Product Description

• This product is an expansion for Softube Modular. If you do not currently own Modular
• you can purchase it HERE. Astonishingly Sophisticated Sound-Generation Braids
• by French Eurorack pioneers Mutable Instruments
• is not an oscillator. It sort of looks like one
• with fine and coarse pitch/frequency controls
• a v/oct input
• and voltage-controllable tone/timbre controls. It even sort of sounds like one
• in as far as it outputs audio. Mutable Instruments call it a macro oscillator
• but even that is an understatement. It’s a hugely sophisticated digital synthesis engine
• able to produce and manipulate complex sounds – classic waves from vintage synths
• bells
• resonant filters
• plucked and bowed strings
• vocals and vowel/formant sounds
• wind instruments
• percussion
• noise
• granular clouds and more – by means of 45 or so fully-realized algorithms
• featuring multiple oscillators
• wavetables
• filters
• VCAs
• ring modulators
• and so on under the hood. Each mode is a different algorithm and produces a different variety of sounds as you turn the two tone controls
• Timbre and Colour. These controls are pre-programmed to do different things per algorithm
• often adjusting multiple parameters in the set-up at once to tour the sweet spots. And of course
• they can be CV controlled. Using the trigger input and built-in AD envelope
• each algorithm can even become a self-contained synth voice. No other modules required. But bring other modules in and you can make pretty much any instrument you could imagine. In a sense
• Braids can be looked at as both an encyclopedia of classic synthesis techniques and a tool to bring them into the present-day
• with tremendous sound-quality and ease-of-use to match. It is also shockingly
• spectacularly rich
• varied
• and complicated
• with each mode being an instrument unto itself. Features Macro oscillator featuring 40+ fully-realized digital synthesis algorithms Produce millions of different sounds easily – classic waves and telecoms babble
• bells and whistles
• percussion and ambience Just two controls morph through the sweet spots of each algorithm Great for triggered percussion Awesome for crazy complex waveform synthesis Phenomenal for glitchy out-of-control modulated sounds Incredibly deep
• but easy to use It’s like a library of the greatest synth sounds of all time Requires Modular System Requirements macOS Big Sur 11
• Monterey 12
• Ventura 13 Windows 10 (64-bit)
• Windows 11 Softube account iLok account Computer with AU
• VST3
• and/or AAX-compatible DAW host software Internet access (for downloading installers and managing licenses) Supported CPU Families  Apple macOS computers with Intel Core i3/i5/i7 or Apple silicon (M1 or newer) CPU. Apple silicon is supported natively.  Windows computers with quad-core Intel Core i3/i5/i7 or AMD quad-core processors with SSE 4.2 support. Other Intel processors (Celeron
• Pentium
• and Xeon) are compatible if they support SSE 4.2 instructions.  Supported Host Software (DAW)   Any 64-bit VST
• VST3
• or AAX (Pro Tools 11.0.2 or higher) compatible host application should work. However
• due to plug-in host differences between DAWs—and our rigorous standards—Softube only officially test their plug-ins and instruments in the most recent versions of Pro Tools
• Logic Pro
• Cubase
• Ableton Live
• Studio One
• and Reaper. Softube plug-ins are not tested regularly in non-listed systems. They will likely work if the system requirements are met. However
• the manufacturer cannot guarantee a solution for issues in unsupported systems.     Softube strongly recommend using VST3
• as some of their plug-ins have features that are not present in the older VST format. Supported sample rates: 44.1
• 88.2
• 176.4
• and 192 kHz
• in both mono and stereo. The most recent maintenance release of your DAW application is recommended. AAX DSP is not currently in active development. TDM/VENUE/RTAS are no longer supported. See Legacy Installers. Important Note: Make sure that you always use the latest iLok License Manager. It is not included in the Softube installer but can be downloaded from www.ilok.com​ Important Note: Spring Reverb is used as the example Installation Video <iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8bY_0kx5bzw" width="560"></iframe> Note: Before starting the installation
• you are required to create a FREE iLok user ID and install the iLok License Manager. Please take a look at this Help Centre Guide for more information. Registration 1. Click 'DOWNLOAD' in your Plugin Boutique Account. This will direct you to the Softube login page. 2. Enter your details > tick the Privacy Policy box > click 'Sign up' to create an account. (If you already have a Softube account
• please log in and skip to step 5). 3. Go to your email account > find the Softube registration email > click 'ACTIVATE MY ACCOUNT'. (Your account has now been successfully created) 4. Go back to www.softube.com (you should now be logged in) > click 'MY ACCOUNT'. 5. Click 'REGISTER LICENSE'. 6. Enter the License Code (referred to as serial number on our site) found in your Plugin Boutique User Account > click 'REGISTER LICENSE'. 7. Click 'GO FOR IT!'. Your product is now registered. Mac 1. On the My Products page
• click 'MAC' > you will be directed to the Mac Installation page.  2. Click 'HERE (highlighted in orange) to start downloading Softube Central. 3. Once it has downloaded
• open the Softube Central PKG file > click 'Continue'. 4. Read through the Software License Agreement > click 'Continue'. 5. Click 'Agree'. 6. Click 'Install'. 7. Enter your password > click 'Install Software'. 8. Click 'Close'. 9. Open Softube Central > click 'INSTALL' to install all the necessary iLok licensing components. (This may take a few minutes) 10. Sign in to your Softube account. 11. Your product will now be displayed in Softube Central. Please note: if it says 'DISCONNECTED' at the top of the window
• please go to the settings and click 'RESTART'
• close Softube Central and then open it again. Your software is now activated and ready for use within your DAW. Windows 1. On the My Products page
• click 'WINDOWS' > you will be directed to the Windows Installation page.  2. Click 'here' (highlighted in orange) to start downloading Softube Central. 3. Once it has downloaded
• open the Softube Central download > click 'Yes'. 4. Read through the Software License Agreement > click 'I Agree'. 5. Softube Central will now open > click 'Install' to download the necessary iLok licensing components. 6. Please wait for the iLok licensing components to download. (This may take up to 5 minutes). 7. Click 'Yes' > the Softube Installer Helper Setup will now run. 8. Click 'Next >'. 9. Read through the License Agreement > click 'I Agree'. 10. Click 'Next >'. 11. Choose the VST file path (we recommend the default location) > click 'Install'. 12. Click 'Finish'. 13. Softube Central has now been successfully installed > click 'START'. 14. Sign in to your Softube account. 15. Click 'INSTALL'. Your software is now activated and ready for use within your DAW.

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• •Versatile sound suitable for multiple musical genres
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