Aurora FM starts with the foundation of a classic 6-operator, 32-algorithm FM engine and adds loads of tweakability, modulation, effects, and streamlined usability. Aurora FM is 100% original SSE-optimized code and was inspired by both classic FM hardware synthesizers and modern VA beasts like the Alesis Ion and Waldorf Q.
Aurora FM starts with the foundation of a classic 6-operator, 32-algorithm FM engine and adds loads of tweakability, modulation, effects, and streamlined usability. While it imports and translates Yamaha DX7 patches, giving you access to thousands of widely-available patches, Aurora FM is so much more than a DX7 emulator, as evidenced by features such as:
- Operators with high-resolution sine generators, a unique additional frequency selection mode, and variable waveform sync phase;
- Loopable, tempo-syncable, drawable envelopes with multiple stage slopes, amplitude and rate modulation by key and velocity;
- Tempo-syncable modulation sources (2 x LFO, 1 x S&H, 1 x Env) with 3 voicing modes and velocity & modwheel amplitude scaling, 3 modulation polarity modes and 3 modulation ranges for operators' amplitudes and pitches, and many additional modulation routings;
- Performance features such as unison, portamento, monophonic mode, transposition, and A4 tuning;
- Overdrive, chorus, tempo-syncable delay, and reverb effects, as well as output bit-depth reduction and dithering;
- And a streamlined, single-screen GUI designed for efficient mouse interaction and high visual feedback, with a fully colour-coded scheme employing illuminated sliders instead of knobs, and a variable 2x3 or
3x2 algorithm-dependent operator layout for unparalleled clarity and navigation.
- Operators with high-resolution sine generators, a unique additional frequency selection mode, and variable waveform sync phase;
- Loopable, tempo-syncable, drawable envelopes with multiple stage slopes, amplitude and rate modulation by key and velocity;
- Tempo-syncable modulation sources (2 x LFO, 1 x S&H, 1 x Env) with 3 voicing modes and velocity & modwheel amplitude scaling, 3 modulation polarity modes and 3 modulation ranges for operators' amplitudes and pitches, and many additional modulation routings;
- Performance features such as unison, portamento, monophonic mode, transposition, and A4 tuning;
- Overdrive, chorus, tempo-syncable delay, and reverb effects, as well as output bit-depth reduction and dithering;
- And a streamlined, single-screen GUI designed for efficient mouse interaction and high visual feedback, with a fully colour-coded scheme employing illuminated sliders instead of knobs, and a variable 2x3 or
3x2 algorithm-dependent operator layout for unparalleled clarity and navigation.