- Product: Casiopea
- Publisher: MARVIN PAVILION
- Version: 1.0
- Format: VST2
- Requirements: Windows 7, 10, and 11
Download Casiopea Free for PC synth plugin by Marvin Pavilion is distinguished by its emphasis on Phase Distortion (PD) synthesis, an approach originally utilized in the 1980s Casio CZ series to generate FM-like sounds without the programming complexity.
Features
- Oscillators: Two oscillators per voice.
- Waveforms: Includes six different options: sine, saw, square, pulse, double-sine, and saw-pulse.
- Instead of a typical filter, it employs phase distortion (PD) to transform these waves into more complicated patterns, resembling the opening and closing of a low-pass filter.
- Triple Envelopes: Contains three specialized envelopes that govern the sound’s progression over time.
- DCO (Pitch): Controls how the pitches of the oscillators vary.
- DCW (Digitally Controlled Wave): Controls the amount of distortion/timbre change (like filter cutoff).
- DCA (Amplitude): Determines the volume form.
- Resonance Simulation: Includes three resonance variants (variants 1, 2, and 3) that imitate the unique, somewhat “nasal” or “screaming” resonance of original Casio hardware.
- Polyphony: Supports 8-voice polyphony, which enables chords and intricate arrangements.
- Interface: A tiny, “retro-style” GUI with simple knobs for each parameter, intended for low CPU utilization.