Ephemere

A FM drum synth at heart

Ephemere is a unique percussion synthesizer plugin centered around an FM oscillator, enhanced by a multimode filter and two flexible envelope generators. An Ephemere drum kit comprises twelve of these engines, each mapped to a note of the octave.

Chaos Theory

Ephemere excels at adding variety and unpredictability to your rhythms. Instantly randomize individual sounds or the entire kit to explore new sonic possibilities. Apply random offsets to engine parameters with each trigger for ever-evolving drum sounds. Lower a sound’s trigger probability to infuse your patterns with an element of surprise. With Ephemere, no two beats ever have to sound the same.

Stocked with Sounds and Potential

• Over 180 factory sounds, with the ability to save and load individual sound presets.
• 12 factory kits, each featuring a set of 12 sounds and their associated mixer settings.
• Expand your library effortlessly with extensive randomization functions.

Random Overload

• Set a trigger probability for each sound.
• Compute a random velocity amount on each trigger.
• Add optional random offsets to most synthesis parameters, with a new value computed on each trigger.
• Pick a random sound preset.
• Randomize each sound individually with random amount control.
• Randomize everything at once: trigger probabilities, synthesis parameters, or sound presets.

Approachable Drum Synthesis

• A simple FM oscillator with two feedback modes, offering a wide palette of sounds.
• An AR amplitude envelope with adjustable attack and release curves for snappy percussion.
• A release-only pitch envelope with an adjustable curve and optional looping to create more complex tones.
• A classic multimode filter to sculpt your drums further, modulated by either envelope.
• Add impact with output distortion for harder-hitting sounds.
• Dynamic results with optional MIDI velocity tracking.

Hands on the Mix

• Straightforward mixer view with amplitude, pan, mute, and solo controls.
• Quick preset navigation for individual channels.
• Global mute and solo reset controls.
• Monophonic and polyphonic modes: allow sounds to overlap or create clinically precise breakbeats.
• Multi-out capable: assign separate audio tracks to each sound in your DAW to expand possibilities with insert effects.

And the Goodies

• Various utility functions: copy and paste sounds, clone a sound to all channels, and reset parameters globally.
• Resizable user interface.
• Define a custom startup patch.
• Cross-platform presets.

System requirements

• macOS 10.13+ | Intel or ARM | VST3 and Audio Unit
• Windows 10+ | 64bit VST3