Grenoble-based developer XILS-lab has launched MemoryTone, a new software synthesiser plugin designed to recreate the architecture of the early-1980s Memorymoog while adding modern capabilities for music production. Attack Magazine reported that this release offers a digital alternative to the rare American analogue instrument originally produced between 1982 and 1985. The plugin extends the original six-voice design to support sixteen voices simultaneously, enabling up to eighteen oscillators to sound in unison during performance.
The source notes that XILS-lab focused its development on replicating specific behavioral traits, such as oscillator variations and signal interactions with the mixer and ladder filter prior to saturation. Key features include MPE support, expanded modulation options, and integrated effects like chorus, delay, and reverb. The synthesis engine provides three combinable waveforms per oscillator, variable pulse width, and dual ADSR envelopes, along with modelled analogue drift. Preset management includes sounds attributed to notable users like Jan Hammer and Wendy Carlos. Attack Magazine states that MemoryTone is immediately available in AAX, AU, VST2.4, and VST3 formats for macOS and Windows. The product carries an introductory cost of €79.00, which will increase to €199.00 thereafter, making it accessible for producers seeking vintage tones within their digital audio workstations today.
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