Software Synthesizer
Kiln Synthesizer
Build the patch, or start from a sound.
A software synthesizer with three oscillator slots, dedicated sub and noise, two filter slots, the Glass modal resonator, a 48-slot modulation matrix and nine effects. Anneal hears a dropped sound and breeds editable patches toward it, fully local.
Why it exists
Build across oscillators, filters, modulation and effects, or drop audio into Anneal and let an evolutionary search breed four ordinary, editable patches toward it on your own machine. The result is a starting point for editing, not a promise of exact resynthesis. Either way you end up in the same place: a patch made of ordinary parameters you can keep shaping.
The kiln
Every path ends in an editable patch.
01 · Oscillators
Three slots. Any source in each.
Wavetable, analog morph and sample in each of the three slots, with dedicated sub and noise sources beside them, 16-voice unison per slot and FM and ring cross-modulation between them. 80 in-house wavetables ship, with zero third-party content.
02 · Filters
Two ZDF slots and the Glass resonator.
Route the two filter slots in series, parallel or split. The ladder self-oscillates in tune within plus or minus 0.1 cents across five octaves, and per-voice analog drift is seeded, so offline bounces are bit-reproducible. Glass is a modal resonator bank as a first-class per-voice filter: Material, Size, Position, Damp and Shimmer, with 82 factory Glass patches carrying the signature timbre.
03 · Modulation
A 48-slot matrix that modulates itself.
Four DAHDSR envelopes, four LFOs, random and chaos sources and a 48-slot matrix whose depths are automatable and themselves modulatable. Every factory patch names four macros, so the useful movement is on the panel before you open the matrix.
04 · Anneal
Drop a sound. Get four patches back.
Anneal hears a dropped sound and an evolutionary search breeds four ordinary, editable patches toward it, fully local. No account, no connection; it works on a plane. In the self-recovery eval it recovered 6 of 6 within the family bar. It is a starting point, never exact resynthesis.
Where it earns its keep
Built for the jobs you actually have.
Start from a reference sound
Drop the sound into Anneal and pick from four bred, editable patches. Fully local, so it works in the studio, on the bus and on a plane.
Basses and leads
Three oscillator slots with 16-voice unison each, dedicated sub and noise, and FM and ring cross-modulation for weight and bite that stay tuned.
Textures and keys
The Glass modal resonator turns any source physical: Material, Size, Position, Damp and Shimmer, per voice, with 82 factory Glass patches to start from.
Performance
MPE end to end with bend accuracy measured at minus 0.2 cents, four named macros on every factory patch, and 28 dedicated MPE patches in the library.
What's in the unit
Real pixels, not promises.
Three oscillator slots
Wavetable, analog morph and sample in each slot, with dedicated sub and noise sources, 16-voice unison per slot and FM and ring cross-modulation.
Two filter slots and Glass
Serial, parallel or split routing. ZDF filters: the ladder self-oscillates in tune within plus or minus 0.1 cents across five octaves. Glass sits beside them as a per-voice modal resonator.
The modulation matrix
48 slots with depths that are automatable and themselves modulatable, four DAHDSR envelopes, four LFOs, and random and chaos sources.
The library
554 factory presets, every one tagged, macro-named, mod-wheel-active and loudness-leveled, on 80 in-house wavetables. 28 MPE patches and a Learn tag included.
Anneal
Drop a sound and an evolutionary search breeds four ordinary, editable patches toward it on your own machine. No account, no connection.
Tuning and recovery, measured
| Claim | Measured |
|---|---|
| The ladder tracks | Self-oscillates in tune within plus or minus 0.1 cents across five octaves |
| MPE bend lands | Bend accuracy measured at minus 0.2 cents, end to end |
| Microtuning retunes | MTS-ESP and .scl retune to within plus or minus 0.02 cents |
| Anneal recovers | Self-recovery eval: 6 of 6 within the family bar |
| Bounces repeat | Per-voice analog drift is seeded, so offline renders are bit-reproducible |
Everything in the box
- Three oscillator slots: wavetable, analog morph and sample in each
- Dedicated sub and noise sources beside the three slots
- 16-voice unison per slot; FM and ring cross-modulation between slots
- 80 in-house wavetables, zero third-party content
- Two ZDF filter slots routed in series, parallel or split
- The ladder self-oscillates in tune within plus or minus 0.1 cents across five octaves
- Per-voice analog drift is seeded: offline bounces are bit-reproducible
- Glass modal resonator as a first-class per-voice filter: Material, Size, Position, Damp, Shimmer
- 82 factory Glass patches carry the signature timbre
- 48-slot modulation matrix; depths automatable and themselves modulatable
- Four DAHDSR envelopes, four LFOs, random and chaos sources
- Four named macros on every factory patch
- Nine effects; offline renders always use Ultra quality
- Anneal: fully local sound-guided patch search returning four editable patches
- No account and no connection needed anywhere; everything works offline
- MPE end to end, bend accuracy measured at minus 0.2 cents
- MTS-ESP and .scl microtuning retune to within plus or minus 0.02 cents
- 554 factory presets: tagged, macro-named, mod-wheel-active, loudness-leveled
- 28 MPE patches and a Learn tag in the library
- VST3, AU and AAX on Windows 10+ and macOS, Intel and Apple Silicon
Specifications
Questions engineers ask
What is Anneal?
A local audio-analysis and patch-search workflow. Drop a sound and an evolutionary search breeds four ordinary, editable patches toward it. It is a starting point for editing, not exact resynthesis.
Does Anneal need an internet connection?
No. Analysis and search run fully local with no account. It works on a plane.
Which oscillator types are present?
Wavetable, analog morph and sample in each of the three slots, plus dedicated sub and noise sources.
Does the ladder filter track?
It self-oscillates in tune within plus or minus 0.1 cents across five octaves. Per-voice analog drift is seeded, so offline bounces are bit-reproducible.
Which formats and platforms?
VST3, AU and AAX on Windows 10+ and macOS, Intel and Apple Silicon. That covers Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase, Studio One, FL Studio, REAPER and every other major host.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Every released Vitric plugin has a free 3 day trial with every feature available during the trial window. Get the installer and your machine-bound trial license from the downloads page. At the signed expiry, audio processing and generated MIDI lock until you install a purchased license or a valid subscription grant. The plugin can still load so projects and saved settings are not deleted.
More from the line
Kiln Synthesizer
Build the patch, or start from a sound.
Either way you end up editing ordinary parameters. Nothing is a black box.