Cube is a VST instrument for musicians and sound designers who want to reshape samples through spectral editing and morphing resynthesis. It analyzes audio into as many as 512 sine tracks, a residual noise spectrum, and spatial information. Users can edit partials directly, alter modulation, and shape the sound's timeline with a time-warping envelope. Up to four sources can be blended using envelopes, MIDI controllers, or a mouse.
| Author: | VirSyn Software Synthesizer |
| License: | Trialware |
| Price: | $412.50 |
| Released: | Oct 29, 2009 |
| File size: | 96.80 MB |
| Downloads: | 355 |
| Keywords: | VST, morphing, VirSyn Software Synthesizer, sound morphing software, sound design, audio time warping, x64 software, spectral sound design, audio production, spectral, vst sound design tool, morphing resynthesis, sample morphing instrument, spectral resynthesis, Windows 10 compatible, VST plugin, Cube, spectral resynthesis plugin |
| Author URL: | http://www.virsyn.de/ |
Cube is a software instrument and sound-design tool for musicians and producers who want to reshape sampled audio at the level of its spectral components. Rather than treating a sample as a single waveform, it analyzes the sound into sine tracks representing harmonic and inharmonic partials, a residual spectrum for noise, and spatial information represented by a pan spectrum. These components can then be edited and combined to create new timbres or transform existing sounds.
To begin, Cube analyzes an imported sample into as many as 512 sine tracks alongside its residual noise component. Its spectral editing windows provide direct access to these elements: users can draw frequency shapes resembling bandpass or comb filters, zoom in to adjust individual partials, and apply contrast tools to strengthen or reduce frequency and amplitude modulation in selected spectral regions. Edits can be auditioned as they are made, supporting an exploratory workflow in which small changes are assessed immediately.
A time-warping envelope controls how the analyzed sound moves through time. It can reverse playback, hold the sound at a chosen point, or move through it manually for scratch-like effects. For more detailed shaping, the envelope can use up to 64 breakpoints to define an arbitrary timeline. This gives sound designers control over both the spectral character of a sample and the order or timing of its evolution.
Cube can also work with up to four sound sources in a shared morphing space. Spectral components and parameters can move between the sources, allowing one timbre to transition into another, such as a flute-like sound changing toward a trumpet-like sound. Morphing can be controlled by envelopes for programmed movement or performed with MIDI controllers or a mouse. This makes the instrument useful for evolving pads, hybrid acoustic-electronic textures, unusual transitions, and one-off sound effects.
Cube is a VST instrument offered as trialware. Its sample-based spectral analysis and editing focus on sound creation and transformation rather than conventional sequencing or recording. The supplied system information includes Windows 10, while compatibility with newer Windows releases is not established here; users should check host and operating-system support before installing.