Reason Studios Parsec 2 Rack Extension

Parsec 2 is the futuristic sound of additive synthesis for the Reason Rack.
With two independent sound engines, up to 1024 oscillators per voice, a wide range of sound sculpting tools, built-in effects and free modulation routing, Parsec won’t leave you wishing when it comes to sonic horsepower.

Boasting a state-of-the-art synthesis engine and an easy-to-grasp user interface, Parsec was designed for the novice and the PhD of sound synthesis alike. The sound bank packs several hundred patches across styles ranging from organic instrument sounds and crisp, digital synth sounds to ethereal sonic landscapes, will serve as an excellent starting point to explore the sound of Parsec. Once you are ready to dive further, the inviting interface will have you creating your own otherworldly sounds in no time.

New in Parsec 2
The new version takes Parsec’s sonic exploration tools even further with added generators, modifiers and more.

• Build your sound with 36 new generators, including resynthesized instruments and all of Thor’s wavetables
• Shape your sound with five new modifiers
• New modulation sources and destination
• Interactive displays: draw your filter curves, draw your pitch and partial envelopes, get visual feedback on all modifier parameters
• New routing of engine A to engine B
• New modulation routings and an improved modulation interface: drag to the modulation destination
• More precise knobs
• 200+ new patches

Citizen Parsec
With the level of automation that Reason users have come to expect and plenty of Control Voltage options round the back, Parsec will play nice with the rest of your Reason Rack.
Parsec also has an audio input that will let you feed any audio from the rack into Parsec, turning it into an additive vocoder that sounds great on voice, drums or just about anything!

Additive Synthesis
Parsec uses additive synthesis to generate sounds. Additive synthesis is based on a large number of sinewave oscillators that can be introduced in the sound—at various times, levels and durations. The big difference, compared to subtractive synthesis, is that overtones are added to a basic sinewave signal to form complex signals—instead of subtracted by filters from complex signals. In practice this means that you can tailor-make the frequency content in your sounds a lot more precisely with additive synthesis than with subtractive synthesis. The sonic results of additive synthesis can vary dramatically; from standard “analog” type of sounds to extremely complex and animated timbres.