REQ: XILS-lab XILS 4 v1.5.2 (Mac)
Ultimate Analog Matrix Modular Synthesizer
Version 1.5.2 (beta uploaded February 28th):
Factory presets: 80+ new presets from Nori Ubukata, EmptyVessel, Don Garbutt
Protools : Potential random crash fixed
GUI : Keyboard glitches fixed
OSX 10.15 Catalina : working fine (installer needs to be approved by user)
Version 1.5.1:
Windows GUI: The item within the Matrix source and destination menu are correctly checked
Export Bank : in rare random cases, the exported preset didn't keeptheir name and criterias. It's Fixed.
In rare random cases, depending on the DAW (Protools, Machine), a crash at launch could occur. It's Fixed.
Right matrix source menu : It's now correctly programmed
Zooming the sequencer matrix : now correctly displaying the pins
Full range settings possibility (1hz to 16kz) for the frequency of the oscillator
The XILS 4 emulates a prototype that was never released, the EMS VCS4, based on two intricate and interacting VCS 3 (Synthi) cores. We also coupled these with the famous 256 analog Poly-sequencer.
Take the 2nd huge Pin Matrix, and its numerous additional modules:
Envelopes, LFOs, S&H, Voltage Processor, Pitch Tracker, Transient etc. Or the recreation of the unique, powerful 256 analog Poly-sequencer, intimately tied to the synthesis engines. Add to that the analog Chorus (3 modes), Delay, Phaser and the Spring Reverb, and the full picture emerges.
In the XILS 4, you can connect everything with everything, giving you more than 1140 possible different connections per patch. Did we say at Audio Rate?
It’s an endless source of inspiration for those who want to go deep into the heart of Analog Modular Synthesis.
It’s impossible to fully summarize what the XILS 4 can do, but, in short, here’s the list of the main modules:
12 Aliasing-free Oscillators, grouped in 6 pairs, with Wave-shaping, Hard synchronization, + 2 additional Noise oscillators
2 Analog Multimode Filters, Non Linear and Zero Delay behaviors, with 3 Modes (12/18/24 dB)
4 Trapezoidal, looping, Envelope Generators (Switchable to standard ADSR)
1 Polyphonic LFO (including 2 Oscillators, each one with two outputs, acting as an LFO at audio rate)
Polyphonic Ring Modulator and VCA engine
Cascade Mode: Synthesizer 1 can feed Synthesizer 2 engine inputs
4 independent outputs feeding the Stereo Bus, each with one analog LP/HP filter
2 Programmable Joystick Vector Controllers (up to 32+32 modulation targets)
Polyphonic Sequencer with 3 independent lines, Slew rates, 3 recording modes
Sequencer can behave as a modulation source
Pitch Tracker, Envelope Follower, Transient, Gate and Sample & Hold modules
Chorus, Delay, Phaser and Spring Reverb
6 Play modes (including Unison 2/4/6), Polyphonic and Mono Portamento/Glissando/Legato, 2 different Keyboard Scalings, Polyphonic Aftertouch and VCA handling
Nearly 700 presets made by world-famous Sound Designers
Preset Database Engine (Find the right patch in a flash, create your own tags)
Comprehensive manual with Getting Started and Tutorial sections
More than 100 parameters map-able to midi controllers
More than 1100 possible connexions per patch ! ! !
With the XILS 4 research Synthesizer, things that were impossible yesterday become now possible, with never ending programming possibilities.
Version 1.5.2 (beta uploaded February 28th):
Factory presets: 80+ new presets from Nori Ubukata, EmptyVessel, Don Garbutt
Protools : Potential random crash fixed
GUI : Keyboard glitches fixed
OSX 10.15 Catalina : working fine (installer needs to be approved by user)
Version 1.5.1:
Windows GUI: The item within the Matrix source and destination menu are correctly checked
Export Bank : in rare random cases, the exported preset didn't keeptheir name and criterias. It's Fixed.
In rare random cases, depending on the DAW (Protools, Machine), a crash at launch could occur. It's Fixed.
Right matrix source menu : It's now correctly programmed
Zooming the sequencer matrix : now correctly displaying the pins
Full range settings possibility (1hz to 16kz) for the frequency of the oscillator
The XILS 4 emulates a prototype that was never released, the EMS VCS4, based on two intricate and interacting VCS 3 (Synthi) cores. We also coupled these with the famous 256 analog Poly-sequencer.
Take the 2nd huge Pin Matrix, and its numerous additional modules:
Envelopes, LFOs, S&H, Voltage Processor, Pitch Tracker, Transient etc. Or the recreation of the unique, powerful 256 analog Poly-sequencer, intimately tied to the synthesis engines. Add to that the analog Chorus (3 modes), Delay, Phaser and the Spring Reverb, and the full picture emerges.
In the XILS 4, you can connect everything with everything, giving you more than 1140 possible different connections per patch. Did we say at Audio Rate?
It’s an endless source of inspiration for those who want to go deep into the heart of Analog Modular Synthesis.
It’s impossible to fully summarize what the XILS 4 can do, but, in short, here’s the list of the main modules:
12 Aliasing-free Oscillators, grouped in 6 pairs, with Wave-shaping, Hard synchronization, + 2 additional Noise oscillators
2 Analog Multimode Filters, Non Linear and Zero Delay behaviors, with 3 Modes (12/18/24 dB)
4 Trapezoidal, looping, Envelope Generators (Switchable to standard ADSR)
1 Polyphonic LFO (including 2 Oscillators, each one with two outputs, acting as an LFO at audio rate)
Polyphonic Ring Modulator and VCA engine
Cascade Mode: Synthesizer 1 can feed Synthesizer 2 engine inputs
4 independent outputs feeding the Stereo Bus, each with one analog LP/HP filter
2 Programmable Joystick Vector Controllers (up to 32+32 modulation targets)
Polyphonic Sequencer with 3 independent lines, Slew rates, 3 recording modes
Sequencer can behave as a modulation source
Pitch Tracker, Envelope Follower, Transient, Gate and Sample & Hold modules
Chorus, Delay, Phaser and Spring Reverb
6 Play modes (including Unison 2/4/6), Polyphonic and Mono Portamento/Glissando/Legato, 2 different Keyboard Scalings, Polyphonic Aftertouch and VCA handling
Nearly 700 presets made by world-famous Sound Designers
Preset Database Engine (Find the right patch in a flash, create your own tags)
Comprehensive manual with Getting Started and Tutorial sections
More than 100 parameters map-able to midi controllers
More than 1100 possible connexions per patch ! ! !
With the XILS 4 research Synthesizer, things that were impossible yesterday become now possible, with never ending programming possibilities.