REQ: Fors Tela
In a careful balance of depth and immediacy, Tela explores the inherent character and capabilities of modal synthesis. Like a practical joke, Tela bends a myriad of partials into perfect symmetrical waveforms only for them to dissolve into otherworldly timbres and textures mere seconds later. There are no rules.
Modal synthesis utilises multiple bandpass filters that are strung together while various input sources are fed through to cause a reaction. While it's often used to replicate acoustic sounds, it's a powerful method in its own right, with an idiosyncratic sound and capabilities that go well beyond mimicking physical materials.
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Turn the page
The flow of Tela is based on parameter pages, each page corresponding to one fundamental part of the synthesis engine.
Patch
The Patch page controls the overall voice of Tela. Parameters that affect the sound at a whole, like pitch, glide, and velocity.
Impulse
Impulse plucks and strikes the modal bank. By changing the shape and sound of the impulse it's possible to make the modal bank sound softer, sharper, or completely change its tone.
Grain
Grain scrapes, bows and blows into the modal bank. Unlike a normal noise generator, grain is made up of tiny particles with adjustable density to control its intensity and movement.
Tonality
Tonality manipulates the frequency content of the sound, controlling each partial with precision to achieve anything from sharp symmetrical waves to inharmonic clusters.
Contour
Contour controls the amplitude of every single partial, reducing or adding overtones while exploring sonic patterns morphing and moving until a new shape takes form.
Space
The Space reverb effect teleports the synthesizer voice into different realms, balancing carefully between small-ish and impossibly huge.
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Modulate
Each page has a dedicated LFO modulator which can be used to invoke movement. This highly flexible modulator can be continuously moulded into a multitude of shapes and forms. Synced to your BPM or note– this modulator can also act as an envelope, sample and hold and jitter for unexptected results.
Surprise yourself
When inspiration comes to a lull, try a randomly generated sound. By the click of a button, Tela can generate an entirely new random sound which, with a little bit of luck, might spark an idea.
Forward-leaning
Tela is built from the ground-up in a custom framework using a cutting edge technology stack, where every processor cycle and memory byte matters. We do this not only for reliability but also expressivity; we aim to make software that's equally well-made as it is engaging and fun.
Up to date, like magic
With Tela you only need to install once to have the future at hand. If enabled, Tela automatically updates in the background so that it's always using the latest and greatest version without ever disrupting your workflow.
Any size or color
The UI in Tela can not only be scaled to 200% its original size, but also has a dynamic two-tone color scheme which you can fully customize or pick from a handful of ready-made themes.
Tela is compatible with hosts that support CLAP or AUv2.
For Mac OS only.