June 27, 2008

Poly-Ana 1.12 update released.

This minor update is MAJOR! CPU performance has been reduced by as much as 25%, and Poly-Ana now works on Muse Research's Receptor platform. Plus some bug fixes of some very rare and hard to find stability bugs in both the voice and the editor. If you had stability problems before, try her again now!

We've done another evaluation period reset too, so you can try her again for 1 week, FREE, and FULLY FUNCTIONING!

March 11, 2008

Poly-Ana 1.11 update released. Several small bugs have been fixed, including the legato triggered portamento ("auto-glide") behavior.

Click to download the Poly-Ana 1.1 update

NEWSFLASH! Feb 26, 2008

Poly-Ana 1.1 has been released!

New features in Poly-Ana 1.1:

- VST 2.4 compatible
- Filter Cutoff and Resonance Gang buttons.  Filter 2 can follow Filter 1's CF and Resonance controls.
- Cutoff knob smoothing, no more “zipper noise” when automating filter sweeps.
- Oscillator Phase Retrigger buttons.  (For a demo try turning on all 3 on the "Default Synth Brass" patch.)
- Oscillator Phase Offset knob.  Used to control starting phase of retriggered waveform.  Also note the FM effect on the oscillator when knob is being moved.
- Oscillator PWM Source and Amount controls now share double duty with new PM (Phase Mod) controls.  This opens up the world of "FM Synthesis" to Poly-Ana, but controlled in the familiar, classic analog style.
- Quality control has moved to front panel and is now automatically adaptive to different project sample rates.  The default 192 setting is the same as the old default of 4X at 44.1kHz or 48kHz.  Note that while you can select, save and recall settings below your project sample rate, Poly-Ana can't actually render audio below the host's project sample rate.
- Analog drift knob.  Randomly detunes the oscillator pitches and filter cutoffs over time.
- Saturation button.  A "smooth" saturator.  Limits Poly-Ana's output to max at 0 dB.  Not recommended as a substitute for a real mastering compressor, but can be used as a hard clipping effect (see the "MDK Kick" preset).
- DC Cut button. Removes unwanted DC levels from output. On by default.
- Pink Noise available now as well as White Noise.
- Amplifier Pan Modulations now share double duty with new Amplitude Modulation.
- Anti-click filter button added to Amplifiers.
- Added 3 way rectifier switch to Mod Mixers.  Adds Fullwave or Halfwave Rectification between the S&H and the Lag filter.
- FX version no longer rectifies the IN-1 and IN-2 audio input modulation sources.  You can use the new rectifier in the mod mixers to create this effect now, or use the full positive to negative range of the input waveform.
- Fixed bug involving pitchbend initialization across multiple MIDI channels.
- Fixed a voice assignment bug in PUNI mode.
- Fixed problem with optional Mod Source dropdowns not matching dials on some settings.
- Fixed bug in MIDI polyphonic pressure messages, poly-pressure now works as it should.
- User-customizeable .png format background images.

More news about this release will follow in the coming days. Stay tuned!

In issue 114 (July 2007) Computer Music magazine ask in their table of contents, "ADMIRAL QUALITY POLY-ANA The most analogue sounding synth yet heard?" You can now read the entire Poly-Ana review HERE and see what they conclude!

"There are a lot of VAs out there but Admiral Quality's has the advantage of offering stellar quality at a reasonable price. If you love your analogues, it would be a crime not to experience what it has to offer." - CM Mag.

Poly-Ana 1.0 is the Computer Music magazine Performance Award winner, July 2007 issue. Review verdict: 9/10

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Poly-Ana 1.0 -- Windows VST Analog Model Polyphonic Synthesizer

Poly-Ana represents an all new approach to VA (virtual analog) synthesis. If you think you've heard it all before, if you think all VA softsynths sound pretty much the same and lack the power, warmth, crispness and clarity in the mix of the classic instruments, then you owe it to yourself to try Poly-Ana. This one is really different.

Poly-Ana is priced at a very competitive $129.95 (USD), and is...
free to try for a 7 day fully functioning evaluation period!

No function-disabled demos from Admiral Quality, our products are free to try and actually use for the first week. We offer this because we believe that after you've spent a week with Poly she will become your new go-to VA softsynth. Try her and let us know what you think.

Poly-Ana's GUI options. Click to see more.

SCAMP 1.1.1 -- Windows VST Filter Effect

SCAMP 1.1.1, a "six channel analog model philter" that really nails the vintage sound! If you're into using analog synthesizers as effects processors, have an instrument you need warmed-up or even an entire mix you want to rave-up, then this effect is a must-try. 6 channel capable, SCAMP can be used to process surround-sound as well as the usual mono and stereo tracks. With a host-syncable LFO featuring multiple waveforms, a separate envelope follower on each channel, and full-blown VST automation and MIDI CC support, SCAMP's modulation possibilities are truely vast! From auto-wah type effects to growling audio-rate modulations of the resonant filter, SCAMP captures nuances of real analog filter behavior rarely achieved in software.

SCAMP is $69.95 (USD) and is free to try for a 7 day fully functioning evaluation period.