Synplant’s new PhenoType tech uses neural nets for more alien patches

It’s the absolute opposite of “AI” as you’ve seen it. There’s no online connection, no giant data set. And here, neural nets help you to escape generic presets and defaults — not lead you into them. The new PhenoType for Sonic Charge Synplant will help you precisely define the ear-bending alien sounds you want to create in words. CDM got an early look.

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Peter Kirn - November 29, 2024

Synplant 2 is as close to an alien laboratory as a synth plug-in can get

Few instrument designs have ever come as close to science fiction as Synplant – and the alien breeding lab for sound has gotten more otherworldly in this update than ever. Replace those knobs with a double helix and start genetically engineering new paths from any sound you want to load. Here’s a first hands-on.

Peter Kirn - October 4, 2023

Synplant, mutation-based synth, to get alien-level cool Genopatch update

Peter Kirn - March 27, 2023

Teaser: Synplant, a Genetic, Morphing Soft Synth from Magnus Lidström

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