Straightliner is a straight-lined subtractive synthesizer in a modern
guise. You will find the well known building blocks of classic analog
synthesizers (4 oscillators, a filter, 2 envelope generators) patched
together in the traditional way. What sets it apart from the sheer mass of
other subtractive (also often called virtual analog) synthesizers is, that it
does not attempt to emulate analog synthesizers with all their physically
imposed limitations. Instead, Straightliner takes full advantage of the
extended possibilities that sofware based synthesis offers: Instead of
relying on a set of fixed waveforms, Straightliner's oscillators support
loading of arbitrary (single cycle) audio files which may be even stereo.
Mono waveforms can be stereoized inside the synth itself by manipulations of
the phase spectrum and by detuning left and right channel. In turn, the whole
signal path is laid out in stereo. The standard ADSR model for envelopes is
replaced by a flexible modulation generator which allows to define an
arbitrary number of breakpoints. The heart of subtractive synthesizers is the
filter. In this department, Straightliner offers a multimode filter with
various modes, among them the usual suspects like lowpass, highpass, bandpass
and a sophisticated Moog-filter model but also several other interesting
types. The user interface of the synth focuses on visual editors instead of
the commonly seen hardware oriented interfaces. These visual editors don't
just sketch the resulting curves but exactly represent what is being
generated in a what you see is what you get manner.

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