by Max for Cats
Max for Cats and Sonic Bloom give you a free collection of devices to keep you company at home. From synths and sequencers to effects for space and color.
Instruments:
MSE
The MSE synthesizer system is three components in one – the MSE synth module, the Quad, and the SEQ8. The MSE synth module is small, but mighty; it can be played either mono or polyphonically, creating anything from fat bass sounds to lush poly pads. The Quad is four MSE synths stacked together; each MIDI note will play one of the four MSE modules sequentially, like an Oberheim Four Voice. The SEQ8 is an analog-style step sequencer with eight steps, swing, integrated MIDI scaling and map function that can be used to sequence any software or external hardware synth.
MIDI Effects:
ConChord
Create intricate rhythmic and melodic patterns with the ConChord pulse-based chord step sequencer. Alongside the classic time, swing and play direction parameters, each step can have a variable pulse count, allowing for rests, pauses and repetitions. Each step can also generate a chord, adding an extra level of musicality to this device.
Audio Effects:
Stochastic Delay
This is not your average delay – create unpredictable rhythmic effects by injecting all kinds of audio material with semi-random stochastic patterns. Set the two mathematically-driven delay engines using the Resolution and Delay units, or throw the dice for a random outcome.
Verbotron
Give your work some space with Verbotron – a stereo processing reverb effect. It uses the original Gigaverb algorithm created by Juhana Sadeharju.
Color
Add grit and color to your tracks with Color – a sound texture device. Color is great for infusing individual instrumental parts or full mixes with a variety of vinyl noises, hiss, drive, wobble, and analog warmth. The device is a useful addition to your musical toolkit, whether you want to add a pinch of nostalgic tape fluctuation or filter a modern club track.
Skram Delay
Get glitchy with Skram Delay – a dual channel delay effect with modulated delay times, which generates random lines of delay. Create anything from subtle changes such as slap-back or cardboard echoes to complete sonic chaos.