Synapse Audio Orion 8
Orion is a fully featured music creation and production
environment. It includes a sequencer, mixer, instruments and effects, thus no
extra software is required to produce any style of music.
Instruments
Orion includes 11 synthesizers covering subtractive synthesis, FM, physical
modelling as well as wavetable synthesis. Additionally, a fully featured
sampler that supports SoundFont, Kurzweil, AKAI and REX formats is available.
3rd party VST and DX instruments may be used and seamlessly integrate into the
environment.
Effects
A total of 43 effect plugins that span dynamic effects, delay, reverberation,
distortion, filtering, vocoding, phasing, flanging and chorus are included in
Orion. Additionally container effects are available, where multiple effects
can be grouped together to form a new effect. Not only can effects be chained
in parallel or in series, it is also possible to split effects into different
frequency bands, allowing to create multiband effects such as a multiband
compressors for instance. 3rd party VST and DX plugins are supported as well.
Arranging/Sequencing
Both pattern and track based sequencing is possible in Orion, depending on
user preferences. Editing tools include a fully featured piano roll as well as
step sequencers. Multiple MIDI in devices are supported to allow simultaneous
recording into multiple tracks at once. For beginners, the alternate
"Easy" mode greatly facilitates working with MIDI by always sending
all MIDI data to the active generator window- no setup is necessary, and any
instrument can be played right away via a connected MIDI keyboard.
Mixing/Mastering
Orion features an analog-style mixer with insert and send effects, a
parametric EQ, multiple busses and effect return channels. Mixer channels are
created and assigned automatically when new instruments are inserted into a
project, allowing for a fast workflow.
Audio Recording
Up to 256 audio tracks can be used in Orion. New audio clips are added with a
single click into the playlist. Multiple tracks can be recorded simultaneously
using the ASIO interface.
