BlauKraut Charlatan 3 (Analogue Subtractive Synthesizer) v3.3.0 VST3 CLAP WiN LiNUX [FREE]

19/05/2025 | VST3 CLAP WiN LiNUX | 5 MB
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Charlatan is a virtual analog (VA) synthesizer with focus on sound quality and easy usability. Thanks to its streamlined UI, Charlatan never gets in your way when you like to move fast in your production workflow. Under the hood, a powerful yet not overwhelming synth engine is ready to be explored as you dive deeper into sound design. A true musical instrument that smoothly adapts to your mood and experience.

Feature Summary:
Two dual oscillators per voice with custom drawable waveforms, cross-modulation (Phase Mod, linear Frequency Mod, Ring Mod), windowed hard sync and noise generator
Up to 7 unison voices per oscillator
Two filters per voice with types: 4-pole ladder LP/HP/BP, Acid LP, 2-pole Sallen-Key LP/HP/BP, Notch and Comb
Flexible filter routing (serial / parallel / dual)
Four modulation generators with freely drawable shape where each can operate either as LFO or envelope generator
Four Modulation transformers (XFORM) allow reshaping any control signal through a user-defined mapping
Arbitrary routing of modulation signals via Drag'n'Drop
High-quality master FX section: Distortion, Phaser, Chorus, Reverb, Delay, EQ
Very low CPU and RAM usage
Optional internal 2x oversampling
Preset browser
Cross-platform support: Windows / Linux / VST3 / CLAP

Changelog:

v3.3.0
Support sine-shaped segments in Osc waveform editor
Reworked UI skin
Delay FX: add dual modes
Added optional sustain stage to MSEG
Added Velocity Off mod source (Release Velocity)
Made XLFO polyphonic
Chorus: Revised 4-voice mode with Triangle LFO. Should in general sound lusher with less flanging and periodic beating
Added 5 Osc waveform presets
Linux: fix compatibility with glibc 2.41 (disable executable stack)
Minor optimizations and fixes