XY - Transfer - Rob Papen

Very detailed sound manipulation wth a plethora of Fx. Can be a little overwhelming to start with.

Picture a -Filter Bank- with 36 different Filter types and an XY panel which can also be recorded and played back in several different ways. Yes...that is already very cool, however, picture in your mind that you can also use it in combination with 2 other FX, which also have their own XY pad and this is all then polished off with a flexible Stereo Delay!

Imagine using the Lo-Fi effect combined with a Comb Filter and an analog modeled filter, and this all with each its own XY pad and this all topped off by the Stereo Delay. :o

Indeed, thinking out of the box, this is what the - Rob Papen - brand loves to do and of course, this is the case with XY-Transfer And If you are familiar with the instruments, you know the XY panel for sure. It is a very creative tool for adding dynamic changes to a sound.

Well, now you can use our exciting XY panel in combination with a cool range of effects!
The cool thing about XY-Transfer is that each ‘BLOCK’ which holds one of the FX, also has its own XY field. So very complex effect types are possible which can lead to some unheard and creative effects!

The available Block effects are: - Filter Bank - | - Comb Filter - | - Shaper - | - Room - and - Gater -.
These effects can be combined in these blocks and the - Stereo Delay- can also be placed in different combinations within these 3 blocks.

So, if you are looking for a - Filter Bank ‘ and beyond... XY-Transfer will transfer your audio into something creatively new and unheard.

Quad - Rob Papen

Yet another great sounding synth, (previously rack instrumernt for Reason)  making for a more unique sound with PhaseDistortion and WaveShaping.

QUAD was the first-ever Rack Extension synthesizer built from the ground up for Reason by the Rob Papen team and is now also available as VST/AU/AAX plugin.

The sonic palette is huge, through the vast modulation possibilities that QUAD has to offer. The sound sculpting tools start in each Oscillator and are the Phase Distortion and WaveShaper.
These tools are brought to life by 2 XY-Pads in each Oscillator, which can be moved through an extensive modulation matrix.
QUAD’s Oscillators are complemented by two top-notch analog-modeled Filters, which have different routing options, an arpeggiator, and two high-quality effects processors.

Welcome to the new refreshing synthesizer QUAD – not only available in Reason but available to all!

Quad is delivered with over 750 presets!

Vecto - Rob Papen

Another great synth from Rob Papen which is much more focused on  ambient type sounds. So if your into soundscapes and cinematic type music this would definitely be your bag. Simple but very powerfull!!

 Vecto was originally created for the Propellerhead Reason RE platform, however we have received many requests asking if this great synthesizer also could be available for other platforms. So here it is!
Vecto is a four-oscillator vector synthesizer that allows users to draw in vector paths to shape the sound in many different ways. Included are a large range of oscillator waves, plus sampled waveforms and lots of different modulation options and preset vector paths to help create the unique Vecto sound!
Due to the interesting range of waveforms, from classic analog modelled ones, Additive, Spectrum and high quality sampled waveforms, the sound options are dazzling deep! Two filters are added with 28 Filter types and 2 top notch effect processors finish the audio route with blister. A lot of interesting modulation options and creative features are added in Vecto, including an arpeggiator.

Sub Boom Bass 2 - Rob Papen

Much improved from the previous version with that fully featured 4 section sequencer which is very rarely to be found elsewhere.  Great for those Tangerine Dream vibes.

SubBoomBass 2 is the successor of the legendary SubBoomBass! Its GUI (graphical user interface) has received a makeover for more comfortable control of all features. SubBoomBass 2 still has its analogue modelled waveforms on board, but the sound colour has been expanded with new spectrum waveforms, new creative ‘think out of the box’ high quality samples and introducing Karplus-Strong string synthesis! You will understand that these new features generate fresh and unheard-of sounds! But there is more… An X/Y screen, a new pattern mode for running 4 sequences, and just like in Predator 2 it has the easy to use Bank Manager with star feature, so that you can quickly find and go to your favourite sounds straight away.

BIT - Rob Papen

Another outstanding synth in th Rob Papen arsenal. Just about excellent sounding at anything whether basses or pads with a more modular approach!

B.I.T. stands for Back In Time…

Instead of combining the best of analog modeling with hybrid synthesis, which we can see with the other Rob Papen synthesizers, B.I.T. focuses on Analogue Modelled Synthesis.

Why this move you might think? The idea behind it is that the classic analog type of synthesis has its own charm and simply has not yet been covered by the Rob Papen brand. So, no spectrum waveforms, or samples inside B.I.T. nope, it is pure ‘Analogue Modelled’ synthesis.
Although B.I.T. has no patch cables, it is modular by all means! The Modulation Matrix is used for the patching, however, also included is the smart ‘advanced’ panel below the Oscillators. With these advanced features (accessed by switching the ADV switch), you can quickly make several connections such as LFO and Envelope to the Oscillator parameters inside of B.I.T.

Also included is the option to modulate Oscillator 2 by Oscillator 1 in several ways which expands the sound pallet with Phase Modulation, Frequency Modulation, and Ring Modulation.
A Rob Papen synthesizer would, of course, be incomplete without the arpeggiator (which can also work in sequencer mode), so a fully-featured Arp is available and has an additional free row that you can use to modulate other parts of B.I.T. by using the Modulation Matrix.

Adding the finishing touch on B.I.T. is, of course, the FX section. Some superb sounding FX are added.
Our top-notch Reverb is also included inside B.I.T. which means you won’t have to go outboard for adding reverb.
As previously mentioned B.I.T. stands for ‘Back In Time’ however it can also mean ‘Be Inspired Today’ whilst using our Analogue Modelled Synthesizer.

Icarus 2.0 - Tone 2

Amazing new updated version of icarus ,which already has proved itself to be one of the best out there, yet surprisingly not listed as such on many 'best of' VST  lists. 

With the new addition of a programeable drum machine it now falls into more into the workstation category, much like VPS Avenger and as such is a whole new ball game so to speak. Apart from the drums where one can load ones own samples, they have also incorporated a glitch machine which can do all manner of things to your drums sounds, from repeats,gates,pitch shifts to panning etc. This alone is a great effects feature to have. Also on board are new resynthesis features, including the amazing meolody/phrase resynthesis which takes a melodic sample and places it into the arpeggiator for you to tweak  Speaking of which the redesigned interface, albeit larger, has a much improved display of the  arpeggiator section which is a great improvement over the previously too smaller one.

There's many other new features too, far to many to include here , but the new MSEGS in particular  are great. Great fun too are the one hold patches. which are complete songs with the press of one key! WHAT!!!

All in all a fantastic major update to an already fantastic synth and by the way it won't harm your CPU much either!!

Pigments 2.0 - Arturia

Fantastic new update with new randomization features to the arp/seq section, plus a new sample engine with granular synthesis. The sample engine in particular is great fun where you can load up to 6 samples with individual editing capabilities. A BIG update indeed!