FabFilter Twin 2

FabFilter Twin 2 is equipped with the best possible oscillators, award-winning filters and an innovative interface that makes sound design a breeze! Rather use presets? Twin 2 comes with more than 1600 quality sounds that you can use right away.

FabFilter’s One synthesizer made a huge splash when it first premiered, earning high praise for its fantastic filtering and analog-sounding tone. But they ain’t done yet! They’ve introduced the Twin 2, which builds upon the One’s foundation and surpasses it in many ways. With three oscillators, four filters, easy-to-use modulators, and TONS of presets, it’s a fantastic-sounding, highly customizable synthesizer with lots of potential.

Let’s say you want to create your own signal path or preset. It’s easy! Your signal starts with three separate oscillators, with individual level and panning controls, as well as several waveform and noise options. You’ll be immediately impressed with how fat and warm these oscillators are, and having three different oscillation waveforms makes for a lot of really interesting signals, especially considering this synth has up to 32 note polyphony. You can also use them to modulate each other using ring modulation, and make each note (or chord) glide using the portamento control.

It wouldn’t be FabFilter without some great filters to go with it! Use one of 11 characteristic modes, which include FabFilter One’s legendary filter. You can run them in series or parallel mode. Additionally there is a stereo delay feature with tempo sync, feedback, cross-feedback, and delay time controls. Two of the filters are located in this section as well. Having both of these signals can be helpful if you want to create signals that can bounce back and forth across a stereo field.

But everything really comes to life once you start adding modulators to the signal, which will automatically adjust your parameters based on the modulation settings. All you have to do is add a modulator: XY, XLFO, envelope generator or follower, or MIDI controller parameter. Then, using the drag-and-drop method, connect each one to a parameter (or two, with the option of inverting them). You can have up to 50 modulators going, meaning you could realistically have a separate modulator for every single parameter knob of your oscillators, filters, and delays. Thus, you can make a setting as simple or complex as you’d like.

Of course, if you’re not interested in doing any of that, choosing from one of 1600 presets will make it easy enough to find the sound you want. They include all kinds of sounds ranging from arpeggiated sequences to synth leads and pads, drums, guitars and more. And they’re all easy to modify considering how intuitive the modulators are. Between that and the helpful hints, the ability to use a sidechain input as the carrier, and MIDI learn functionality, you’ll never run out of ways to make new sounds with this baby.

Features:

• Synthesizer plug-in with:
  • Three high-quality oscillators with Pulse width modulation (PWM), hard sync, and phase sync
  • Four state-of-the-art multimode filters with filter panning and 11 characteristics, including the famous filter from FabFilter One
  • Extensive dual delay section (left and right delay)
  • Ring modulate oscillators with each other, combining waveforms for signals rich in overtones
• Over 1600 presets, including arpeggiated sequences, drums, bass, guitar, keys, pads and orchestral settings
• Revolutionary new interface, using FabFilter’s innovative what-you-use-is-what-you-see concept
• Normal and wide interface layouts, with an option to show or hide the modulation section at the bottom
• Tons of modulation options, with 16-step XLFOs, XY controllers, envelope generators, envelope followers and MIDI sources all combining for a highly-customizable signal path
• Modulation source signal visualization makes drag-and-drop modulation easy, with 50-slot modulation matrix
• GPU-powered graphics acceleration
• Side chain input lets you modulate other source signals
• Polyphonic portamento (or “slide” controls) let you play sliding chords
• 32-voice polyphony and unison modes
• Highly improved MIDI Learn functionality lets you map parameter controls to your MIDI controller
• Unique per-component presets give you easy access to cool modulation
• Smart Parameter Interpolation lets you change parameters without any aliasing
• Extensive help file with interactive help hints make navigating the plug-in very easy
• Undo, redo and A/B comparison switch features make for easy revisions and comparisons
• Available in VST, VST3, Audio Units, AAX Native and AudioSuite formats (all both 64-bit and 32-bit), as well as RTAS (32-bit only).

Sections/Controls:

• Oscillators
  • Three separate oscillators acting in unison
  • Four different waveforms per oscillator (sine, square, triangle and sawtooth), plus pink and white noise
  • Individual Detune, Pulse width, and hard Sync controls plus phase sync option for cool attack effects
  • Master tune and portamento controls
  • Connect oscillators for ring modulation effects
• Filters:
  • Four multi-mode filters with 11 different character settings (includes FabFilter one)
  • Frequency and peak controls include frequency spectrum band control as well as knobs, with additional panning control knobs
  • High pass, low pass, and band pass filters
• Modulators
  • Add up to 50 modulators at a time, connecting parameter controls for oscillator, filter, delay and output controls
  • XY controller uses an XY graph and drag-and-drop button to control two separate parameters
  • Envelope generator has attack, decay, sustain, hold and release controls
  • XLFO includes 16-step sequencer, plus controls for frequency, balance, glide, and “snap” feature
  • Envelope follower has attack and release controls
  • Modulate using MIDI controller
• Delay:
  • Left and Right Delay signals with delay time, feedback, and cross-feedback controls, plus tempo sync and offset
• Global dry and wet knobs, polyphony control settings, stereo spread, sidechain input, and output controls

Requirements

Windows

• 64-bit: Windows 10, 8, 7 or Vista
• 32-bit: Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP
• VST 2/3 host or Pro Tools

Mac OS X

• OS X 10.6 or higher
• AU or VST 2/3 host or Pro Tools
• Intel processor