Toxic Biohazard is the 4th generation in the line of Toxic synthesizers.
Toxic Bio distills the best features from the previous 3 versions to deliver
our most concentrated Toxic ever. Beware!
Incorporating the best suggestions from our users, Toxic Biohazard includes
following enhancements:
Optimized engine. Improved the sound quality, with even more accurate wave-
shapes, and quicker rendering times.
"Physycal" envelopes (amplitude and filter) physical modelling of how sounds
in real world decay & resonate, for example, the sound of a water drop.
Further, physycal envelopes are rendered
real-time without any interpolation, avoiding noise artifacts and allowing
Toxic Bio to deliver fast, accurate envelope times.
Pack of new effects: phaser, reverb, ...
Toxic Biohazard features a hybrid synthesis engine, combining the best of
FM and Subtractive synthesis. With the addition of a warm, analog-modeled
filter and set of built-in effects, the Toxic concept remains one of con-
venience, simplicity, and superb sound quality.
The FM technology
One of the .warmest., crisp, and clear Frequency Modulation engines in the
world, owes its sound to the precise calculation of the digital signal. Due
to high-resolution DSP processing, it produces sound with an extremely low
noise threshold; something that most FM engines cannot offer. The Toxic
Biohazard sound was built from the ground up, via our own unique mathe-
matical calculations and analog-modeling techniques.
The Oscillators
Completely alias-free, and well tuned for all sampling rates, they produce
a rich, "fat" sound all across the spectrum. Due to the high quality of the
anti-aliasing process, users will not encounter the shredding noise on high
frequencies that has plagued FM synthesis in the past. Furthermore, the oscil-
lators are calculated at extremely high speeds, keeping your CPU usage to
a minimum. Toxic.s low CPU consumption affords the user plenty of room for
external processing and running multiple instances. The oscillators also
come equipped with Maxx Claster.s own powerful spectrum analysis technology.
This allows the user to create his or her own waveforms, via the simple pro-
cess of loading a WAV or AIFF format sound file. All of these features make
the oscillators very flexible, and allow for the use of both synthetic and
acoustic waveforms within Toxic. Each oscillator also comes with 32 built in
.classic. waveforms, each shown to be the most useful in FM synthesis.
The Effects
Made to assure high quality and flexibility is built into the synthesizer its
self, Toxic Biohazard aims to reduce the need for external processing alto-
gether! The effect modules are designed to give the user access to several
types of effects, from aggressive, tube-like distortion, to warm stereo delay,
reverb, flanger, and phaser effects. With our own pro-quality tape delay emu-
lation, based on non-fixed delay buffer sizes, instead of the usual methods in-
corporated within digital delays, our delay lines give you warm sound, with
.true. feedback and modulation. Lastly, the signal chain features an analog-
modeled, parametric equalizer to further shape your sound. The EQ provides
access to crisp, clear high-end definition, creamy mid ranges and earth-shaking
low-end frequencies. The Toxic Biohazard effect modules expands its palette of
sound to include everything from dark, atmospheric textures to razor sharp leads,
fit to slice easily through any mix.
The Filter
Maxx Claster's own analog-modeled, multimode filter is reminiscent of a certain
silver box of old. Garnishing a warm, resonant Low-Pass mode, a smooth Band-Pass
setting, and a creamy High-Pass mode, Toxic Biohazard gives a wealth of control
over tone. The filter is further enhanced by modulation via a dedicated envelope
generator and low frequency oscillator, as well as responding to velocity infor-
mation and keyboard tracking. These features allow for extreme sound shaping, as
well as subtle nuances attributed to dynamic playing.
The Sequencer
Powerful, yet simple, the sequencer offers a total of 64 steps, which can be
divided into two independent, 32 step modules to allow double-polyphonic patterns.
Using our own "Smart Sequencer" technology, when a chord is played, the module
defines that chord, and tunes the pattern accordingly. The sequencer also allows
for pure playback of the programmed sequence from single notes. Simply holding
one chord can virtually create an arrangement for you!
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