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
*FREEWARE
System requirements
* Windows 10 or later, Ubuntu Linux 20.04 x86_64 or compatible distribution
* A CLAP or VST3 compatible host application
* An Intel x86_64 compatible CPU with support for SSE4.2 extensions
3.0 final (2024-03-15)
-Double the modulation processing rate (allows faster attack and smoother audio rate modulation)
-Support adjustment of modulation depth via mouse wheel
-Visualize filter balance modulation range
-Replace “D” switch (Direct out) in Osc panel with “Route to Filter” switch
-UI polishing
-Added a few more factory presets
-VST3: support Sustain pedal
-VST3: handle MIDI All Notes Off message
-BUGFIX: Crash when attempting to add a 5th modulation to a parameter
-BUGFIX: Sustain pedal handling in Legato voice mode
-BUGFIX: Drawing errors in Osc harmonics editor
-BUGFIX: Reverb FX sound broken when modulating time out of range
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