities). It’s also fantastic being able to choose between original and enhanced modes (via the cute little space invader) just an incredible synth!
Brain tingling beauty
A single instance give some incredible sounds on its own, well worth the purchase just for that. Running several AUv3 instances makes a mega multi-oscillator mind melting machine!
