Simple monophonic synthesizer with 2 oscillators, multimode filter and an envelope. Designed to maximize flexibility while minimizing the number of controls. Useful for synth basses and leads.
Versatile organ/pad synthesizer, capable of producing many types of sounds - tonewheel organs (up to 9 drawbars), solid state organs (9 oscillators with many waveforms to choose from, for each oscillator independently, individual panning, phase shift and detune for each oscillator), strings-like or choir-like pads (thanks to a set of long looped samples generated using padsynth algorithm invented by Nasca Octavian Paul), as well as basses and leads. The sound from some or all oscillators can be processed using 2 independent (but connectable) filter sections, controlled by up to 3 ADSR envelopes. There is also a vibrato/chorus/phaser section to make the sound more vivid.
Smooth sounding dynamic compressor with a variety of settings, written by the new Calf team member, Thor Harald Johansen. RMS/peak modes, A-weighting, metering - feels like real studio gear!
Multi-tap stereo chorus with adjustable number of voices. Adds warmth and richness, especially if you give it a lot of CPU power.
Simple stereo flanger with linear interpolation. In case "zipper noise" of basic flanger effects was driving you mad, use this one!
Simple reverb with basic controls and relatively neutral sound. No dreaded metal barrel sound, at expense of higher CPU use and less time density. Like most artifficial reverberators, it is not suitable for every instrument, but try it on vocal, guitar or Calf synths, and you may like it.
Selectable 12dB/24dB/36dB rolloff, lowpass or highpass with inertia/smoothing for cutoff for more "analog" sound when tweaking. Particularly useful for drum loops or guitars in house music.
In other words, a very simple simulation of tape echo, with a filter in a feedback loop and BPM-based time setting. The number of controls is limited, but all the essential stuff is there. Suitable for synths, guitars and almost everything else.
A pretty basic stereo phaser with all typical settings (center frequency, modulation depth, LFO rate, number of stages, feedback, amount, L-R LFO phase difference and amount). LFO reset button is there, in case it's needed for consistent song playback. The number of stages goes up to 12.
Work in progress (read: sounds rather boring). Can morph between slow and fast mode, which can be switched using MIDI or control ports.
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