OSC 51: Aalto

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Status: Finished

Results: Scoreboard

Rules: Normal rules apply (Both Aalto and Aalto Solo can be used)
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Prizes:

Madrona Labs : 1 Aalto license

KV331 Audio : Synthmaster 'Factory'

Rob Lee : LuSH-101 synthesizer

Wusik : Wusik Station V6 Complete + Wusik EVE Full

MaxSynths : Free choice of either Crisalys, Cryologic, Teutonic Tension or aPiano

Rob Lee Music : A soundset for either: Sylenth1, Predator, Largo, Blofeld, PPGV3 or Dune

Electric Himalaya : Free choice of one soundset as sold directly via the website

Luftrum : Free choice of one soundset for either DIVA, Glass Viper, Roland Gaia SH-01, Animoog or Reason

Kreativ Sound : 1 RAW Bundle (RAW Bass, RAW Drums, RAW TranSID, RAW Textures)

Aiyn Zahev Sounds : 2 Soundsets of choice (uplifting trance presets)

Studio 13.37 : Pro audio studio on a USB stick

Pooya Payvar (Stonail) : 1 custom made Max for [Ableton] Live: controller, midi or audio effect

Dream Audio Tools : 1 Platinum Bundle

Ghostwave Audio : 2 Soundsets of choice

Bjulin : Inspire Soundset for Zebra²

Synth info:

Aalto by Madrona Labs is a semi-modular software synthesizer with a patchable UI, distinctive sounds,

and "a charming personality".

(Aalto Solo (no longer available) is a free monophonic version with Beatdrive, part of Beat magazine)

Aalto's sound engine lets you create sounds that have been difficult or impossible to make with softsynths

before now. At its heart is a complex oscillator, with FM, timbre and waveshape controls that enable a wide

range of expressive sounds. Each voice also includes a lowpass gate, patchable waveguide / delay and a multimode filter.

Aalto is designed as much for sequencing patterns as for playing individual notes. Each voice has a separate, built-in sequencer with a patchable, independently controllable rate and offset that make it easy to achieve evolving, chaotic textures.

Aalto has a streamlined UI that lets you make complex patches quickly and easily. The two-dimensional, nostalgia-free interface has intuitive signal dials that let you view the parameters you are adjusting. Every

control in Aalto is always right on the screen, one click away.

Over 100 presets from Alessandro Cortini, Richard Devine, Rory Dow, Surachai, Edward Ten Eyck and Madrona Labs.