Although the amount of boost is limited to 6dB, each frequency band can be cut by a whopping 32dB. The second new effect is DJ-EQ, a simple 3-band semi-parametric EQ with bands fixed at 100Hz, 1500Hz and 10kHz. MorphFilter sounds excellent, and being fully automatable, it could swiftly become the Cubase user's weapon of choice for creative filter sweeps. Lifted from HALion 4, MorphFilter comprises a pair of linked filters - one high-pass and one low-pass - each with a slider controlling cutoff frequency, while a third slider controls resonance.Ī dot in the centre of the display can be dragged around to crossfade between the two filters, each of which can be set to 6, 12, 18 or 24dB/octave high/low-pass modes, or 12 or 24dB/octave band-pass/reject modes. We'd like to see the ability to import your own waveforms, but as it stands, it's still a powerful instrument.Ĭubase's lineup of included instruments is looking much stronger, then, although Cubase veterans may have preferred the addition of a nicely integrated workhorse sampler (barely any third-party samplers work properly with Cubase's drag-and-drop system). This is thanks to its dual-layer blending capability, granular synthesis engine and well-stocked armoury of filters, modulation and delay effects.
Padshop, meanwhile, is capable of some impressively eerie and quite disturbing sonic gymnastics. We have to say that the sound is a very pleasant surprise - it's top notch and easily on a par with respected synth plug-ins such as LennarDigital's Sylenth1 or Arturia's range of virtual analogues. The modulation matrix is comprehensive and easy to navigate. Retrologue's front panel is plastered with enough knobs to keep even the most serious synthesist busy, while retaining a familiar layout that's easy to get to grips with.
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