SoundFont
Oscillator: The SFO Uses the raw samples in a soundfont file (*.SF2) as waveforms. Samples can be arranged into Banks, Patches, Key and Velocity zones.
2 Digitally Controlled Oscillator - DCO - with 3 selectable waveforms (Saw, Triangle, Pulse) have knobs to control the octave (4' 8' 16') , and interval.
2 Digitally Controlled Filter - DCF - A) with control over cutoff, contour amount, FM mod and emphasis. B) with control over ADSR envelope generator (Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release).
Mixer, controlling
Oscillators A & B, master volume, Filter mod and Tracking rate.
LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) with 2 selectable waveforms (Triangle & Pulse)
Loudness Contour with control over ADSR (Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release).
Distortion Unit
(Waveshaper): A wave distortion effect which maps input to output values using flexible spline-based graph. Distorts the input depending on a transfer function you draw by dragging the control points with your mouse.
Portamento
(Glide) Control: affects pitch transitions. A gliding effect that allows a sound to change pitch at a gradual rate, rather than abruptly, when a new key is pressed or MIDI note sent. When turned to the far left, there are no pitch transitions - new notes immediately play at their "correct" pitch. If turned to the right, the glide time increases - new notes are triggered at the pitch of the previous note, and then gradually glide to the pitch of the played note, quickly or slowly, depending on the setting of this knob.
Delay Effect Built-in: with Modulation (Varies the delay time dynamically- 0 to 10V ) and Amount of Feedback controls.
On-screen MIDI keyboard that can be played with the mouse, or keyboard (Q is Middle-C, Z two Octaves lower) The 'T' on the left of the keyboard sets Toggle Mode where each key stays held until you click it a second time.
64 internal presets (Pre-programmed sounds). Presets
List
Possibility of turn the
Synth into Mono Mode and Retrigger switch.
Hint
Property: Tool tip when the mouse is over a control. You can mouse over any of the controls anywhere in Zephyrus and this will display a short description of what that control does.
One-panel Graphical User Interface
FULL
MIDI Automation: Complete MIDI Continuous Controller (Control of all
parameters for use with external hardware control). The following 23 MIDI
CC messages are recognized and affect the described parameters:
:: MIDI Implementation Chart for Zephyrus::
Controller Number |
Controller Name
CC# 01 - FILTER B -
RESONANCE (Modulation Wheel)
CC# 03 - FILTER B - CUTOFF
CC# 09 - FILTER B - CONTOUR
CC# 14 - FILTER B - FM MOD
Before
you install VST Instruments & Effects, please make sure your
computer fulfills the following requirements:
Windows Operating
System : Windows® XP, Windows® Vista, Windows® 7
/
x86 (32 bit). For x64 (64 bit) test it first with
VST Bridge,
jBridge or
BitBridge.
Intel Mac OS X: ViafreeWine based host
calledSM Pro Audio VFX
Software as standalone program or by routing the
audio signals to your favorite sequencer (e.g.
GarageBand, Logic Pro) via
Cycling74 SoundFlower and
IAC bus
(Macintosh® OS X 10.5 Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 Intel).
Intel Mac OS X: Via
Apple's Boot Camp software,
included with Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard, v10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS X v10.7
Lion.
500 MHz Processor (Pentium®, Celeron®
AMD® or equivalent) minimum.
RAM:
128 MB or higher recommended.
VST compatible host / Digital Audio Workstation
DAW/ MIDI Sequencer: This VST software can be "plugged in" to any host application that supports
VST Technology like:
Image-Line
FL Studio, Steinberg
Cubase, Cakewalk SONAR X1 (Producer, Studio, Essential),
Synapse Audio Orion, Sony Acid Pro, MakeMusic Finale, Mackie
Tracktion Cockos Reaper, Audio
Mulch, Steinberg Nuendo, Magix Samplitude, Cakewalk SONAR (Producer Edition and Studio Edition), SONAR Home
Studio, Magix
Music Maker, M-Audio Ableton
Live, Acoustica Mixcraft, Cantabile Lite, Solo, Performer,
M-Audio Evolution Sound Studio
II Standard & Pro, PowerTracks Pro Audio, Making
Waves Studio, n-Track Studio, PreSonus Studio One,
VSTHost, Native Instruments KORE 2 Software-Hardware workstation
and much more
...
An ASIO® soundcard is recommended for
low latency real-time play.
Please
test extensively the demo version of your selected product (s) in your
host to
make sure there are no misbehaviors before purchasing.
Installation
To install VST plug-in,
follow these steps:
The
file must be in a directory where the VST host is looking for VST
plug-ins.
Unzipthe file.
Put the Zephyrus
demo.dll file into VST Plug-ins Folder
of your host application.
To uninstall simply
remove the .dll file of your VST
Plug-ins folder.
Version
History
v1.1: -
Updated built-in sound
bank to 64 patches,
including 32 new predefined
sounds.
- Redesigned GUI.
- Some
bug-fixes and smaller improvements.
v1.0: First
release.
v.0.9: Beta
(Beta Tester version only)
Plug-in Credits
Concept
and Programming by Daniel Laiseca
Evaluation & Registration
The code for the licensed and evaluation
versions of this software are
identical.
The Demo Version
is full functional. You can do anything you can do with the full
version, also some
presets are included to demonstrate the instruments
capabilities.
The
demo restrictions are:
The
demo generates a short beep noise in all output channels every 10
seconds and is limited to a certain number of trial
executions:
The
Registered Version does not have nagging sounds and their use
is unlimited.
The program is a SHAREWARE. You are hereby licensed
to use this
software for evaluation purposes without charge but if you use this software after the evaluation period, a
registration fee is required.
Note that by registering the software, you enable us to improve it and
design
new features.
The
full version is available to purchase, as downloadable software, the price is US$32,
and you can download the full version as soon as your payment is received.
VST
is a trademark of Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH
